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Safety Message to Installers and Service Personnel of Warning Light Equipment 

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Summary of Contents for VIPER EXT

Page 1: ...Installation Manual 2562387B REV B 1008 Printed in U S A VIPER EXT...

Page 2: ...ER EXT IMPAXX and INTELLI FLASH are trademarks of Federal Signal Corporation SOLARIS is a registered trademarks of Federal Signal Corporation Plexus is a registered trademark of BTI Chemical Company I...

Page 3: ...LED Light Heads 5 Installing the VIPER EXT Series LED Light Heads 6 Converting a Light Head from Controller to Follower 6 Mounting the VIPER EXT to a Vehicle from the Front 7 Mounting the VIPER EXT to...

Page 4: ...Contents ii...

Page 5: ...THE LIGHT SYSTEM IN AN AREA THAT WOULD BLOCK IMPAIR OR BLIND THE DRIVER S VISION NSURE THAT THE LIGHT SYSTEM IS MOUNTED IN A POSITION THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVER S lELD OF VISION SO THE DRIVER CAN...

Page 6: ...STEM TO MALFUNCTION OR BE DAMAGED BY STRONG RADIO lELDS Mounting the antenna too close to the lighting system may also cause the radio noise emitted from the lighting system to interfere with the rece...

Page 7: ...TING THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE PLACE THE LIGHTBAR MOUNTING FEET AS CLOSE TO OUTER EDGE OF THE ROOF AS POSSIBLE s 2OOF DAMAGE CAN OCCUR IF THE HOOK ADJUSTMENT BOLTS ARE OVER TIGHTENED 4IGHTEN ADJUSTMENT...

Page 8: ...LID F THESE SITUATIONS OCCUR BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL s LL EFFECTIVE SIRENS AND HORNS PRODUCE LOUD SOUNDS WHICH MAY CAUSE IN certain situations permanent hearing loss You and your passengers should consi...

Page 9: ...dware shown in Figure 1 on page FTER UNPACKING THE VIPER EXT 3ERIES IGHTS AND MOUNTING HARDWARE INSPECT THEM FOR DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED IN TRANSIT F A PRODUCT HAS BEEN DAMAGED DO NOT ATTEMPT TO...

Page 10: ...will reduce the effectiveness of the lighting sys tem and may result in serious injury or death to you or others Before installing the VIPER EXT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND PLAN ALL WIRING AND CABLE ROU...

Page 11: ...GOES TO FULL POWER STEADY BURN FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS AND THEN TO LOW POWER STEADY BURN OMPLETE THE CONVERSION BY CONNECTING THE LIGHT HEAD TO A CONTROLLER LIGHT head as shown in Figure 3 ON PAGE 9OU...

Page 12: ...IONS Before drilling holes check the area into which you plan to drill to ensure you do not damage vehicle components while drilling All drilled holes should be deburred and all sharp edges should be...

Page 13: ...There is a roof support member that spans the distance between the driver s and passenger s side DO NOT DRILL THROUGH THIS MEMBER Ad just any hole locations until the holes can be drilled without goi...

Page 14: ...TIONS Before drilling holes check the area into which you plan to drill to ensure you do not damage vehicle components while drilling All drilled holes should be deburred and all sharp edges should be...

Page 15: ...light head Connecting both signal wires to the same FOLLOWER will cause the light heads to malfunction REVERSE POLARITY MISWIRING Reverse polarity or incorrect voltage may damage the light To avoid d...

Page 16: ...UP TO FOUR LIGHT HEADS YOU MUST USE A FUSE OR SYSTEMS WITH MORE THAN FOUR LIGHT HEADS YOU MUST USE A FUSE 4HE MAXIMUM CURRENT DRAW PER 6IPER 84 MODULE IS F YOU ARE USING MORE THAN EIGHT HEADS CHOOSE...

Page 17: ...h Pattern Description Flash Pattern Description 1 Null off 14 75 FPM Double 2 79 FPM Power Quad 15 150 FPM Triple 3 150 FPM Single 16 75 FPM Triple 4 151 FPM Single 17 5 Single 680 FPM 4 Single 216 FP...

Page 18: ...ING AGENTS Do not use cleaning agents that cause crazing such as strong detergents sol vents or petroleum products If crazing of lenses does occur reliability of the light for emergency signaling may...

Page 19: ...ACEMENT PARTS CONTACT THE EDERAL 3IGNAL 3ERVICE EPARTMENT AT EMPSERVICEINFO FEDSIG COM OR CALL AM to 5 PM ONDAY THROUGH RIDAY 4 Table 2 VIPER EXT replacement parts Description Part Number Mounting Bez...

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