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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:52 am
by murrfarms
Kaleidowolf135 wrote:Since we're somewhat on the topic of timings, can you make an AR run fastwail?
Nope, not unless you put in a higher speed motor to drive the cams. Even then I don't think that would quite work out the way you'd think, not to mention the total run time would also be drastically shortened as a result of the higher cam speed.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:54 am
by Kaleidowolf135
Alright, most likely will end up building my own timer than considering how I don't want to fork out $$$ for a FC.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:10 am
by Batman
mr_thunderbolt1003 wrote:Batman wrote:However, I heard somewhere that electronic sirens don't operate at full volume when they're just testing. That would explain why the 3016 (I think they put out around 125 dB at 100' at full volume) that Metro Siren Synths recorded didn't seem that loud.
Not true, there is no "lower volume" setting for electronic sirens. Closest thing to that would be a soft-start feature like some Mods/DSAs and Whelens utilize, but they still eventually hit their maximum volume. All they do is activate whatever signal they usually use for the test, and send out a cancel signal after so long to kill it early, if they don't test the full 3 or 5 minutes that their controller's timer circuit allows them to run.
Oh, well that's just what I heard (can't remember where). In this case, what Metro Siren Synths said about the 3016 having blown drivers is probably true.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:16 am
by Metro Siren Synths
It overloaded a different microphone, but on mine it was so quiet I could hear the Fedelcode model 5 clearly throughout the whole test, but it's only a 1/2 mile away.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:27 am
by dilloncarpenter
Holy crap, not to be rude but this topic has gone no where near where I wanted it to. When I said the AHAB sirens, I was talking about the Modulators along and near the coast. They kinda look like this.
La Push
Neah Bay
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:36 am
by Kaleidowolf135
Love those blue strobes.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:47 am
by Metro Siren Synths
Yep, we have the same exact ones too.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:09 am
by holler
Ahab sirens, part of the Herman Melville literary warning devices.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:03 pm
by Metro Siren Synths
I happen to also know a few other cities that have AHAB's on the coast.
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Sequim
Port Angeles
Seiku
Westport
Ilwaco
There are also various seaside Sirens and more AHAB's along the oregon coast.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:17 pm
by Kaleidowolf135
Question though: On unit 33, why does there appear to be 2 battery cabinets and 2 controller cabinets? Or if there are, why?