You know, one day these local emergency management guys (you know, the ones that think they are important in a town with the population of 700) are going to figure out that these overpowered cars stereos are junk. They just have no idea that when you are more than 500 feet away from them, you can't ...

It's a family business.

If you look at the current model sirens, they all have a metal tag that reads:

STERLING QUALITY SIREN
MFD BY SENTRY SIREN INC

Most of these delay tubes were a simple heater filament and a bi-metallic strip that moved one or more contacts. When the device is turned on, the filament starts to heat. As the filament heats, it also heats the bi-metallic strip. As the strip heats, it slightly bends, moving with it one contact. O...

Don't forget- just like with car stereo and horsepower ratings, there are several different scales or "Weights" that some of these measurements use. There are 4 basic "weights" for a dB meter. Manufacturers often use a weight calibration that shows a larger number for the same gi...

Can and will bring what? A service technician, a bucket truck with a bunch of spare parts? (parts that will be wrong, BTW) A good old motor driven unit is still better than ANY overpowered car stereo on a pole. The only reason they can sell these things is the salesman always bamboozles the county o...

WOW! It worked for two years? That one did good!

Bipp, Booop, BAP. Puke!

The air filter in my Jeep can outlast a Whelen siren.

I have a better idea. I'll trade you a weak model 5 for the 2T22. The model 5 is guaranteed to wind up slow! You'll like this one that I'm taking down tomorrow (no- it's not for sale! I need parts from it, so it will become an organ donor). It takes about 15 seconds to reach full speed. It gets repl...

Don't use Rustoleum if it will be out in the weather. It WILL peel...even with their primer. This is consumer-grade junk for the rail on your front porch. When 45' in the air, it gets so much weather and doesn't last but a few years before peeling. Use a good two-part automotive primer such as "...

You don't have to worry at all about lead exposure by stripping a TBolt horn. You don't need a full body suit and all of this other hazmat garbage for a job of this duration. It takes years of exposure for Asbestos to accumulate in your body to cause harm and lead is the same way. Unless you are eat...