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PLITSTR237 REV J 10/3112
INSTALLATION AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Model
LDF369
LDF369LDF369
LDF369
LED Flasher
This NEW LDF369 LED Flasher is a direct replacement for all LDF369 (old or
new), LDF379, LDF393, or LDF399 LED Flashers.
The LDF369 LED flasher has 35 patterns and is designed to work on any vehicle
with a 12 VDC negative ground system.
A properly installed LDF369 flasher will handle up to 5 amps per side.
The LDF369 is designed to flash LED lights and WILL NOT work as a flasher
for regular halogen or incandescent lights.
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Follow the instructions below if you are installing the LDF369 for the first time. If you are replacing
an older style LDF369 (S8070-288-1 REV. A or S8070-163-7 circuit), an LDF379, an LDF393, or
an LDF399, please read through this section to understand the connections, then skip to the proper
section of this manual for your application.
Caution: Always disconnect the positive terminal on your battery before
attempting any electrical work on your vehicle.
If this circuit is being used as an exact replacement, you may install the circuit in place of your
defective unit and connect the wires to the same leads as the old circuit. You may then proceed to
the Pattern Programming section.
Review the
diagram to the
right to connect
your flasher.
BLACK WIRE w/RING TERMINAL (Connect to Ground)
Connect this wire to a good chassis ground. In some cases it might be necessary to
scrape away a small amount of paint or anodized material to obtain a good, reliable
ground connection.
Please Note: Always connect the BLACK wire FIRST when installing
and disconnect LAST when removing.
OUTPUTS 1 & 2: (Connect to LED Arrays)
This flasher has two outputs. Each output has four male terminals (as shown above),
to allow for connection of up to 4 arrays to each output. Using the female terminals
provided, connect the +12VDC input wire from each LED head to one of these outputs.
The ground wire from each LED head should be connected to a good chassis ground.
(See wiring diagrams on the next page)
INPUT POWER TERMINAL (Connect to Switched Power / +12VDC)
Connect the Input Power terminal to the switch you will use to turn your flasher ON and
OFF (not included).
HIGH/LOW POWER SELECT (Connect to Ground for Low Power)
This terminal allows you to run the flasher under High Power (normal operation), Low
Power (optional night time operation), or to select between either. To run under High
Power all of the time, leave this terminal disconnected. To run under constant Low
Power (night time mode), connect this terminal to a Good Chassis Ground. If you
would like to switch between High and Low power, connect this terminal to Ground
through a switch. Please review the diagrams on the next page and use the one
appropriate to your installation.
PATTERN SELECT TERMINAL: OPTIONAL (Touch and Release to +12VDC)
When you are installing this flasher, you can use this terminal to select the desired
flash pattern (see page 3).
GROUND
OUTPUT
2
INPUT POWER (+12 VDC)
}
OUTPUT
1
}
HIGH/LOW
Select
(Ground for
Low Power)
PATTERN SELECT
(Touch and release to +12VDC)
Wiring For New Installations
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ON/OFF Switch
(User Supplied)
5 AMP
FUSE
CONNECT TO
+12 VDC
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
GROUND LEAD
(WHITE)
GROUND LEAD
(WHITE)
INPUT POWER (+12VDC)
(RED)
INPUT POWER (+12VDC)
(RED)
PATTERN SELECT
(Touch and Release to +12VDC)
HIGH/LOW
Select
(Disconnected for
High Power -
Ground for
Low Power)
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
GROUND LEAD
(WHITE)
GROUND LEAD
(WHITE)
INPUT POWER (+12VDC)
(RED)
INPUT POWER (+12VDC)
(RED)
PATTERN SELECT
(Touch and Release to +12VDC)
11
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
SW1SW2
RED
LOW OFF
HIGH
2
3
ON
2
3
5 AMP
FUSE
FUSED RED LEAD
CONNECT TO
+12 VDC
PURPLE
BLACK
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
CONNECT TO
GROUND
HIGH/LOW
Select Switch
(User Supplied)
PATTERN SELECT
(Touch and Release to +12VDC)
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
INPUT POWER (+12VDC)
(RED)
INPUT POWER (+12VDC)
(RED)
GROUND LEAD
(WHITE)
GROUND LEAD
(WHITE)
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
CONNECT TO
+12 VDC
5 AMP
FUSE
ON/OFF Switch
(User Supplied)
Wiring For On/Off Only
Wiring On/Off and High/Low Power Select
Wiring On/Off and High/Low Power Select
(using SP3860-2H switch)
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Pattern Programming
PLEASE NOTE : The following steps are to be performed after the unit has been
mounted and after all of the necessary connections to the flasher have
been made. The Pattern Programming terminal is normally only used
for programming purposes during installation.
