Description
The asynchronous collision cone warning light is an emergency flashing traffic cone mounted warning light with a wireless collision warning feature.
Under normal operation conditions they will flash in unison with a flash per second timing, however hit one or more of the lights and a rapid flash pattern instruction will be wirelessly communicated to up to 32 lamps within a 160m range. The resulting rapid flash pattern synchronised across all units provides a very clear indication that a barricade breach has occurred.
After 30 seconds the rapid flash will automatically reset to the standard flash pattern and duration, this provides sufficient time for the incursion to be noticed without any maintenance overhead, no need to reset lights etc.
Available with blue LED’s (emergency services only) and yellow, they provide 360 degree visibility in a versatile design that will fit into the nose cone opening of a traffic cone if it has an aperture of 3.2cm or larger.
Emergency Warning Lights (EWL) can be hung from cones or signage using the integral twin clips/arms which benefit from having fixing apertures. The apertures can be used to run cord/tape through a series of lights, this helps maintain a barricade line and secure them in place.
When lights are strung together you get a continual barrier effect so an impact or intrusion is more likely to trigger a warning i.e. a vehicle can’t drive through a gap between traffic cones in the exclusion zone without hitting the connecting cord/tape and triggering a visible alarm.
Powered by 2 x AA batteries the cone warning light is a purposely slim design so that it can be inserted into traffic cones with an opening of 3.2cm or larger, it needs no accessories which have a tendency to get lost or misplaced over time.
Versatile Deployment Options
The twin supporting arms on the light will clip around road traffic cones that have a collared design providing a secure fixing, stopping the light from falling down larger cone apertures and helping to retain them in position if a cone is toppled.
TIP Use cord or barricade tape to link cones together, if a cone is hit it could transfer the impact to another and trigger a warning flash pattern, if you have limited number of collision warning EWLs this practise can help you space them out (still best to have an appropriate number of EWL’s).
The fixing points in each of the emergency cone warning light’s arms, allow them to be strung together limiting movement in the event of collision or barricade intrusion. Other fixing options such as cable ties, cords or locks will deter opportunistic theft and unauthorised removal.
Compact Design for Traffic Cones
Most traffic cone warning lights have a tendency to be bulky, primarily because they of the battery type used. The EWL was purposely designed for emergency situations, not long duration use, hence you get an extremely compact, portable and versatile warning light ideal for emergency responders and their vehicles.
Making the cone lamp compact meant it could be positioned inside of the nose cone aperture of most traffic cones without additional accessories, you can still hang the EWL by its twin arms on other objects such as road signage but a secure cone fixing provides a better anchoring point.
Products like the eFlare (TM) and other analogues of that design generally utilise more batteries which increases the width of the electronic flare and they therefore have to be hung from traffic cones which is not as visible a mounting point. Opting for two batteries keeps the lamp slim yet still ticks the emergency deployment box providing enough power for those emergency shorter term deployments.
Operation
The asynchronous collision emergency warning light is operated by twisting the main battery housing, this operates its single flash pattern that repeats at one second intervals, an impact will trigger a wireless blue-tooth signal that activates all other lights in the vicinity switching all to rapid flash pattern.
IP67 rated the unit is weather proof and designed to be robust for demanding environments.
A string of 32 units can be positioned over a distance of 160 metres and will flash in unison if any of them is impacted based on our own field tests.
Dependable Power with AA Batteries
Replaceable batteries provide operators working in shifts such as Police, Fire & Rescue and highways management with the certainty that the unit can always be ready to go just as long as batteries are available. This is preferred by some operators who cannot wait for warning beacons to be recharged between shifts and handovers.
When kit is in constant use and is a shared asset for example a police vehicle with accompanying battery powered safety equipment, rechargeable battery powered devices can be handed over in an unknown state of charge. The certainty that replaceable batteries provide is sometimes more preferable than waiting for kit to recharge.
The use of 2 x AA batteries means that ‘keeping the lights on’ can be as simple as a visit to a local retailor if caught without spares and this too was a design consideration – AA batteries are an over the counter product in virtually every retailor and petrol station forecourt.
Quality AA batteries will provide a useful 4 hours duration, the light is intended for emergency and hazard scenario’s so duration was not the main driver of this collision warning light’s design (we have larger cone lamps with long duration capability) so we considered this a practical duration for a product primarily designed to fit within a traffic cone nose aperture for short periods of emergency deployment.
Accessories
The design and intended application of the emergency warning light (EWL) is such that no accessories are needed to locate the cone light on a traffic cone subject to the traffic cones having a hole in the top of them. If the traffic cone aperture is too small to drop a light down the centre hang the EWL by its arms/clips.
The same applies to road signage where the arms/clips can be used to hang the EWL off of items or fixed to them using the side aperture fixing points with cable ties or rope/cord for additional security.
At the time of releasing this product there was no ground mounting base option however this is a planned development that can be speeded through subject to any customer demand emerging. For large order quantities we can have a mould manufactured quickly which would be similar to the that used on our KB flare range of battery operated warning lights which share the characteristics of the eflare (TM) range of beacons.
Please contact us if this is of interest.
Specification Highlights
Each Light has 6 blue/yellow LEDs to product 360 degree light output with a single LED in the top that can double as a basic torch
The multiuse led flare has a twist action operation and the following modes:-
Mode 1 – Flash
Mode 2 – Torch
Mode 3 – Rapid Flash – Autoactivated if event of collision auto resets after 30 seconds
The lens is designed for horizontal dispersal of light at distances greater than 300M
Sesilient polycarbonate lens and tough ABS handle resistant to shock and damage.
Applications
- Police
- Military
- Fire & Rescue Service
- Ambulance
- Construction
- Highways workers
- Highways Agency
Summary
- Modes: Slow flash, Rapid Flash, White nose cone LED
- 6 LEDs & 1 Torch Nose Cone LED
- Torch function
- Twist action operation – ideal for gloved operations
- Effective at distance 300m +
- Cone mounted with no requirement for accessories
- Efficient power consumption 4+ hrs use subject to battery quality
- Power 2 x AA cell batteries (not incl.)
- Light weight & compact, easy to operate, deploy, carry
