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csorb

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Posted: January 08, 2003 at 6:46 PM / IP Logged

Hi guys! I'm in the midst of wiring an emergency vehicle with some strobes. One front and four rear. Each light has it's own strobe pack. I find that the wires and switch are getting much too hot. How much power do these things use anyhow, and do I need to use special strobe wire? Thanks

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themagicone

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Posted: January 08, 2003 at 7:07 PM / IP Logged

the lights run at 300volts ot so, 20amps i think is the draw/

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Posted: January 08, 2003 at 9:51 PM / IP Logged

Thanks. I swapped out the wiring for 12 gauge, hope it helps.

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Posted: January 14, 2003 at 10:20 PM / IP Logged

If the bulbs are industry standard, FedSig, Whelen, Sound Off then they are 25w tubes. That doesn't mean they'll see that much. There are many different supplies out there from 2out to 4 and up to 8out. The wattage ranges from 45w to 180w for the 8 out which is around 30amps total and about 25 constant draw. The length of wire is important too. As length goes up so should guage.

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Posted: February 16, 2003 at 11:35 PM / IP Logged

csorb,

Have you figured out the problem yet? I just registered and was looking around when I came across this posting.

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Posted: February 17, 2003 at 7:39 PM / IP Logged

if you can you should use 3 conductor sheilded wire, that is recommened by the manufacture. depending on what else is hooked up on the vehicle you may have too high of an amp draw. strobes need the 12 volts to operate correctly if not it can cause things to heat up & fuses to melt. hope this helps

Thanks Eric

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Posted: February 19, 2003 at 6:30 PM / IP Logged

Hi. What I ended up doing was yanking out the wiring and switching it for 12 gauge. I also changed the main switch to a heavier duty version. I have not heard from the customer so I guess all is well.

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