help with siren

[buckshot61]

I live on a farm and at times I have to be on the far side of it away from my home I have no cell service there. I have an old 6 volt siren that came off of some type of vehicle I think maybe police anyway its old but it still works what I wanted to do was to be able to hook it up to a 110 volt with some type of 6 volt converter with a on and off switch so that if my wife or some of my family need me for something or I need to get back home they can turn it on and I can hear it and know that I need to get back to the house can anyone tell me if or how it can be done

[gman 1]

Well, the siren is the least of your worries here. It's 6 volt, and that's that. I have a battery charger that does 6 volts, but I wouldn't dare use it as a permanent setup. It may work if you only plan to use the siren for the sole purpose of paging. Do you have any pics of the siren? I'm sure we would all like to see it.

[Daniel]

Aside from buying a larger siren like one of those LK-145 jobs all over ebay, you might try getting a diaphragm horn (i.e. Cunningham Air Whistle, Kahlenberg, Grover, Leslie, etc.) and connecting it to your shop compressor. You'll get better distance on a large farm.

[Jake_7367]

I suggest a LK-145 or a MS-290. The LK-145 is 110/220 (specify voltage when placing orders with Lion King) and the MS-290 is available as 12/24/110/220 volt siren (also specify volts).

[gman 1]

But the issue with Lion King sirens is shipping, unless you order off of ebay from someone in the US. Lion King is a Chinese company, so you would have to have the siren shipped overseas from China. I also agree with Daniel about the air horns, but you have to be careful when using a large amount of sound. In the state of Illinois, if you are using a noise making device (i.e. warning horns, sirens, bells, whistles, etc.) it is only legal if the sound level is 70db or less when the sound gets to the property line. In short, be sure to familiarize yourself with your local codes and ordinances for your area.