What if?

[Chewie76]

If Federal ever came out with another low frequency siren do you think they should call it the Thunderbolt? Or do you think that would be taboo? I don't think any siren will ever compare to the original.

[Mantis]

Well, I guess that's kind of irrelevent since electro-mechanical sirens will probably be extinct in ten to twenty years. I don't think we'll ever see something called Thunderbolt again.

[Chewie76]

What makes you think that they will be all extinct?

[pyramid head]

The STL-10 and low tone versions of the Model 5 were low frequency sirens. A great portion of the Sentry sirens are also lower frequency. And about the extinction of mechanical sirens- maybe because of a little thing called technology.

[Mac]

I dont see why anyone would want complicated electronic systems to be a warning system in a catastrophe opposed to simple working whistles more or less...

[cauberallies]

I dont see why anyone would want complicated electronic systems to be a warning system in a catastrophe opposed to simple working whistles more or less...

As much as I want to agree with you, the people in charge of the budget don't see it that way. It's decibels, battery backup, voice capability that matter these days.

[System 7000]

I don't think that mechanical sirens will 'go extinct' for the forseeable future.

I mean, consider Kheraj in India and the Middle East. Consider Lion King Signal in China. Both of those companies offer no electronic sirens at all, and yet they both seem to be the preferred option in their domestic markets.

There is an opinion, with some truth in it, that mechanical sirens are likely to at least become less common compared to electronic sirens in certain markets (i.e. America and Europe). But I believe that, even in these markets, there will likely always be some market for mechanical sirens, even if it becomes a niche market. Even in pro-electronic Europe, Klaxon Signals, KM-Europ and Hormann all continue to produce mechanical sirens. They wouldn't do so if there was no long-term market for them.

To answer your original question, I am certain that, in the unlikely event that they would produce a low-tone siren again, Federal would conduct market research to come up with the best name for the siren. If 'Thunderbolt' was felt to have significant brand recongnition amongst the target market, then they would likely use that name. I suspect, however, that the 'Thunderbolt' name means little to most of the modern market.

Also, this should be in the 'Off-Topic' forum, not in the 'Other Warning Systems' forum.

Regards,
Jerry.