Remoting a Whelen rotary

[Dudie]

Hi I have an older Whelen 295SL100. I don't have anywhere to put it so I'd like to remote the rotary. It looks like it's soldered onto the circuit board. My thinking is I can remove the rotary, solder extension wires to each solder point/lead and then mount the rotary somewhere else.

Will it work?

 

[MtnMan]

Yes, it's possible, but it would be easier to trade it off for a remote siren.

 

[7d9_z28]

Yes, I did the same exact thing with a 295hfsa1, worked fine. I do agree that finding a remote siren to better suit your needs would be optimal.

 

[Dudie]

Except that I don't want a remote panel. I JUST want the rotary remote so I can hide it in the car. Even if I got a new siren with a remote I'd still want to remote the rotary. What gauge wire did you use?

 

[Dudie]

Except that I don't want a remote panel. I JUST want the rotary remote so I can hide it in the car. Even if I got a new siren with a remote I'd still want to rremote the rotary. What gauge wire did you use?

 

[Dudie]

Except that I don't want a remote panel. I JUST want the rotary remote so I can hide it in the car. Even if I got a new siren with a remote I'd still want to rremote the rotary. What gauge wire did you use?

 

[7d9_z28]

I still had to remote mount the power switch for the siren, the volume knob, and the manual and air horn buttons. But for the knob I just used some small wire I had on hand, I want to say it was 16awg but could have been 18awg.

 

[Dudie]

Perfect. I'm going to leave the power running full time, don't need to touch the volume and already have the HF remoted to a Feniex 4200 Mini (1 switch). Don't need both the HF AND manual operation.

 

[shues]

This thread reminded me of something Sean Barr suggested several years back: using the vehicle's existing HVAC rotary switch(es) as a hidden siren (or lighting) control switch(es). It's in this thread, starting at post number 8: http://elightbars.org/forums/threads/suggestions-on-low-profile-switching.7206/

 

[Dudie]

That would be insanely awesome, but also doesn't work with newer cars since the HVAC rotary spins endlessly. Would be fun, but I'm happy installing the rotary wherever.