Here's what I have so far on the control panel. I picked up a CD&F from a scrap yard and mounted it in the free space on the backboard; it'll house an FC and a UV5R will act as the radio receiver. Still awaiting parts to finish that up. I'm also still awaiting the controller bracket, which will ...

Today I got the last few metal parts of the head primed and painted, and began the process of reassembling it on the test stand from the base and up. I got the new bearings installed, as well as new hardware too. Same goes for the new relay sockets; new stainless steel screws hold them and the delay...

I hauled in all the steel parts to Johnson Sandblasting yesterday around 5:00 in the evening... About 11:00 this morning, my phone rang; the parts were already sandblasted and ready for pickup! Talk about fast service! I ended up picking up some primer and paint at Menards and got to work this after...

Well, after issue after issue with getting the aluminum cover designed, cut, rolled, welded, rewelded (shop that welded it the first time did a HORRIBLE job), and then encountering multiple issues afterwards, I decided to scrap that idea and try salvaging the fiberglass cover. Still waiting for more...

That’s an amazing find! You got very lucky! Good luck restoring it! I’d say the first priority is painting over the vandalism if it were me. Well, with it currently being in the negatives for temperature, painting at my shop is impossible. I'd like to get most of it sanded off first before painting...

That’s an amazing find! You got very lucky! Good luck restoring it! I’d say the first priority is painting over the vandalism if it were me. Well, with it currently being in the negatives for temperature, painting at my shop is impossible. I'd like to get most of it sanded off first before painting...

Doing some work on the cabinet. Had to remove three broken screws out of the control board. Also had to dump out all the leaves and dirt, so I figured the best way was to just tip it face first into the ground... Not the best but it works! :lol: Apparently these steel cabinets have the battery cabin...

Apparently the Carson-recommended equivalent First off, best of luck. Looking beautiful. This made me wonder: did Carson make everything for ACA's electronics in the early days? Curious what, if anything, ACA did in house with the electronic components. Thank you! My guess is Carson did, but I'd ha...

When I originally bought the Alertronic amplifiers from WSS, I didn't expect them all to work. I would be right about that as amplifier "A4" had a dead short somewhere in the circuit. After talking with Tyler about it, he suggested testing and replacing the old CP2742 transistors with new ...

How is the Alertronic rare? Is it because of it because of where it was located, how it was produced, or how it oscillates? Even though I've loved sirens my whole life, I still don't understand some of this stuff... It's the only 6000R known to have an oscillating rotation system. I don't think any...