twix6
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Does anyone have any information on the Sireno Products Corporation? I was looking for information on when the company went out of business and when the Sireno Condor started and ended its production. Thank you.
crescentstar69 said:They stopped making warning equipment under the name ITT Jabsco. Jabsco makes marine motorized spot lights, and strangely enough plumbing fixtures now.
CFD125 said:Welcome Tyler,
If there is any chance of a Condor lens being found, it will probably be on this board.
I agree. I have often wondered if the weird, convex cascade mirror was to avoid any patent infringement with the Federal Signal TwinSonic.I do have a couple of gripes about these bars. The cascade mirrors, because they are convex versus stepped-flat mirrors, the intensity of the sequential flashes sucked. They worked, off-axis though! That coupled with the rotators spinning in the same direction and being independant, versus synchronized, kinda wrecked the whole effect. Then you have the plastics used by the rotators...they just didn't hold-up very well. The shafts wore into the housings making them all sloppy and they would lose contact.
The thing you have to keep in mind is that this was the way everything was going in the 80's. Plastic, cheap, low budget... look at the Lectric Lites bars with their cheezy plastics and the Light Force units. Cheetahs, ALL those little independants built some real crap which is why it's hard to find those ol' pigs still around. They just didn't hold together! As soon as I have a chance, Tyler, I'll drop that guy a note to see if he still has that bar. I'm sure he hasn't done anything to it. I usually end-up restoring them for him... I know he doesn't have any blue domes, though...
It is a sireno I thought it was a twinsonic at first alsoIt resembles a Multnolmah County, Oregon Sheriff department bar…first prototype FedSig sent was a CTS with blue domes—red cutout facing forward and amber cutout facing rear. If this was a similar prototype, then the speaker grill is installed backwards.
You might have something interesting here. Good find!
Also ibjave considered the domes are backwards but I can only tell by knowing which side the wires come out then I'll know for sure.It is a sireno I thought it was a twinsonic at first also
That's a great question. I'm always foggy on the relationship between Dietz, Grote, NAPA, Sireno, SVP, S&W and other "small brands" from the 70s and 80s. I'm sure someone has an actual breakdown of what the overlap and rebranding was.What was the relationship between Sireno and Smith & Wesson and SVP?
You left out Yankee….That's a great question. I'm always foggy on the relationship between Dietz, Grote, NAPA, Sireno, SVP, S&W and other "small brands" from the 70s and 80s. I'm sure someone has an actual breakdown of what the overlap and rebranding was.
Not necessarily so…Signal Stat bars had their cabling running on the passenger side. I don’t know anything about Sireno barsAlso ibjave considered the domes are backwards but I can only tell by knowing which side the wires come out then I'll know for sure.
Fair.... There was cross over from NA Signal and some brand too... I'd love to see a venn diagram or something.You left out Yankee….
Indeed. Some of these rebrands need 23 and me testingOr a genealogical family tree.
I almost bought this bar...I had attempted to email and call the owner of the store for quite a while and finally reached him after about a month. I went to check it out (and purchase?), but I wasn't able to get it to work. That, in combination with its condition made me decide to pass on it, as I don't have the time or knowledge to troubleshoot it. I'm glad someone here got it!Ok so I just bought a sireno I have never seen anywhere and im looking for info its model 8350 and it has the most unique setup any info is appreciated.View attachment 236143View attachment 236144
Yeah believe it or not there was absolutely nothing wrong with it she lit right up as soon as I put power to it I opened up the lenses and the inside was like brand-new it was really just a domes that were worn the main reason I bought it was because is a one-of-a-kind it was apparently custom made with the domes like that and the same thing with the configuration of the inside of the light bar the only thing is I can't figure out what Police Department came from I made a video of it I put it up on YouTube so you can check it out I put it under sireno light bar Massachusetts police department.I almost bought this bar...I had attempted to email and call the owner of the store for quite a while and finally reached him after about a month. I went to check it out (and purchase?), but I wasn't able to get it to work. That, in combination with its condition made me decide to pass on it, as I don't have the time or knowledge to troubleshoot it. I'm glad someone here got it!
I almost bought this bar...I had attempted to email and call the owner of the store for quite a while and finally reached him after about a month. I went to check it out (and purchase?), but I wasn't able to get it to work. That, in combination with its condition made me decide to pass on it, as I don't have the time or knowledge to troubleshoot it. I'm glad someone here got it!
I'm glad it works! I had attempted to power it up with a 20amp power supply, and I'm guessing it wasn't enough. I should have asked if I could take it out to the car and hook it up to the battery. Oh well, I'm glad you got it.Yeah believe it or not there was absolutely nothing wrong with it she lit right up as soon as I put power to it I opened up the lenses and the inside was like brand-new it was really just a domes that were worn the main reason I bought it was because is a one-of-a-kind it was apparently custom made with the domes like that and the same thing with the configuration of the inside of the light bar the only thing is I can't figure out what Police Department came from I made a video of it I put it up on YouTube so you can check it out I put it under sireno light bar Massachusetts police department.
Staying off topic, but expanding on your point.....Though completely OT but Whelen was pretty sketch back in the day itself.