1. To begin the programming sequence, check
that your black wire is grounded.
2. Turn the flasher on by applying power
(+12VDC) to the Input Power terminal.
3. Briefly connect the Pattern Select terminal to
+12VDC and release it, repeating this to
scroll through the patterns listed below. The
cycle will repeat itself after the last pattern.
4. Once you find the pattern you wish to
select, leave the Pattern Select terminal
disconnected and turn the flasher off.
This will store the selected pattern into
the memory.
NOTE: If at any time you would like to reset the pattern to the factory default
(Pattern 5), simply connect the Pattern Select terminal to +12VDC for
three seconds, then release it, and the default pattern will be restored.
GROUND INPUT POWER (+12 VDC)
HIGH/LOW
Select
(Ground for
Low Power)
PATTERN SELECT
(Touch and Release to +12VDC)
1. Slow Warn
2. Alt. Doubleflash, Flicker
3. All Double, Alt. Pre-Pop Triple, Slow Warn
4. Alternating Doubleflash, Non-Synch
5. Alt. Triple, Alt. Pre-Pop Triple, Flicker *
6. Alt. Quad, Flicker, Alt. Double, Flicker
7. Alt. Pre-Pop Quint, Alt. Quint, Flicker
8. All Tripleflash
9. Alt. Quadflash w/Post Pop
10. All Quadflash w/Post Pop
11. Alt. Quintflash
12. One Side Steady/Other Side Singleflash
†
13. Alt. Pre-Pop Quintflash
14. All Flicker
15. Alt. PSU Flicker
16. One Side Steady/Other Side Short-Long
†
17. One Side Rapid Fire, Other Side Pop
18. Comet 1
* =
Default Pattern
† =
California Title 13 compliant w/Red Steady/Blue Flashing
19. Alt Long Singleflash (Medium Warn)
20. Alt. Short - Alt. Long
21. Slow Warn, Alt. Tripleflash
22. Slow Warn, Super Fast Warn
23. All Doubleflash, Alt. Doubleflash
24. All Double, Alt. Double, Flicker
25. Fast Warn
26. Superfast Warn
27. Warn Fade
28. Pre-Pop Warn
29. All Singleflash
30. Alt. Tripleflash
31. All Quintflash
32. One Side Pop, Other Side Rapid Fire
33. Comet 2
34. Delta Omega
35. Cycle All Patterns
Patterns
Length of Hold Unit Blinks Jumps to Description
3 sec.
1 time
Pattern 5
Alt. Tripleflash, Pre-Pop Tripleflash w/Flicker
6 sec.
2 times
Pattern 19
Alt Long Singleflash (Medium Warn)
9 sec.
3 times
N/A
Intersection Clearing Light Pattern
Programming Shortcuts
Touch the Pattern Select lead to +12VDC for the length of time that corresponds to the
pattern you would like to jump to. When the LEDs flash the corresponding number of times
shown in the chart below, release the button and the light will be in the selected pattern.
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1. In response to customer feedback, the LDF369 (S8070-288-1) circuit has been modified.
A High/Low power option has been added, allowing the user to run under High power or
Low power (night mode). In addition, the seldom used option to store two patterns was
removed.
