Whelen Ion dead?

dubs

New Member
Aug 20, 2018
13
indiana
I received two (of what I believe) are Ford Ions. Picked them up off ebay and didn't bench test them before install. Neither seem to not work in a Interceptor utility. I ended up pulling them and clipping the plug and tested the leads manually and no dice...I figured the IONs are bullet proof. Any idea what could have happened or any troubleshooting I can do?
 

C17LVFD

Member
May 21, 2010
1,537
Harrisburg, PA
Try resetting them to default flash pattern... should be in the install manual. If that doesn’t work... send them back to Whalen.

Good luck,
Seth
 

dubs

New Member
Aug 20, 2018
13
indiana
I clipped the plug off and ran the wires directly to a battery. So maybe internally? Might as well pop it open and take a look.
 

shues

Lifetime VIP Donor
May 21, 2010
10,276
NW Indiana
Only open them up if they're beyond their five-year factory warranty. Otherwise just send them to Whelen with a note explaining the problem and your return shipping address.
 

dubs

New Member
Aug 20, 2018
13
indiana
Ah cool I wasn't sure if that applied to original owner only or not (and being a ford product technically)
 

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