Re: [MV] M43 Siren Wooowooowooo

From: STEVE Hill (statesvillenc@msn.com)
Date: Thu Jul 21 2005 - 13:43:49 PDT


Stu,
Did you put yours on the dash or the floor? RivRad's is $12 for the floor
and $27 for the dash. I've got a Radio Shack a few blocks away.
Thanks.
Steve

>From: "Stu" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] M43 Siren Wooowooowooo
>Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:18:46 -0400
>
>Bought my switch at radio shack. Just a regular momentary switch. Save
>your money.
>
> "Stu"
>Southern NH, USA
>"Live Free Or Die"
>
>MVPA #14790
>
>1967 M151A1 Jeep 1964 M416 Trailer
>1985 M1008 CUCV Pickup
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
>Of STEVE Hill
>Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 3:54 PM
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>Subject: Re: [MV] M43 Siren Wooowooowooo
>
>Thanks guys for the information and advice. As Rick discovered, RivRad has
>a floor siren switch and a hand push button siren switch. Don't remember
>seeing anything like that before.
>
>My siren's data plate says:
>
>WGW Ser 4L51
>Volts 25 Amps 8
>U.S.
>Federal Sign and Signal Corp
>Blue Island, Ill.
>Contract No. DSA700-69-C-2387
>
>Thanks again.
>Steve
>
>
> >From: Rick v100 <rickv100@yahoo.com>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: Re: [MV] M43 Siren Wooowooowooo
> >Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 04:43:22 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Just found this while looking for other parts.
> >
> >http://www.muttparts.com/mix.htm#pan
> >
> >Second down on the left siren foot switch.
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >
> >--- Kris Kirby <kris@catonic.net> wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, captw1 wrote:
> > > > Joe, although the switch you refer to looks
> > > similar to an older style
> > > > floor mounted headlamp dimmer switch, it's
> > > actually a momentary contact
> > > > starter switch with much heavier contacts to carry
> > > the load of the motor
> > > > driven siren as APB had mentioned...siren motor is
> > > like a starter motor
> > >
> > > Ah, we're talking about a siren not unlike the
> > > Federal Signal Q2B.
> > > Requires 12V @ 100A to be useful, motor driven.
> > >
> > > Um? Headlight flasher and a big contactor? :) Given
> > > that the siren pulls
> > > so much power, it may be possible there was a
> > > low-voltage cut-off
> > > mechanism in the original implementation that is
> > > unobtainium now.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kris Kirby <kris@catonic.net>
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