Grover help

[Falcon9]

ok, so I posted earlier that I was planning on installing a grover horn on my truck...


I've since bought this


Viair 20005 2 Gallon Air Source Kit (not from them but the same compressor) and I can get the horn locally.


Is that enough for it to sound liek it should? Ive seen some youtube vids of them at 120psi with 1.5g and they sound ok. Thats 2gal.


I'd like it to sound like this..

or thereabouts lol thanks

 

[Quentin]

that should be good. i got a 3gal tank for two horns and it will last

 

[Falcon9]

Cool beans. I'm probably running just 1 trumphet.. I'll see how I go. thanks

 

[Bigredinstalls]

Cool beans. I'm probably running just 1 trumphet.. I'll see how I go. thanks

It's all about how much you use the horn. If you use it normally and dont hold it down for five minutes (obviously exagerating) you oughta be fine.

 

[Falcon9]

mostly just for moving traffic (what else lol) Don't need to have it going for that long. Just wanted to make sure it wont die after a few blips

 

[calebsheltonmed23]

It's all about how much you use the horn. If you use it normally and dont hold it down for five minutes (obviously exagerating) you oughta be fine.

I have a friend that works in my county's EMS and he firmly believes that the A/H is a siren and he will use it as such. We would literally go on a 3 mile run and be out of air by the time we got there. I mean the whole time we were driving it was A/H all the time!!! lol. Sorry, that one hit home! lol:crazy:

 

[Quentin]

LOL traffic must be really bad there


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[Rofocowboy84]

If you use it normally and dont hold it down for five minutes (obviously exagerating)

It's been done before, or at least close to it. Took this video going to a mutual aid call a few years ago. I wasn't driving or in control of the Q or horns, one of the overzealous younger guys was. All I had was the Code3 electronic. I'm not a big fan of riding on a truck he's driving, he gets tunnel vision waaaay too quickly, and will actually forget that he's stepping on the Q or horn pedals....

 

[Bigredinstalls]

It's been done before, or at least close to it. Took this video going to a mutual aid call a few years ago. I wasn't driving or in control of the Q or horns, one of the overzealous younger guys was. All I had was the Code3 electronic. I'm not a big fan of riding on a truck he's driving, he gets tunnel vision waaaay too quickly, and will actually forget that he's stepping on the Q or horn pedals....
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It's instances like this that make me hope that the Air horn system has a seperate tank from the chasis systems.

 

[whatevah]

We had issues with the air supply in my company before... the older guys tell stories about one officer that LOVED the air horn... so much that they'd only get a half-mile from the station and the brakes would lock up stopping the rig in the middle of the road. We still have that engine (1972 Seagrave), but it's been retired.

 

[NCFD43]

We had issues with the air supply in my company before... the older guys tell stories about one officer that LOVED the air horn... so much that they'd only get a half-mile from the station and the brakes would lock up stopping the rig in the middle of the road. We still have that engine (1972 Seagrave), but it's been retired.

Lol, we have a guy like that, and im like that as well, but i usually keep an eye on the air gauge. Our 2007 ladder has a sensor that will prevent the horns from being sounded unless the air is above a certain PSI. Several times ive yanked on the horn cord, to find that they would only sound for about a second before kicking off, lol. THank god for a v-con on that, or else i wouldnt have a horn when that happens!

 

[Falcon9]

Traffic here is shithouse. They dont even give way for our trucks and get pissed if they give way. lol then we have the people who tailgate the truck, block us, taunt us etc. This will just help a bit lololol

 

[Dr. Dennis Stouffer]

Perhaps the police in Australia should become aggressive in citing drivers who tail gate and don't pull over. We seem not to have that issue in LA too much (unless they don't hear the EV), and the police/CHP here do cite errant drivers when spotted.


If running out of air is a problem, consider Martin or Fiamm EV horns. They can operate for 30 minues without pausing. Might be expensive, but you will be heard by most drivers.

 

[calebsheltonmed23]

LOL traffic must be really bad there

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It's really not that bad...usually. If Ft. Wood is getting out (1500-1700), it's really busy. Other than that, it's usually pretty good. And most people pull over for us.