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Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:38 pm

Hi all, I'm having a go at doing up an old Sterling siren.
Its not in very good condition and its a long way from home, but it works.
As far as I can tell its a model 12?
The horn itself has some bad cracks and has lost most of its zinc plating, so I have taken it all back to the brass.
I could re-plate but not with so many cracks.
The badge has, 6-v, type E and serial No and the maker.
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Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:05 am

Ok, a couple of questions.
As the siren is a type E, is it for use on a vehicle and second, how was it controlled, was it just a switch?
Thanks.
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Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:41 pm

I don't know about being type E, but I would be confident betting on it being vehicular based on it being 6v and zinc plated.

Again I don't know the answer to this one either, but from my experience, I would say it would be operated by a momentary switch, very similar to that of an old head-light-switch. Most likely operated by the passenger. (Thats pretty standard for Fire and Military, I don't know about Police...)

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Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:18 pm

You may not like the paint job, just put together for photo.

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Hope that helps.
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Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:33 pm

What a beautiful siren! I can't wait to see how you finish it. Definitely a vehicle siren.
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Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:17 pm

Thanks, I had to do something with the horn as it had too many cracks, so the easy way out was to black enamel the damaged part, it may not be as it should, but it's a nice piece and may sound better when finished.
The rest will be buffed up and then a clear enamel coat applied.
I think it may be missing a mesh from inside the horn, but I should be able to make something up.
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Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:53 am

I think the black enamel really complements the brass. :)
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:04 pm

First test, one handed so not that good, but it sounds ok.


Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UWWXo6fAio
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:36 pm

keith-uk wrote:First test, one handed so not that good, but it sounds ok.
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Wow. That thing has a really high pitch! (Note to everyone else: click on the photo to view the video).
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:32 pm

I guess that pitch makes sense with all those ports...but what a whinny little siren! ...I like it.
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