Problem with RTK6

[cromwell]

Hello!

I seem to have problem when connecting my RTK6 control-unit for the first time.

I have just connected plus 12V and ground to the unit like this:



When I push the light-button to turn on the unit a "zero" just flashes under the light-button and the unit beeps four times fast and after that the whole panel lights up + flashes and beeps and turns it self off.

Could I have connected something wrong or what?
(I have just connected +12V and gound to the unit, nothing else yet).

[Yannic-Paderborn]

Zitat von cromwell

Hello!

I seem to have problem when connecting my RTK6 control-unit for the first time.

I have just connected plus 12V and ground to the unit like this:



When I push the light-button to turn on the unit a "zero" just flashes under the light-button and the unit beeps four times fast and after that the whole panel lights up + flashes and beeps and turns it self off.

Could I have connected something wrong or what?
(I have just connected +12V and gound to the unit, nothing else yet).

You have to conect the control unit with the lightbar.
When the controll unit can´t find a lightbar, it reports a misstake.

[cromwell]

Thanks for your fast answer!

Now I have connected the Bus-cable from the control-unit to the central control-unit in the lightbar like this:



And my connections to the central control unit looks like this:



But again when I push the light-button to turn on the unit a "zero" comes up under the light-button and the unit beeps about four times and then turns itself off...

Could I have connected the 2 light-beacons wrong (see upper image)??
Or what can the problem be?

[Yannic-Paderborn]

Have you got the original cables?
Which lights do you have?
The flashers or the rotating lights?

If you´ve got the rotating lights, you need a third, cable which checks the ligt.
If this cable is missing, the control unit gives an allert.

Could you take some pictures from the whole construction?

[cromwell]

No, I don´t have the original cables because this rtk6 came with no lights or cables..

The lights I am using are rotating lights made by Britax.

Maybe it is like you say that I need a third cable for the lights.
Where do I connect it?

[Yannic-Paderborn]

Zitat von cromwell

No, I don´t have the original cables because this rtk6 came with no lights or cables..

The lights I am using are rotating lights made by Britax.

Maybe it is like you say that I need a third cable for the lights.
Where do I connect it?

Yes, thats the misstake.
You need the original Hella lights.

I´ll try to find out, which cables you have to connect with which contact.

Please wait a moment

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In the manual I couldn´t find anything about it...

Perhaps somebody else, who knows more about the RTK 6, could help here!

[cromwell]

OK, thanks Yannic!

If anyone knows what the problem is, help would be apprichited.

[Freestyle]

Maybe you need a Third cable on the Controll Unit Like this.

Thats my own Controll Unit



Red and Black to + Brown to -

[cromwell]

Hi Freestyle!


I connected like you have yours control-unit connected with the third cable and it fixed the problem with the unit turning itself off.
So far so good! Thanks!

But "the zero" still flashes under the light-button, could it be indicating
that there is something wrong with lights?
When I push the buttons nothing seems to happend.

[Freestyle]

I Think you need a Third Cabel on the Light's too
It's like a Control Cabel for the Unit. (Rotation Control)

[cromwell]

I think you could be right there.. but where/how shall I connect the third cable with the lights?

[Commander]

You need original RTK6 rotators because there are magnetic rotation sensors.

[cromwell]

And there is no way to "connect away" these magnetic rotation sensors?

[cromwell]

Could some of these instructions be the solution for me?
I have only connected 2 cables, B3 to plus rotating light and A3 to minus on light. I think that more must be connected to work... correct me if I am wrong!






St.2 (Kennleuchte Nr.4 - Zusatzkennleuchte hinten Beifahrerseite)


A1 Ausrüstungserkennung Codierleitung 1
A2 Referenz GND Codierleitungen/Rotations-Kontrolle
A3 Minus für Lastkreis Kennleuchte
B1 Ausrüstungserkennung Codierleitung 2
B2 Kombileitung Synchronisation/Rotations-Kontrolle
B3 geschalteter Plus für Lastkreis Kennleuchte



bei KL-DC:


A1: braun-weiß
A2: braun-weiß + braun
A3: braun
B1: unbelegt
B2: weiß
B3: schwarz



bei KL-XR:


A1: unbelegt
A2: braun-weiß
A3: braun
B1: braun-weiß
B2: blau (Syn.)
B3: schwarz



bei sonstiger Kennleuchte als 3. oder 4. Zusatzkennleuchte (auch Fremdhersteller):


A1: Brücke zu A2
A2: Brücke zu A1 und B1
A3: RKL-Minus
B1: Brücke zu A2
B2: unbelegt
B3: RKL-Plus

[Freestyle]

Zitat von cromwell

Could some of these instructions be the solution for me?
I have only connected 2 cables, B3 to plus rotating light and A3 to minus on light. I think that more must be connected to work... correct me if I am wrong!


bei sonstiger Kennleuchte als 3. oder 4. Zusatzkennleuchte (auch Fremdhersteller):


A1: Brücke zu A2
A2: Brücke zu A1 und B1
A3: RKL-Minus
B1: Brücke zu A2
B2: unbelegt
B3: RKL-Plus

Try this above KL3 or KL 4 but no Garanty

[Blaulicht]

OMG

[cromwell]

What does user Blaulicht think about this? OMG??
I have not tried this last advice yet.. could something go wrong??

[cromwell]

Attention RTK6 experts!
Should I go ahead and connect my 2 rotating-lights like this? :



A1: Brücke zu A2
A2: Brücke zu A1 und B1
A3: RKL-Minus
B1: Brücke zu A2
B2: unbelegt
B3: RKL-Plus

[Freestyle]

Zitat von cromwell

Attention RTK6 experts!
Should I go ahead and connect my 2 rotating-lights like this? :



A1: Brücke zu A2
A2: Brücke zu A1 und B1
A3: RKL-Minus
B1: Brücke zu A2
B2: unbelegt
B3: RKL-Plus

This switch is for 3. or 4. Beacon.
Also for other Rotation Lights like your's.

A1: Bridge to A2
A2: Bridge to A1 and B1
A3: Beacon -
B1: Bridge to A2
B2: Not used
B3: Beacon +

[cromwell]

Yes, now it works!
Thanks to user Freestyle and others for helping me out with this rotating-light issue!

I put a towel in the sirenspeaker pipe to lower the sirensound a bit and it works. But there are now 4 big pieces flashing in the control-unit display to the left.. Has it something to do with siren beeing muffled?? or what?

Lights and siren seems to work fine even with the display flashing.