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G SERIES USER MANUAL
2.0 INTRODUCTION
2.10 Circular Beacons: Overview
Standard G Series products support up to eight circular beacons, or up to 16 for dual EMS systems. The beacons
are industry-standard equipment and comply with MUTCD and ITE flash patterns, color, beam shape, and
intensity. Beacon wiring is provided with a convenient terminal strip inside the signal head(s) for easy wire
connection.
LED loads driven from one EMS must have the same operating voltage. Do not mix different
sizes, colors, or types of LED loads connected to the same EMS. Use a dual-EMS G Series
system to drive two different LED load types.
When an odd number of circular beacons is used, a unison or the special 0.5A3
(see
) flash pattern must be selected to achieve consistent brightness between beacons.
All Carmanah traffic products use a constant-current LED output circuit. Not all traffic beacons
are compatible with this output. Please contact Carmanah for additional information and guidance
when adding or replacing beacons or other hardware.
When programming intensity for
ITE-compliant circular beacons
, minimum current settings
must be applied (see
Intensity
in
). Contact Carmanah for guidance.
Increasing the Intensity setting can affect the solar energy balance of the system. Contact
Carmanah to for more information about sustainable settings in your location.
See
for information on installing circular beacons.
