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Re: Post your Mystery Sirens here.
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 8:17 pm
by CD_Siren
uncommonsense wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 7:32 pm
CD_Siren wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 4:05 pm
SirensOfNewYork wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:31 pm
How does that work? Is it on a diff controller or something?
Low voltage speakers.
You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
It's a failing controller. Those old SiraTones have capacitors as part of the electronics that control the pitching. If they go bad (or potentially the potentiometer that controls pitch) then you end up with units like this.
Speaker voltage/wattage/any electrical rating have absolutely nothing to do with the audio fed to them
Ah, ok. I saw this comment on a video with a sick 612 that said it had a low voltage. (The comment was also posted long ago, back when the siren community did not know as much)
Re: Post your Mystery Sirens here.
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:33 pm
by CD_Siren
Does anyone
- 12portsiren.png (583.38 KiB) Viewed 4138 times
know what this little thing is?
https://www.google.com/maps/@57.540228, ... 312!8i6656
Re: Post your Mystery Sirens here.
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 2:18 am
by nvanw27
Probably something by Carter or Gents. They have a lot of really weird models over there.
Re: Post your Mystery Sirens here.
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 1:21 pm
by SirensOfNewYork
Looks like an FP series siren mounted sideways.
Re: Post your Mystery Sirens here.
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:10 pm
by NottaFoamer
I think is one of those french sirens without the horns (Some very early designs were 12 port)
Re: Post your Mystery Sirens here.
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 6:18 pm
by SirensOfNewYork
Eows 115 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:10 pm
I think is one of those french sirens without the horns (Some very early designs were 12 port)
Well, the ports on those sirens are angled (has something to do with sound dynamics or whatever). I think it's a sideways FP series siren.
Re: Post your Mystery Sirens here.
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 6:54 pm
by NottaFoamer
SirensOfNewYork wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 6:18 pm
Eows 115 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:10 pm
I think is one of those french sirens without the horns (Some very early designs were 12 port)
Well, the ports on those sirens are angled (has something to do with sound dynamics or whatever). I think it's a sideways FP series siren.
I think your correct
FP series siren
Re: Post your Mystery Sirens here.
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 6:27 am
by sirensandfirealarms
Re: Post your Mystery Sirens here.
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 3:26 am
by C125
I've seen this siren multiple times while driving through not sure if it's active or not it's in Exeter Township Michigan looks to be an old fire department
42.023207,-83.479787
Re: Post your Mystery Sirens here.
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 1:03 pm
by CD_Siren
C125 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 3:26 am
I've seen this siren multiple times while driving through not sure if it's active or not it's in Exeter Township Michigan looks to be an old fire department
42.023207,-83.479787
ACA Banshee is my guess. It seems to be dual-toned and has the same top part.