That's great news!

Will anyone attempt to get some of the sirens that will be replaced?

I feel this will become quite interesting. If this gets enough publicity, who knows what the outcome will be.

jerrylovessirens wrote:We see the thing so special about getting it running is that if we do, it will be the only known Gasoline Mobil Directo in the world to be operational.

Not to mention it's a single-tone model. How rare are they?

Looks great! Will you post a video of you testing it?

The3t22sOfUSA wrote:It would be nearly impossible to hear those sirens!

... what makes you say that?

The overkill is in my opinion a good idea. The redundancy of all the sirens should minimize the issue of a malfunctioning single siren.

I'll take the liberty to simplify. Your Model 5 can get 220 volts AC from your dryer outlet. Also, for an AR timer to work it needs a motor starter, basically a giant switch that's controlled by a low-voltage signal. You connect the starter's power input to your dryer power outlet (you can find the ...

erik92da wrote:A warm motor (and bearing lube) will tend to have a longer wind down time.

That makes sense, since the lubricating grease is warmer its viscosity is lower.

Thank you for that clarification, Carl.

EDIT: Oops, your name's Ian.

Looks like a Sentry, and by the horns on it's its maybe a 16V1T-B. Charlie, perhaps you can confirm this model number? It's not a 16V1t-B. The rows of horns are to close together. It's got to either be a 15V2T in 3 phase or a 20V2T. But how can a dual-tone siren have the same number of horns on bot...