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Posted: **Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:53 pm**

jacob585 wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:52 pm
Wait so does that mean if I hooked an AF timer up to a 1000 it would do fast wail?

Depends on what AF timer you have.

Posted: **Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:54 pm**

Tyler wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:53 am

Allertorguy02 wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:05 am
What about an AR5 or AF5?
They aren't too special. They just cycle for 5 minutes instead of 3 on the standard AR and AF.

Are those more uncommon?

Posted: **Mon Feb 12, 2018 4:59 pm**

Allertorguy02 wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:54 pm

Tyler wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:53 am

Allertorguy02 wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:05 am
What about an AR5 or AF5?
They aren't too special. They just cycle for 5 minutes instead of 3 on the standard AR and AF.
Are those more uncommon?

They are, but im pretty sure that you can modify a normal one to do 5 minute cycles.

Posted: **Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:20 pm**

most af timers iirc use an alert cam for the fire signal with a flasher unit in one of the rcms.

Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2018 2:03 am**

I'm an electrician and live on the OBX, I could stop by one day and see what you have and get your siren going from there if you would like.

Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:00 am**

Sounds good I'll let you know thanks I work down there everyday

Posted: **Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:19 am**

Fast wail was invented for the 2001 series and, as far as I know, not a feature of the AR/AF series. Many older sirens cannot react fast enough for fast wail to make a distinct signal.

Posted: **Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:46 am**

Daniel wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:19 am
Fast wail was invented for the 2001 series and, as far as I know, not a feature of the AR/AF series. Many older sirens cannot react fast enough for fast wail to make a distinct signal.

Actually this was a feature of the older units. If you look at the manual and specs for the AR/F, you will notice that it's capable of 3 on and 3 off, and Federal did offer a cam that did this.

: AR-AF_Timer_Cam.png (47.74 KiB) Viewed 3550 times

Here is a video of a 3T22 using the fast wail cam:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKZnPbEyPAo

Posted: **Sat Feb 17, 2018 12:53 am**

Tyler wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:46 am

Daniel wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:19 am
Fast wail was invented for the 2001 series and, as far as I know, not a feature of the AR/AF series. Many older sirens cannot react fast enough for fast wail to make a distinct signal.
Actually this was a feature of the older units. If you look at the manual and specs for the AR/F, you will notice that it's capable of 3 on and 3 off, and Federal did offer a cam that did this.

AR-AF_Timer_Cam.png

Here is a video of a 3T22 using the fast wail cam:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKZnPbEyPAo

Wait doesn't that mean it would be doing Hi-lo-fast-wail

Posted: **Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:21 am**

jacob585 wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 17, 2018 12:53 am

Tyler wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:46 am

Daniel wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:19 am
Fast wail was invented for the 2001 series and, as far as I know, not a feature of the AR/AF series. Many older sirens cannot react fast enough for fast wail to make a distinct signal.
Actually this was a feature of the older units. If you look at the manual and specs for the AR/F, you will notice that it's capable of 3 on and 3 off, and Federal did offer a cam that did this.

AR-AF_Timer_Cam.png

Here is a video of a 3T22 using the fast wail cam:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKZnPbEyPAo
Wait doesn't that mean it would be doing Hi-lo-fast-wail

Kinda sorta. Hi Lo fast wail would better be described as continuous solenoid duty while the motor is pulsing on and off.

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