Federal Interceptor PA20A Series 2E (with video)

[Skulldigger]

Another toy I got today. Have been wanting one of these for a long time. This one is in fantastic shape. Needs a little bit of cleaning but there is no rust and only a few expected scratches. This is out of a Boston fire truck.

 

[denko3]

Love that fedsig interceptors and there voice!!!! )))) great prof.toy.....very nice piece of history too...

 

[SBFD-E-9]

Great looking and sounding siren!

 

[Skulldigger]

Federal Interceptors are responsible for the hearing loss I suffer from today. But I still love the sound of them.

 

[Maxim2Eng]

I prefer the sound of the earlier series with a lower pitch, but I loved the Interceptor 2E I had on my car. Driving an open cab Maxim with a Q contributed to my hearing loss.

 

[kadetklapp]

Are these able to be refurbished? I've got one but the wail is monotone. Didn't know if it was possible to fix.

 

[Skulldigger]

If you can find someone who is good at electronics. Maybe check with a local tech school or something. A steady tone generally means a defective resistor. Resistors are easy to replace if you know which one. If the wail falls only it is a Capacitor, if it rises to a steady tone and holds it is also a Capacitor.

Sounded good didn't it.. I have a trouble shooting manual with a schematic for a PA200. They should be the same except some parts may be higher resistance or capacity. But someone who knows electronics can read the color codes and replace like with like.

 

[MtnMan]

Are these able to be refurbished? I've got one but the wail is monotone. Didn't know if it was possible to fix.

I'm the guy to fix them. PM me for details.

 

[Wailer]

I have the same siren. I also have a PA200, and both of them are screamers.

 

[Skulldigger]

Is this siren safe to use with a CP25 speaker? If I remember correctly isn't a CP25 a 58watt? Not sure what this Pa20A puts out.

 

[Maxim2Eng]

If my aging memory serves, PA20 used the 58w speaker. I think the PA100 was the first 100w siren...with modular boxes...kinda cool.

 

[tsquale]

Those in-between tones were always cool. Thanks for the video of it!

 

[Wailer]

The PA20A series 2E runs at 58 watts with one speaker and 100 watts with two speakers.

 

[Wailer]

Are these able to be refurbished? I've got one but the wail is monotone. Didn't know if it was possible to fix.

Sounds like a capacitor needs to be replaced.