LED Emergency Strobe Lights, 8x Red White 6 LED Strobe Warning Emergency Flashing Light Caution Construction Hazard Light Bar For Car Truck Van Off Road Vehicle Surface Mount

Stopped on a gravel shoulder at dusk with a wheel off, hazard lights alone do not buy much attention from a road train coming over the rise. These surface-mount strobe heads are the kind of marker used on work vehicles, plant and recovery gear to make a stationary vehicle obvious from a long way back.

Eighteen patterns, and it remembers the last one

The head runs 18 strobe patterns, including a steady-on mode, cycled from the supply. A power-off memory function stores whichever pattern was selected last, so the unit wakes in the same mode after the ignition is cut rather than starting from the top of the list every time. Six LED chips sit behind a polycarbonate lens shaped for a wide viewing angle, which is what counts on a marker — it has to register from an angle, not only head-on.

Built to live outside

The base is ABS and the lens polycarbonate, a pairing chosen because polycarbonate takes stone strikes without shattering. The supplier rates the head at IPX65, which is a non-standard way of writing an ingress rating, and the figure is published here exactly as given. At 11.2 by 2.8 cm and slim enough to sit close to flush, it mounts on a bull bar, tray rail, headboard or the back of a canopy without adding anything to snag. Supply is 12-24 V, so a truck or machine on 24 V is covered as well as a 4WD.

Key features

• 18 patterns plus steady: from slow warning flashes through to fast attention modes.
• Power-off memory: returns to the pattern you last used instead of resetting.
• 12-24 V supply: suits 4WDs, trucks, plant and 24 V marine systems alike.
• Surface mount: slim body sits flat against a bar, rail, headboard or canopy.
• ABS base, polycarbonate lens: takes stone strikes and vibration without cracking.

Specifications

• LED count: 6 chips per head
• Colours: red and white, per the product title
• Power: 18 W; the supplier does not state the basis
• Voltage: 12-24 V DC
• Modes: 18 including constant on, with power-off memory
• Ingress rating: IPX65 as stated by the supplier
• Dimensions: 11.2 x 2.8 cm
• Materials: ABS base, polycarbonate lens, LED beads
• Rated life: 50,000 hours
• Lumen output: not published by the supplier

Before you fit these

• Use of flashing and rotating warning lights is restricted and is generally limited to authorised vehicles or to off-road and private property use. Confirm the requirements that apply to your vehicle and state before fitting for road use.
• Red and white output are both subject to colour restrictions on forward-facing and rear lighting that vary by state.
• The supplier does not publish a current draw per head or a fuse rating. Work out the total load for the number of heads you intend to run and fuse the circuit to suit.
• The product title states a quantity of eight heads while the supplier's specification describes a single head. Confirm the pack quantity before ordering.

Suited to recovery vehicles, plant, farm and mine-site machinery, boats and off-road work where a stationary vehicle needs to be seen early.