ARCHIVED: Mystery Sirens (2008-3/2021)

[SirensOfNewYork]

it kinda is, actually.

why? enlighten me. People have called it the N-5 for many years now. I'll bet if you asked someone, "Hey, every seen a Sterling M-3?" They wouldn't know what it was.

Here's where the M-3 nomenclature comes from. The single-head models were 3 HP, while the dual heads were 5HP.
Sterling Advert.jpg

Wait, wait, wait, hold up. Sterling made coded sirens?

[Sirensofsouthdakota]

why? enlighten me. People have called it the N-5 for many years now. I'll bet if you asked someone, "Hey, every seen a Sterling M-3?" They wouldn't know what it was.

Here's where the M-3 nomenclature comes from. The single-head models were 3 HP, while the dual heads were 5HP.
Sterling Advert.jpg

Wait, wait, wait, hold up. Sterling made coded sirens?

and i though i was the only person who thought they never did.

[NottaFoamer]

why? enlighten me. People have called it the N-5 for many years now. I'll bet if you asked someone, "Hey, every seen a Sterling M-3?" They wouldn't know what it was.

Here's where the M-3 nomenclature comes from. The single-head models were 3 HP, while the dual heads were 5HP.
Sterling Advert.jpg

Wait, wait, wait, hold up. Sterling made coded sirens?

Yes they did! though instead of dampers/solenoids they used motor brakes

[Sirensofsouthdakota]

Here's where the M-3 nomenclature comes from. The single-head models were 3 HP, while the dual heads were 5HP.
Sterling Advert.jpg

Wait, wait, wait, hold up. Sterling made coded sirens?

Yes they did! though instead of dampers/solenoids they used motor brakes

Hmm thats odd.

[NottaFoamer]

Wait, wait, wait, hold up. Sterling made coded sirens?

Yes they did! though instead of dampers/solenoids they used motor brakes

Hmm thats odd.

This is what it would have looked like

[SirensOfNewYork]

Yes they did! though instead of dampers/solenoids they used motor brakes

Hmm thats odd.

This is what it would have looked like

Wonder if it does the fire signal.

[NottaFoamer]

Wonder if it does the fire signal.

No it can only do a pulse at most because the motor brake stops the other rotor at the same time

[Chicagosiren-hunters]

Here's where the M-3 nomenclature comes from. The single-head models were 3 HP, while the dual heads were 5HP.
Sterling Advert.jpg

Wait, wait, wait, hold up. Sterling made coded sirens?

Yes they did! though instead of dampers/solenoids they used motor brakes

Absolutely correct! These were known as the Y-10. In fact, here's a video of one with a working brake mechanism :0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptiT9-LRqv4

[NottaFoamer]

Wait, wait, wait, hold up. Sterling made coded sirens?

Yes they did! though instead of dampers/solenoids they used motor brakes

Absolutely correct! These were known as the Y-10. In fact, here's a video of one with a working brake mechanism :0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptiT9-LRqv4

Wait so would the brake only activate on the wind-down or could you make it activate during the alert/attack cycle?

[Ohio_Man]

Brake wouldn't engage while motor was engaged to prevent over amping motor and shutdown.