The Siren Board

Hello everybody,
Today I got a tour of ASC's factory so here are some pictures.


Mobil Directo at the entrance


Hand crank siren




Hurricane, i-Force, and prototype T-128


Screamer


Sirens in the back


Mount


i-Force and Super Banshee


P-50 horn


Model 5


From what the sales manager said, the i-Force on the left is the same one that was almost sold to ATI.


Federal control boxes


Cyclone


T-128 and i-Force trailer


T-135s


Mount


T-112

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Excellent photos. I forgot how massive the P-50 horn was until you put it into perspective next to the other ASC sirens. I assume you had a good time on their tour?

Great photos. The Mobil Directo looks particularly nice. It's a little surprising to see the Lion King siren mounted on an ASC platform.

What a shame to see some of the other sirens in rough condition. The white Allertor looks hopeless, but the Super Banshee's broken disc could probably be patched up with some boat wax and bondo.

SuperBanshee wrote:Great photos. The Mobil Directo looks particularly nice. It's a little surprising to see the Lion King siren mounted on an ASC platform.

What a shame to see some of the other sirens in rough condition. The white Allertor looks hopeless, but the Super Banshee's broken disc could probably be patched up with some boat wax and bondo.

Just a stretch but maybe that crank siren mounted on that ASC platform is used as a demo on how sirens work during the tour? that platform has wheels too

justie1220 wrote:

SuperBanshee wrote:Great photos. The Mobil Directo looks particularly nice. It's a little surprising to see the Lion King siren mounted on an ASC platform.

What a shame to see some of the other sirens in rough condition. The white Allertor looks hopeless, but the Super Banshee's broken disc could probably be patched up with some boat wax and bondo.

Just a stretch but maybe that crank siren mounted on that ASC platform is used as a demo on how sirens work during the tour? that platform has wheels too

Maby. There was a video on Facebook of someone incorrectly operating it. Because of that, he got his fingers pinched between the chopper/stator.
https://www.facebook.com/AmericanSignal ... 913103197/

I have never understood the point of the T-112.. It is basically just a T-121 without the projection horns, which probably don't cost that much to make. I wouldn't be surprised if ASC made the 121 a lot more expensive then the 112.. If this is true, I think its just a Scandal..

Valtonus wrote:I have never understood the point of the T-112.. It is basically just a T-121 without the projection horns, which probably don't cost that much to make. I wouldn't be surprised if ASC made the 121 a lot more expensive then the 112.. If this is true, I think its just a Scandal..

There is a great reason for the T-112. Let's say there is a small coverage gap at a park. If they install a larger siren, (T-128, T-121), they might get some law suits for hearing damage, or they don't have enough funds. The T-112 is a great siren for small coverage gaps.

It is basically the same deal with the Eclipse NH (I'm not sure is Federal is still selling it, though I'll bet it could be special ordered). Nice pictures of the Super Banshee! It is cool to see that they have a 3-signal Model too! Could it be the one from Iron Ridge? I do wonder what they plan on doing with all of these sirens...perhaps make an ACA/ASC museum?

The Super Banshee was from Thiensville, WI. It was built in 1970 and replaced with a T-135. You can see it in this video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBk60baFqPQ

Iron Ridge's siren was a Soundmaster 115. That one was scrapped in 2011 following a failed attempt to dismantle it for repairs.