Fri May 21, 2010 6:40 pm
ACA was really a subdivision of Biersach and Niedermeyer Company. ACA was started in 1968 by Jim Biersach to revive siren sales that had dropped off under BNCO (their Mobil directo's popularity was very low at this time). ACA produced a full line of high precision sirens intended to suit each and every city and town. They started the Penetrator line in 1980. The Performance Penetrator (first ever battery back up siren by ACA) was made in 1989. The PN20 was released in 1992. ACA went bankrupt in 1993, and was bought by Dale Moeller (who ran Exelon Alerting Systems) not long afterwards. He turned it into ASC in 1995, and it was really no longer associated with BNCO at this time.
Now to set a few facts straight:
There never was a Hormann link, other than Hormann USA being an ASC dealer in the past.
There never was a lawsuit about the Hurricane 130. The Hurricane's horn shape was changed in the pursuit of efficiency.
None of the ACA sirens were built prior to 1968.
10-12 port sirens were dropped due to 8-12 and 9-12 having better coverage at long distances.
ACA didn't just change their name to ASC. The entire siren division (ACA) was changed, as mentioned in the first section.
The Banshee 115 was produced along with the standard Banshee until 1994. It was not stopped due to Soundmaster.
There were never any lawsuits about the P-10.
The RM/OM names were never used by ACA/ASC.
ACA never used Federal's 10-12 rotors. The only Federal rotors BNCO used were the single tone 8 port ones for the first few Mobil Directos. There onwards, it was all BNCO castings.
Prior to ACA, the only siren made by BNCO was the Mobil Directo, and nothing else.
And to whoever smited me for this post, please learn to cite your own info in the future, kthxbye.
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500 AT fan on Sat May 22, 2010 10:05 pm, edited 3 times in total.
STATUS: Taking a break from ARS until late July.