Whelen model 8000 strobe bulb question

[cromwell]

Hello!


I wonder why the flashbulb that was inside my Whelen 8000 lightbar has got so many "plugs" under it??


See pic.


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Would not 3 "plugs" be enough?? One for trigger, red & black???


Can you tell which plug is trigger, red & black?


I am thinking about using a helix strobe-bulb from a Whelen 9000 bar and plugging it in to my model 8000... could it work??? :?

 

[dmathieu]

I believe both of those bars used the Whelen universal flash tubes. They have had different #s, S406, S300, S600.


I think they all would work in both bars.


Dan

 

[cromwell]

Yes, on this tube you can read "S-406".


But why did these tubes have so many plugs??

 

[Clarence H]

It was just the type of sockets they used back then, 8 pins gave more flexibility on wiring.


Clarence

 

[cromwell]

Can you tell which of those 8 pins are, trigger, power & ground?

 

[Clarence H]

I had an email from whelen, I will look for it.


Clarence

 

[cromwell]

I had an email from whelen, I will look for it.
Clarence

OK, thanks!