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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:06 pm
by dilloncarpenter
Kasm279 wrote:EDIT: I'm sorry, but I don't see any difference in the shape of the housing between the Fedelcode and the Federal Signals :\
The Fedelcode Model 2 has it's two louvers placed farther apart than the Federal.
Fedelcode (credit to Crazywarriorman)
Federal (Federal's website)
The Model 5/7's bottom louver is more slanted than the Federal's.
Fedelcode (credit to Charlie Davidson)
Federal (credit unknown)
Yes, the Model 2 you posted is a Fedelcode. You can even see the big "FEDELCODE" tag on it. Hope I'm making sense and that no one minds me posting pics.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:10 pm
by Ziginox
dilloncarpenter wrote:Kasm279 wrote:EDIT: I'm sorry, but I don't see any difference in the shape of the housing between the Fedelcode and the Federal Signals :\
The Fedelcode Model 2 has it's two louvers placed farther apart than the Federal.
I see. So is there a way to tell between the 3/5/7 without actually looking at the ID plate or motor?
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:15 pm
by dilloncarpenter
The Model 3 has a smaller housing, and the two louvers are closer together. There isn't really a way to tell between a 5 and a 7.
Model 3 (compare to previous Model 5 photo)
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:18 pm
by Ziginox
I see. It seems that the Model 3's louvers are also the same diameter while the 5/7's lower louver is larger
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:21 pm
by dilloncarpenter
Kasm279 wrote:I see. It seems that the Model 3's louvers are also the same diameter while the 5/7's lower louver is larger
That's right.
Also, you could tell the difference between a 5 and a 7 by the windup. The 5's windup is smooth and steady and usually peaks at E or F5 (around 690Hz) and a 7 has a windup with a jolt at the end that peaks slightly higher.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:28 pm
by Ziginox
Bah, too bad the only 5/7 I know of isn't working. I'm guessing that its a Model 5 by the size of the city its in. Hopefully it will be fixed one day... Anyway, I eventually plan on going to all of the locations that I have found sirens and getting pics of the controls, so I should also be able to ask about getting that one fixed :\
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:40 am
by Daniel
If you go to Shoshone, there is a Model 2 and a 5 sharing the same pole. Also, there is a Thunderbolt on the Ada County courthouse in Boise, plus several newly-installed 2001's in the Boise foothills for use as flood sirens.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:09 am
by Ziginox
Daniel wrote:If you go to Shoshone, there is a Model 2 and a 5 sharing the same pole. Also, there is a Thunderbolt on the Ada County courthouse in Boise, plus several newly-installed 2001's in the Boise foothills for use as flood sirens.
Yeah, I heard theres also a siren in Nezperce (north of Lewiston) that goes off at noon. Lewiston is a little far for me, and Boise is even farther. Its cool that one of the Tbolts still stands though.
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 3:58 pm
by Ziginox
Just an update, I got out and took some more pics of the WS-2016 on the dispatch center, and I noticed there are
no covers on the back of the drivers. See
here.
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:30 am
by Ziginox
Another update, this one on the Rexburg-Madison County Fire Department/EMS building. First ACA siren I've seen around here, all the rest have been Federal Signal and Whelen
More pics
here.
Bonus! I snapped a picture of a Q2B on one of the engines while I was there:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3570226/DSC03009.JPG