2. If you are replacing the old style LDF369 (S8070-288-1 REV. A) with the new style
LDF369 (S8070-288-3) AND you only are using an ON/OFF switch (no Pattern Select
switch), the new circuit should directly replace the old one, with no modifications
necessary. Disconnect the Power, Input, and Ground terminals, remove the old circuit,
install the new circuit, and reconnect all of the terminals. If necessary, you can
reprogram your flash pattern following the instructions on the previous page.
3. If you are replacing an old
style LDF369 (S8070-288-1
REV. A) and you were
utilizing the SP3860-LDF
switch to select patterns,
this feature will not be
available. Replace the
circuit as described in Step
2. The purple wire from the
SP3860-LDF switch should
be cut short and left
disconnected.
REV. A
PATTERN PROGRAMMING JUMPER
INPUT POWER (+12 VDC)
PATTERN
SELECT
(Switched
+12VDC)
GROUND
HIGH/LOW
Select
(Ground for
Low Power)
GROUND INPUT POWER (+12 VDC)
REV. B
Pattern Select
Jumper Removed
High Power/Low Power
Terminal Added
PATTERN PROGRAMMING
(Touch and Release to +12VDC)
PATTERN
CHANGE
OFF
ON
X
SP3860-LDF
If you are replacing the old style LDF369
and were using a Pattern Select switch,
this switch will no longer be functional.
Replacement of Older LDF369 LED
Flashers (S8070-288-1 REV. A) with the
NEW LDF369 Flasher (S8070-288-3)
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Replacement of Older LDF369
LED Flashers (S8070-163-7) with the
NEW LDF369 Flasher (S8070-288-3)
1. To replace the old style LDF369 (S8070-163-7)
with the new style LDF369, first disconnect the
black wire from ground. Then cut all of the wires
from the old circuit, close to the circuit, and
remove the old circuit.
(Old S8070-163-7 Circuit)
BLACK
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
OLD STYLE
LDF369
LED
Flasher
SP3860-LDF SWITCH PANEL (REAR VIEW)
FUSED RED LEAD
ON
PATTERN
CHANGE
1
SW2
2
1
SW1
OFF
OFF
2
CONNECTED TO
+12 VDC
5 AMP
FUSE
ORANGE
PURPLEPURPLE
ORANGE
WHITE
WHITE
BLACK
Cut the wires off of your
old circuit, as close to
the circuit as possible
RED
RED
INPUT POWER (+12VDC) LEAD
GROUND LEAD
INPUT POWER (+12VDC) LEAD
GROUND LEAD
Disconnect the black
wire from ground
X
2. Mount the new circuit to your mounting surface through the holes in the tabs using the
two screws included (P30053-2), or by some other method suitable to your application.
Review the wiring diagram on page 2 and proceed below.
3. Connect the white wires (ground wires) from each LED head to a good chassis ground.
4. Connect the ground wire (black with circle terminal) from the new circuit to a good chassis
ground.
5. Install one of the enclosed female terminals (P30042-123) on each of the red power
input wires from your LED heads. Once the terminals have been attached, the heads
can then be plugged into the appropriate output of the flasher (see diagram on page 1
for outputs).
6. Attach the larger male spade terminal (P30042-108) to the orange wire (+12VDC from
your On/Off switch). Plug this into the larger female terminal on the new circuit
7. The purple wire from the SP3860-LDF switch should be cut short and left disconnected.
This feature will not be available.
8. If necessary, you can reprogram your flash pattern following the instructions on page 3.
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Replacement of Older LED Flashers:
LDF379 (S8070-163-12 circuit) or
LDF393 (S8070-163-13 circuit)
with the NEW LDF369 Flasher (S8070-288-3)
1. To replace the discontinued LDF379 or LDF393
with the new style LDF369, first disconnect the
black wire from ground. Then disconnect the purple
wire from the terminal block. Finally, cut the rest of
the wires from the old circuit, close to the circuit,
and remove the old circuit.
