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Help with wiring a siren PA system
« on: July 08, 2013, 02:57:32 PM »
i bought this unit for my UTV
http://www.whelen.com/_AUTOMOTIVE/details_prod.php?head_id=9&cat_id=66&prod_id=455

It is a single unit that came without the PA mic.
I am hoping to bypass the extra $70 cost of the OEM unit and wire in one of my own.
http://www.whelen.com/install/142/14275.pdf


 I am assuming that everything is in the unit and the mic is just an added feature.
Here is the diagram of the unit ipwtih the mic
http://www.strobes-r-us.com/admin/InstallationManuals/wsspa30.pdf

First off do you think I can wire in a mic like my FT-60r mic and use the PA function?

Second what wiring scheme would you use and what in dash connector would work? 

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Re: Help with wiring a siren PA system
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2013, 09:01:25 PM »
It looks like you'll need a schematic to get a better answer. The white is probably a ground and the push to talk switch uses it with a resistor to activate the system. The good news is that most any mic will work.
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Re: Help with wiring a siren PA system
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2013, 11:23:18 PM »
Thanks Temp.  I have spent the day searching the internet looking for the schematic of the inside of the siren/speaker or for a post where someone else did the mod, but No Joy. 
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