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Friday, January 1, 2010

Warning lights, led light, What do you need to know?

Amber warning lights are used for Snow Plowing, Utility Work, and of coarse Service Vehicles. If you are looking for a small strobe light beacon or bright led warning light to put on the roof of your truck when plowing snow, or for construction and utility applications , They are many different kinds for you to choose from in strobe and led light application.

The low maintenance benefits of LEDs have made them more commonplace in emergency lighting products for truck applications. Between their extended life capabilities and low amp draw, they offer fleets a good ROI as well as not having to worry about them stop working when in need. The Led advantage is not only the low amperage draw but also the design of many little led in one light. The concept is if one of the little leds goes out that any many more that will continue working in that one Led light system.

In the Strobe light application. The LED strobe lamps are suitable for construction, municipal, agricultural, snowplow, and many other needed applications. There high-intensity lighting ,is much stronger than the conventional strobe heads, the LED ones save on cost and energy. They are also designed with a durable rubber housing to resist the effects of corrosion. Another factor is the variable high and low profile design.

Strobe beacons or warning lights can rotate 360 degrees. They designs are available in different profiles from medium-profile to mini-strobe, and cool feature’s for multiple user-selectable flash patterns. Some of the manufacturers have even come out with alternating “X” pattern, warning strobe/turn signal lamp kit that's ideal for refuse vehicles and highway maintenance equipment. The lamp flashes in an alternating “X” patterns. This product can be wired so the lamps operate as turn signal lamps when the turn signal is activated, then return to strobe function when the turn signal is canceled. Nice feature and no change installation for the additional function. Another function of the Led lights is the Mounting flexibility allows for installation in horizontal, vertical or in any 360-degree position. Some thing also to consider.


The bottom line is LED are here to stay and they are the new buzz word in the Warning light industry. If you would like to see more information on style designs and pricing for LED warning lights go to

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http://www.edgeolite.com/led-trucklights.html

Led Light bar, Installing is a easy process by Edgeolite

So you thinking about getting a led light bar for the back of you truck?

It looks cool on the back and adds some more lighting for the drivers behind you.

But you are wondering how complicated is it to install your led light bar on your truck? You need
some idea because you are not sure you want get into something very complicated.

We here at Edgeolite sellers of led truck lights, we came out with this simple installation article to help you in your decision making process for putting a led light bar on the back of your truck. The article is just to give you an idea of the basic installation process for the rear led light bar , but the installation can vary from truck to truck. You should go by the manufactures installation guide for installing your led light.

Here are they basics for installing a rear LED light bar mounted underneath the tailgate on the rear of your truck.
This light bar is used as an addition to the rear tail lights in all functions: parking lamp illumination, stop lamps, turn signals lights. The average weekend mechanic can wire an LED light bar into the trucks towing adapter plug in about ½ hour-1hr..

Look under the truck to find the towing adapter harness usually to the left under the rear bumper, up on the rear frame rail. If you truck is equipped with a tow plug, or at least the wires tucked up into the frame or body for this use, as the standard wiring harness from the manufacturer. Cut back the wire loom to see the color wire then strip them the wires to expose about an inch of core copper for each wire.

Then attach the led light to the truck on the back of the bed floor below the tail gate. Using what ever the manufacturer instructs you to use to attach to the truck. Make sure the led wires are in the same area the truck
wiring harness that you previously striped.

Now using butt connectors attach the same color wire form the led light to the same color on the truck harness. (Note I like to use shrink tube on all my connection to make sure there is no moisture in my connections) Then wrap each connection with electrical tape one at time as each connection is made. Remember to follow the wiring direction from the manufacturer of the light, but this information here should be close again to give you a good idea of the work involved in installing a led light bar.

Then run a test and make sure all led light is working with the rest of your vehicles lights. If everything is fine. Now go a head and attach the new wires and wiring harness up to the truck frame in a neat fashion using plastic wire ties. Make sure there is nothing that will rub through the wiring

If you would like more information on led light bar design s and discount pricing see us at led light brake light bar

http://www.edgeolite.com/led-trucklights.html