(S8070-163-12 or
S8070-163-13 Circuit)
BLACK
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUN D
ORANGE W/YELLOW
PURPLEPURPLE
RED
WHITE
INPUT POWER (+12VDC) LEAD
INPUT POWER (+12VDC) LEAD
LED Array 2
LED Array 1
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROU ND
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROU ND
Blue
White w/Yellow
Orange w/Yellow
Brown w/Yellow
Red
Red w/Green
Purple
Green w/Yellow
Open Terminal
Red w/Black
White w/Brown
Green w/Red
Brown w/Red
Orange w/Red
White w/Red
Gray
From
Wire
Harness
Cut the wires off of your
old circuit, as close to
the circuit as possible
OLD STYLE
LDF379 or
LDF393
LED
Flasher
BLACK
WHITE
WHITE
RED
PURPLE
Disconnect the black wire from ground.
You will not need this wire, as the new
LDF369 has a ground wire already
attached to it.
GROUND LEAD
GROUND LEAD
Disconnect the purple wire
from the terminal block. It will
not be used when connecting
the new LD369 circuit.
2. Mount the new circuit to your mounting surface through the holes in the tabs using the
two screws included (P30053-2), or by some other method suitable to your application.
Review the wiring diagram on page 2 and proceed below.
3. Connect the ground wire from the new circuit (black with ring terminal) to a good chassis ground.
Typically the circuit can be grounded directly to the lightbar extrusion.
4. Install one of the enclosed female terminals (P30042-123) on each of the white power
wires from your LED heads. Once the terminals have been attached, the heads can then
be plugged into the appropriate output of the flasher (see diagram on page 1 for outputs).
5. Attach the larger male spade terminal enclosed with the new circuit (P30042-108) to the
red wire from the terminal block (Orange w/Yellow from the terminal block). Plug this into
the Input Power terminal on the new circuit (see diagram on page 1).
6. Refer to the Pattern Programming section on page 3 to select your pattern.
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Replacement of Older LED Flashers:
LDF399 (S8070-163-10 circuit)
with the NEW LDF369 Flasher (S8070-288-3)
(S8070-163-10 Circuit)
2. Mount the new circuit to your mounting surface through the holes in the tabs using
the two screws included (P30053-2), or by some other method suitable to your
application. Review the wiring diagram on page 2 and proceed below.
3. Connect the ground wire from the new circuit (black with ring terminal) to a good chassis
ground. Typically the circuit can be grounded directly to the lightbar extrusion.
4. Install one of the enclosed female terminals (P30042-123) on each of the white power
wires from your LED heads. Once the terminals have been attached, the heads can
then be plugged into the appropriate output of the flasher (see diagram on page 1 for
outputs).
5. Attach the larger male spade terminal enclosed with the new circuit (P30042-108) to
the red wire (switched +12VDC from your terminal block). Plug this into the larger
female terminal on the new circuit (see page 1).
6. Refer to the Pattern Programming section on page 3 to select your pattern.
BLACK
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
OLD STYLE
LDF399
LED
Flasher
ORANGE W/YELLOW
PURPLE
RED
WHITE
WHITE
BLACK
Cut the wires off of your
old circuit, as close to
the circuit as possible
INPUT POWER (+12VDC) LEAD
GROUND LEAD
INPUT POWER (+12VDC) LEAD
GROUND LEAD
LED Array 2
LED Array 1
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
Disconnect the purple wire
from the red wire. It will not be
used when connecting the new
LD369 circuit.
Disconnect the black wire from ground.
You will not need this wire, as the new
LDF369 has a ground wire already
attached to it.
1. To replace the discontinued LDF399
with the new style LDF369, first
disconnect the purple wire from the red
wire and disconnect the black wire from
ground. Then cut all of the wires from
the old circuit, close to the circuit, and
remove the old circuit.
/