Can SOS inline flasher be removed?

bobcoop06

Member
May 25, 2010
175
Indiana
I am specifically asking about Soundoff LED HAW's and Intersectors. They will be wired to an external flasher. Can I cut out the inline flasher and wire them directly to my flasher, or will this fry the heads? I know they can be set to steady burn and flashed that way, but the wires between the flasher and LED heads on the Intersectors are already cut and I'd rather not have two splices in the wiring. And it would be easier to not have to stash away the flasher on the HAW's. Thanks for the help!
 

bluestinger90

Member
Jun 5, 2010
657
BC / California
Short answer no, long answer, you need to have an led driver in between the light and external flasher. The inline flasher provides regulated power as well as the "brains" of the device.

12v power source -> external flasher -> led driver -> led light.

The hard part is figuring out what type of led driver you need. It depends if the leds are setup in series or parallel, and whether or not they need a voltage boost or drop.

You might damage your light trying to figure it out, unless others here can chime in on what the soundoff haw requires.
 

bobcoop06

Member
May 25, 2010
175
Indiana
Okay, that's pretty much what I assumed, but thought I would ask. I'll just keep the inline flasher/driver wired in. Thanks for the speedy response!
 

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