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8/10 port sirens

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 5:38 pm
by JonTishBass
Does anyone know of any 8/10 port sirens that aren't the ACA Hurricane 130? There's one I know of that kind of sounds like one and that is the Federal Signal Model 2T, however it is a 4/5 port. If you you know of any 8/10 port sirens please let me know.

Re: 8/10 port sirens

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:12 pm
by Chem_Boffin_6589
The 2T is basically half of 8/10 but spinning at double the speed, so one could say it counts. As far as I know ACA were the only* ones that had 8/10 on a mainstream siren.

Re: 8/10 port sirens

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:12 pm
by Synther
EDIT: Ope, I got 8/10 confused with 8/12. Disregard this post.
Here's an 8/10 port WW2 siren:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCuMBis9oHM

Re: 8/10 port sirens

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:25 am
by Chicagosiren-hunters
IIRC the B&M dual headed sirens had a 16/20 ratio, so double that of an 8/10. Here is an advert for them:
B&M Air Raid.jpg
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Re: 8/10 port sirens

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:40 am
by Snowcube
There's an 8-10 port dual head siren in the Mystery Sirens thread.
https://www.airraidsirens.net/forums/vi ... start=2940
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Re: 8/10 port sirens

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 4:13 am
by Chicagosiren-hunters
Could that be a B&M? Not sure how big it is, but it very well could be a 15AR-5, as seen in the ad above. Here is a smaller one found on a firehouse years ago, believed to be a 10AR-2:
Unknown B&M.jpg
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*Credit to Adam Pollak for the image*