ACA Cyclone and other sirens, Riyadh 1991

[kswx29]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/xXOQ9cDwxLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_gJSxNo3hk

The other alarms in the background sound pretty interesting.

[4J25]

That sounds sweet.

[Jake_7367]

ACA Cyclones in Saudi Arabia.. unsurprising since ASC mentioned that Cyclones have been shipped overseas. I wonder in what other places of the world Cyclones can be found.

[SoundMaster 391]

I found this article a few weeks back dated January 22, 1991. It was talking about Saudi buying sirens from ACA. This was a little quote from the article. "The Saudi officials placed a rush order for 100 more "Laser 6000" sirens." I have to guess that those "Laser 6000" sirens were ACA Alertronic 6000. So the other sirens in that video could possibly be the Alertronics. Saudi already had 88 ACA sirens in the country, including 7 sirens at a US military base in Dharan, and 24 sirens in the capital of Riyadh (Most likely the Cyclones). Here is the article. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 5497&hl=en

[Travis]

Taiwan also purchased a bunch of Cyclones.

[DJ2226]

Listening to the wind up on the Cyclone I'm starting to wonder if that siren had a damper or something. The initial wind up on it was nonexistent. If those are Alertronics they sound like they are on analog controllers with the peak pitches being off slightly similar to older Whelens and EOWS sirens.

[Daniel]

Interestingly, Saudi Arabia is on a 60 Hz. system.

[Chicagosiren-hunters]

Listening to the wind up on the Cyclone I'm starting to wonder if that siren had a damper or something. The initial wind up on it was nonexistent. If those are Alertronics they sound like they are on analog controllers with the peak pitches being off slightly similar to older Whelens and EOWS sirens.

I would have to agree, even the wind down cuts off too. We have heard that the Cyclone was offered with a damper, so maybe these really are.

[Stevan Z]

Taiwan also purchased a bunch of Cyclones.

I think we've ruled out those aren't actual ACA made Cyclones.

[Jared H]

I think I hear an STH or some similar 12 port mechanical siren in the mix, at the beginning of the video.