Alertronic-5000?

[Badger 12]

Sort of on the topic, does anyone know what ACA/ASC siren this is?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n_hMH31DAWw/U ... dge_tn.jpg

[MOStormChaser]

Sort of on the topic, does anyone know what ACA/ASC siren this is?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n_hMH31DAWw/U ... dge_tn.jpg

Interesting...Looks like a bunch of ATI/Federal DSA's all squished together
As for what type it is, i've no idea. Maybe someone else can figure this one out.

[DJ2226]

Sort of on the topic, does anyone know what ACA/ASC siren this is?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n_hMH31DAWw/U ... dge_tn.jpg

That's a 2400 Watt ACA Alertronic. It had an analog controller tied to it when it was in service. It had a wind up, no wind down, and peaked around the same pitch as older single toned Whelens of that era.

[Mark N]

I remember the removed 5000 was in Wisconsin, there was a thread on it too, I'll try to look for it.
Edit: here it is: https://airraidsirens.com/forums/viewto ... ronic+5000

[Andys Live WX]

There's an Alertronic 8000 at the old city hall. If there's a 5000 in there, I'd love to know.

Bill said this one was supposedly on top of a hospital in town. Joe has an audio recording of it.

[birds1337]

Yes it is most likely the rarest siren in the world along with the Whelen 2000R/400

Not my video, but here's a Whelen 2000R/400R in St.Louis County, Mo if anyone was wondering if there was a video of one... Is it really one of the rarest sirens in the world?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4RBuIA5XEA

Oh yeah, I remember these things. Our old system from '82 was falling apart before my eyes.
(Even one of the 3016's caught fire)

[uncommonsense]

Yes it is most likely the rarest siren in the world along with the Whelen 2000R/400

Not my video, but here's a Whelen 2000R/400R in St.Louis County, Mo if anyone was wondering if there was a video of one... Is it really one of the rarest sirens in the world?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4RBuIA5XEA

Oh yeah, I remember these things. Our old system from '82 was falling apart before my eyes.
(Even one of the 3016's caught fire)

The 82 Whelens, for 30 year old electronic sirens, were in great shape and had a comparatively minimal number of failures. It was a highly reliable system and it was failing rotators that did them in.

You want to elaborate on the 3016 fire? That doesn't sound reasonable or plausible given how Whelens work and what I know of the old system.

P.S. My apologizes to Badger12 for totally derailing your topic.

[birds1337]

The 82 Whelens, for 30 year old electronic sirens, were in great shape and had a comparatively minimal number of failures. It was a highly reliable system and it was failing rotators that did them in.

You want to elaborate on the 3016 fire? That doesn't sound reasonable or plausible given how Whelrns work and what I know of the old system.

P.S. My apologizes to Badger12 for totally derailing your topic.

What was I thinking? It must have been something else.

[Rheems1]

There's an Alertronic 8000 at the old city hall. If there's a 5000 in there, I'd love to know.

Bill said this one was supposedly on top of a hospital in town. Joe has an audio recording of it.

I had some time at work to look around hospitals in the St. Francis area, I didn't find a single siren on any of them... I was really hoping to be able to pick it up. Do you have any other information Andy that could help find it better??

[anepstad]

They actually have 4000 right by the fire hall shown in image attached