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any info on this would help

Sun Sep 23, 2018 4:36 pm

i picked up these today, i was told they ran my m-10, via a 2 tone signal..... any info would help- thanks- Phil
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Sun Sep 23, 2018 4:40 pm

Looks like an 80's ACA encoder on top You can see an example in this ad:

https://www.michigancivildefense.com/im ... lx_picrrcv

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Sun Sep 23, 2018 6:05 pm

that looks exactly like it, it is wired into the rear of the radio below it, im told the siren could be remotely turned on with a 2 tone signal, any input on any of that?
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Sun Sep 23, 2018 6:39 pm

also, here is the siren, any info on age, value, recommended wire gauge (to run it),conduit box lid pic,... or anything else would be greatly appericeated. Its a 240 volt, 10 hp, 46 amp baldor motor. thanks guys!
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Re: any info on this would help

Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:27 pm

Motor's not original (I'm fairly certain), but nice it's a capacitor start and run. And nice that it's a Baldor.

With regards to your 2 tone activation. Your ACA encoder feeds sound into that transmitter which then broadcasts the two tones on a radio frequency and it'll be picked up by any equipment that listens in. The siren's radio will be listening and will trigger when the two tones are heard in a sequence. It will trigger an output relay corresponding to what the two tones mean.
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Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:28 pm

wow, thanks for the breakdown,.... (in detail!) so, the motor is stamped- 5 (may), 1979. you think the siren is older than that? my local electric motor guy tells me he is shocked to see that the motor has a standard id plate that shows it should be single shaft. (he thought it should have been factory changed to what the motor actually is) It came out of a fire dept in NH. I cant wait to fire it up !!

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Tue Sep 25, 2018 3:27 am

The siren is definitely way older than the motor. Probably made around the 30s-40s. Looks like they swapped the original with a single phase. I wonder how that worked out.

Do you have the controls to the siren head itself?
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Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:21 am

That motor could very well be original. In fact, 1979 sounds about right for capicator start/run. Keep in mind, the M-10 was discontinued sometime after 1984, as shown here:
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Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:51 am

FEAL wrote:
Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:28 pm
wow, thanks for the breakdown,.... (in detail!) so, the motor is stamped- 5 (may), 1979. you think the siren is older than that? my local electric motor guy tells me he is shocked to see that the motor has a standard id plate that shows it should be single shaft. (he thought it should have been factory changed to what the motor actually is) It came out of a fire dept in NH. I cant wait to fire it up !!
You're right on saying that the siren is older than the motor, I'm going to make a shot in the dark by guessing that your M-10 might be from the 1930's or the 1940's (IIRC)
EDIT: it's also possible your M-10 was one of the last ones, as Jared said those were discontinued apparently in the 80's
Eithier way this is a very nice one you've got here, 8/16 Sterlings are my favorites.
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Tue Sep 25, 2018 10:53 am

Thanks for all the info!! I definitely joined the right forum group!! I don’t have the controls for the siren head- what do they look like? Does anyone have a pic or model number of what originally ran the siren?

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