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ACA screamer found in King of Prussia, PA

Thu Feb 15, 2024 3:27 pm

I think I may have found an ACA screamer on a former firehouse in King of Prussia Pennsylvania.

I don't believe this siren has been greatly documented as far as I can tell.
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Re: ACA screamer found in King of Prussia, PA

Thu Feb 15, 2024 3:42 pm

I think that's just a vent for the building. If it is a Screamer, it would have to be very heavily modified, but I'm still pointing towards vent.
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Re: ACA screamer found in King of Prussia, PA

Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:21 pm

It's hard to tell. It is the correct size roughly, and there is a small electrical box looking object on the bottom of it, just like what an ACA screamer has. Plus it is on top of a fire department building. Catching a hint of it from the other side it may be a vent though. It just looks incredibly close to a screamer.

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Re: ACA screamer found in King of Prussia, PA

Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:14 pm

It's a vent. The cover is one single large piece, instead of the rainshield/skirt combo the Screamer has. There's also no visible chopper/stator assembly, and the "motor" doesn't fit the proportions of any Screamer model.
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Re: ACA screamer found in King of Prussia, PA

Fri Feb 16, 2024 2:45 am

That doesn’t appear to be a siren. Looks like a vent.
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Re: ACA screamer found in King of Prussia, PA

Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:36 pm

The more I look at it the more it does look like a vent.

I won't leave you all empty handed though. There is a fairly undocumented and not previously mapped 3T22 at 17 Burnside Ave, Norristown, PA 19403, which is a ways to the northwest of this bust.

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