anyone have problems with FS Touchmaster Delta's?

[Quentin]

I got one new back in 08 since day one the PA and radio rebrodcast sound would go in and out and sound funny. I bought a NOS Delta cajunblitz and some reason the horn ring stop working, send it back to him and he sends me another works perfect. I install it and send in my 08 Delta to be repaired. they said there was nothing wrong with it? They ship it back i just left it in the box for 3 months and just used the Delta i had installed. The Delta that was installed siren went out and everything else work?





I pull the Delta out and found a fuse pop inside and replace it and bench test it. The fuse pops again. I call Unitrol and they tell me i have to send it in. So I pull out my other Delta and bench test it before install. where to start about this one.... The green back light buttons are dim, when i do anything with the siren or horn they go out. the siren comes on in any mode, slide switch in to mode 1 both mode 1 & 2 lights come on, slide in to mode 3 both the lights dim. slide in to mode 3 they go out.





So now I'm out a siren as of right now and was wondering if anything like this has happen then there UTMD?

 

[Black Hoe]

I got one new back in 08 since day one the PA and radio rebrodcast sound would go in and out and sound funny. I bought a NOS Delta cajunblitz and some reason the horn ring stop working, send it back to him and he sends me another works perfect. I install it and send in my 08 Delta to be repaired. they said there was nothing wrong with it? They ship it back i just left it in the box for 3 months and just used the Delta i had installed. The Delta that was installed siren went out and everything else work?



I pull the Delta out and found a fuse pop inside and replace it and bench test it. The fuse pops again. I call Unitrol and they tell me i have to send it in. So I pull out my other Delta and bench test it before install. where to start about this one.... The green back light buttons are dim, when i do anything with the siren or horn they go out. the siren comes on in any mode, slide switch in to mode 1 both mode 1 & 2 lights come on, slide in to mode 3 both the lights dim. slide in to mode 3 they go out.





So now I'm out a siren as of right now and was wondering if anything like this has happen then there UTMD?

I have read on here that for whatever reason, the UTMD's are not as reliable as the older but still manufactured model UTM series. I have been running the UTM1's and UTM4's in my fleet for 20+ years and never had any issues with them. The Unitrol 80K's and Omega 90's are just as reliable. I don't run any UTMD's in my fleet at all because of the known problems that they have, some new right out of the box.

 

[Quentin]

Bump? anyone else had problems with them?

 

[Miller88]

Don't like to resurrect old threads but let me share my experience with Touchmaster Deltas. I have as of today gone through 3 of them due to various issues. Number 1 I am not sure how, one day one of the push button switches quit working. Well I got another and gave number 1 away to a friend who needed a siren at the time. Siren number 2 was great until it blew the output transistor and would not do any siren tones. Siren number 3 I got for free from a friend in return for selling a lightbar of his and I got one good code 3 run out of it, but the next morning the fuse popped after using the PA mic. I replaced the fuse of the same amperage and it started smoking and shooting sparks and bam, another output transistor was fried. Have I just had really bad luck with these things or has Federal Signal gone downhill that much? Its a shame because the siren tones are amazing for clearing traffic. For now I am going to stick to using my Whelen 295SLSA6 and when or if I decide to get another siren I will probably stick with Whelen since I have had no trouble with them. Sorry for the rant session, hope this may help someone consider their choice for or against Touchmaster deltas.

 

[JazzDad]

My experience (very little) seems to be that it is super-sensitive to low supply voltage. As the battery was dying in my vehicle, the alley lights would come on randomly. No problems since the new battery.

 

[Quentin]

I have the touch master repaired and been sitting in my closet ever since.


Right now I am running the smart siren platinum witch works great with the valor. I just wish it had as good as tones as the touch master delta.


I think federal needs to make a smart touch master delta. I'd buy it in a heart beat!

 

[JazzDad]

I'm not so sure about how long the highest frequency hangs when it's in wail mode.

 

[Eric1249]

I just got one. I heard they were good sirens. I agree that the tones are great.