Talons discoloring after running too long/hot?

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 9:21 pm

There is an ongoing thread on elightbars.org about Talons and discoloration.

It's being debated that because of lack of heatsink, or the plastic and not aluminum housing, or yadda yadda yadda... the LEDs eventually run too hot and discolor. Blues turn aqua or greenish... Reds turn orangish..

One member said Whelen said that the Talons come randomly with up to 6 different colors of blue. One talon could come with number 3 blue leds... one could ship with number 6 color leds. One person said evidentally his talon had several different color style blues in his instead of uniform..

either way you go about it, Whelen is taking care of it's customers.. it seems.

Has anyone heard anything like this.. more so, has anyone experienced anything like this?

007 · Post by **007** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 10:50 pm

I have an amber Talon in my other hardly-used POV, and our unmarked Impala's have red/blue Talons...

The amber unit I have when on Steady burn will lose about half it's output after about 10-15 seconds...it gets noticably dim. Conversely, the new R/B Talons in the Impala's are brighter and do not fatigue like the amber unit on any setting.

I am getting ready to send my amber light back and tell Whelen where to shove it.

jedi_saber · Post by **jedi_saber** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 8:43 am

No problems with my talons here... The ones in my POV (R/C) are never on for longer than 20 min at a time and I don't use steady burn, so I can't complain. The ones in the GOV are on perhaps an hour or two a day and they have been performing just fine (R/B) for the last 6 months.

Post by Pj » Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:37 am

I know that in the 400 series super LED's that they say they are not for steady burn use. The Talons - like the Liberty bars - use the 500 series LED's and I have not seen this problem in any of our warning lights which can be running

It is true that the LED's as a batch can come in slightly different shades for blue and one other color I think. It just part of the manufacturing process I am told. I think they are trying to tighten it up somewhat, but who knows.

I'll see what I can find out from my sources

KitN1MCC · Post by **KitN1MCC** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:46 pm

i have nopt had a single problem with my abmber stuff.

i use alot of TIR6 stuff on plow trucks with guys who turn then om and leave them on all night

BlueLine · Post by **BlueLine** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 4:05 pm

I have installed a great deal of the Talons, singles and the dual. I have not had any complaints from the customers.