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Strobe Cable to cig plug
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| kinnelonfire75 Suspended user Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 681 Location: Kinnelon, NJ (Morris County) |
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| Andy L. Moderator  Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 2872 Location: Hart, Michigan - by some big sand dunes |
What type of lighthead is it? Strobe, Halogen, LED? |
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 Posted: Sun 9-Nov-2008 16:26 Post subject: |
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| I think you just plug it into a strobe power supply. In other words, it's a remote strobe. | |
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| Posted: Sun 9-Nov-2008 16:58 Post subject: |
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| Edit is not working for me and i made a typing error: I recieved a whelen micro grille-master from ENG17INE here on the boards. It came with a strobe cable. What should I do if I want to wire this to a cig plug and have it on the dash (I have a 2 channel flasher and a cig plug). I need wiring help from strobe cable (R/W/Black wires) to flasher. I know how to get from the flasher to the plug.
The sentence in red was messed up originally. To elaborate: out of the back of the unit comes a strobe cable. it is a strobe lighthead. serial number SAE J 595 I want to be able to stick it into my cig plug and put it on the dash, if possible. Therefore I do not want a remote unit (power supply) although I have considered it an option. Thats my latest project |
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| Posted: Sun 9-Nov-2008 17:10 Post subject: |
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| If it is a strobe light head and it doesnt have a built in Power supply then you will not be able to use the light. You need a power supply. A 2 Channel flasher will not work. Nothing will work unless it is a Strobe Power supply | |
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| Posted: Sun 9-Nov-2008 17:19 Post subject: |
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| You could use a small 2 outlet power supply and wire that with a cig plug and then just attach the strobe head to the PS. But as already stated - the lighthead will be useless without a strobe power supply. | |
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| Posted: Sun 9-Nov-2008 17:40 Post subject: |
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| alright thnx | |
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| Posted: Sun 9-Nov-2008 18:34 Post subject: |
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| Alright I have redone the parameters for this project so this info can stay for other people but otherwise the thread can be locked. | |
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| Posted: Sun 9-Nov-2008 21:09 Post subject: |
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| Is it possible to run power from a cig plug to a strobe PS? | |
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| Posted: Sun 9-Nov-2008 21:18 Post subject: Re: |
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| [quote:eed1c5c87d=\"hawkspringsfire\"]Is it possible to run power from a cig plug to a strobe PS? | |
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| Posted: Mon 10-Nov-2008 07:48 Post subject: Re: |
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| [quote:11ddae7c3f=\"hawkspringsfire\"]Is it possible to run power from a cig plug to a strobe PS? | |
Of course, how do you think self contained strobes do it?
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