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O'fallon Mo siren malfunction
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 6:50 pm
by Siranator3001
Hello,
last Friday during the live stream a siren off of feise road in front of the elementary school. It was doing a Hi-Low tone. I rode my bike down there and it was being worked on. They said it wont shut off so we waited 5 minutes till they shut the power down to the siren. What do you guys think happened to this siren.
Re: O'fallon Mo siren malfunction
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 8:54 pm
by gman 1
What type of siren is it? More than likely it's a radio malfunction, but someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
Re: O'fallon Mo siren malfunction
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:34 pm
by SoundMaster 391
gman 1 wrote:What type of siren is it? More than likely it's a radio malfunction, but someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
It's a 3T22.
Re: O'fallon Mo siren malfunction
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:48 pm
by gman 1
It sounds to me like a radio malfunction, but again I say correct me if i'm wrong.
O'fallon Mo siren malfunction
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:36 am
by Cory
More than likely a miscommunication between the transmitter and receiver in the siren. We have had that happen a few times in the past. That is why it's critical to have people out there during monthly tests to observe and inspect the sirens.
Re: O'fallon Mo siren malfunction
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 12:05 pm
by Siranator3001
SoundMaster 391 wrote:gman 1 wrote:What type of siren is it? More than likely it's a radio malfunction, but someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
It's a 3T22.
It was a Whelen 2900
Re: O'fallon Mo siren malfunction
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 4:17 pm
by Stormsetter4
Siranator3001 wrote:SoundMaster 391 wrote:gman 1 wrote:What type of siren is it? More than likely it's a radio malfunction, but someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
It's a 3T22.
It was a Whelen 2900
Sounds like a ribbon cable problem to me. It seems to be a somewhat common problem with that type of siren. I've heard of them shorting out before and causing the siren to randomly start going off. (Often times in Hi-Lo) They won't stop going off until somebody either disconnects the siren, or unplugs the ribbon cable. That would explain why it wouldn't shut off.
Re: O'fallon Mo siren malfunction
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 4:20 pm
by Siranator3001
Stormsetter4 wrote:Siranator3001 wrote:SoundMaster 391 wrote:
It's a 3T22.
It was a Whelen 2900
Sounds like a ribbon cable problem to me. It seems to be a somewhat common problem with that type of siren. I've heard of them shorting out before and causing the siren to randomly start going off. (Often times in Hi-Lo) They won't stop going off until somebody either disconnects the siren, or unplugs the ribbon cable. That would explain why it wouldn't shut off.
Thanks for the Info.
Re: O'fallon Mo siren malfunction
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 5:03 pm
by SoundMaster 391
Siranator3001 wrote:SoundMaster 391 wrote:gman 1 wrote:What type of siren is it? More than likely it's a radio malfunction, but someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
It's a 3T22.
It was a Whelen 2900
Ah ok. I thought it was a 3T22 because you used the 3T22 emoji in your signature.
Re: O'fallon Mo siren malfunction
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 5:05 pm
by Siranator3001
SoundMaster 391 wrote:Siranator3001 wrote:SoundMaster 391 wrote:
It's a 3T22.
It was a Whelen 2900
Ah ok. I thought it was a 3T22 because you used the 3T22 emoji in your signature.
That siren is located off of mexico road in front of fort zumwalt south high school