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My New Federal Model 5AT
Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 9:33 pm
by GabrielFairchild
Hello, I just got my Federal model 5AT on Thursday
.I got it at George Gideon Auctioneers. Thank you to elc32955 for telling me about this auction. I plan on restoring the siren.
Re: My New Federal Model 5AT
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 3:41 am
by TrainsAndSirens1
Congratulations on getting the siren!
Re: My New Federal Model 5AT
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 3:45 pm
by coastalsyrolover
Saaaaay looks to me like you got one with stainless steel housing! If so then as far as I know (and please someone correct me if I'm wrong) you are the second here on the board to own a stainless model 5. I think yours truly here is the first? (Seriously... Someone please correct me if I'm wrong...)
Re: My New Federal Model 5AT
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 4:09 pm
by Stormsetter4
coastalsyrolover wrote:Saaaaay looks to me like you got one with stainless steel housing! If so then as far as I know (and please someone correct me if I'm wrong) you are the second here on the board to own a stainless model 5. I think yours truly here is the first? (Seriously... Someone please correct me if I'm wrong...)
That's not stainless, it's your average run-of-the-mill galvanized metal Model 5 housing. If it was stainless it wouldn't be rusted.
Re: My New Federal Model 5AT
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 9:22 pm
by GabrielFairchild
It is galvanized.
Re: My New Federal Model 5AT
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 9:23 pm
by coastalsyrolover
Stormsetter4 wrote:coastalsyrolover wrote:Saaaaay looks to me like you got one with stainless steel housing! If so then as far as I know (and please someone correct me if I'm wrong) you are the second here on the board to own a stainless model 5. I think yours truly here is the first? (Seriously... Someone please correct me if I'm wrong...)
That's not stainless, it's your average run-of-the-mill galvanized metal Model 5 housing. If it was stainless it wouldn't be rusted.
Oaaaaaaoooo... See mine has little rust spots on it but like... They aren't noticeable except up close.
Re: My New Federal Model 5AT
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:52 pm
by Adam Pollak
I haven't been on in a while, but I'm happy you were able to get that siren. Here is a pic of it when it was still mounted back in 2004 =)
Where in FL are you located?
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Re: My New Federal Model 5AT
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 10:37 pm
by jacob585
Could you like do a step by step thing about refurbishing it? because I want to learn how to refurbish sirens.
Re: My New Federal Model 5AT
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:00 pm
by Captain Dynamite
Very nice 5AT! Please when you work on this siren take photos of the rotor & stator I would like to see the designs of them.
Re: My New Federal Model 5AT
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 8:52 am
by GabrielFairchild
Nice photo! Where exactly was it located? I was told by the auction house that it was from Volusia County. I am in the Ft. Lauderdale area.