From: Rick v100 (rickv100@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Jul 21 2005 - 04:43:22 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.
>
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