SnowOptix
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First of all I would like to say hello to all members of this forum, hopefully I can find the answers I need here. Let me set up the scenario first:
I work for a company that outfits police vehicles. We sell to multiple police departments as well as movie companies and equipment manufacturers. The goal I am attempting to attain today is to wire an LED traffic director bar to a controller designed for halogen directors.
Here is a picture of what I am talking about:
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I am wiring the inner 6 lights to a Code 3 Arrowstick controller, designed for halogen lamps. The controller appears as follows:
I attempted to wire the unit directly to the controller but had poor results. In basic operation, the controller is supposed to flash the 5 indicator lights in sequence to a pulse of power to the outgoing terminals. These terminals support up to 10 amps I believe, quite a bit overkill for LED lights. However when I plug this light bar into the controller, all the indicator lights remain on and switch poorly. The light bar itself flashes, but at a very low brightness.
Now, the reason I posted this on this forum is that I believe the controller is not putting out ample power with the LED lights set up as it might not detect them. The controller works just fine until the circuit is complete to the light bar. To mimic halogen lights, I plan to use resistors to raise the electrical resistance in the circuit.
My question is, what is the best way to go about this? What rating of resistor would mimic a halogen light on a 12V DC circuit? I believe that adding resistors to the mix would allow the controller to function properly.
Please let me know if anyone has any suggestions. I am able to run tests and find ratings of these bulbs, I believe I just require some guidance.
Thank you all once again!
I work for a company that outfits police vehicles. We sell to multiple police departments as well as movie companies and equipment manufacturers. The goal I am attempting to attain today is to wire an LED traffic director bar to a controller designed for halogen directors.
Here is a picture of what I am talking about:
**broken link removed**
I am wiring the inner 6 lights to a Code 3 Arrowstick controller, designed for halogen lamps. The controller appears as follows:
I attempted to wire the unit directly to the controller but had poor results. In basic operation, the controller is supposed to flash the 5 indicator lights in sequence to a pulse of power to the outgoing terminals. These terminals support up to 10 amps I believe, quite a bit overkill for LED lights. However when I plug this light bar into the controller, all the indicator lights remain on and switch poorly. The light bar itself flashes, but at a very low brightness.
Now, the reason I posted this on this forum is that I believe the controller is not putting out ample power with the LED lights set up as it might not detect them. The controller works just fine until the circuit is complete to the light bar. To mimic halogen lights, I plan to use resistors to raise the electrical resistance in the circuit.
My question is, what is the best way to go about this? What rating of resistor would mimic a halogen light on a 12V DC circuit? I believe that adding resistors to the mix would allow the controller to function properly.
Please let me know if anyone has any suggestions. I am able to run tests and find ratings of these bulbs, I believe I just require some guidance.
Thank you all once again!