PA-15a Director Siren assitance needed

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

Picked this up this weekend, honestly for giggles and

Started tinkering with it today, the siren seems to function properly, the microphone on the other hand is a different story. Opened it up and it literally fell apart.





Anyone have a pinout for the microphone? I see R,B,G,W I need to know what goes where so I can resolder the connections and not blow everything out.. lol




I'll probably open it up and go over it with some air, Isopropyl alcohol and a brush.

 

[MtnMan]

 

[OSP959(R)]

I like these sirens. We had these when I started with the highway patrol in 1990.

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

my soldering iron just took a ****

Seriously can't win.

Time to hit Amazon.

 

[CHIEFOPS]

I like these sirens. We had these when I started with the highway patrol in 1990.

As late as 1990?? What agency?

 

[OSP959(R)]

Ohio State Patrol.

 

[CHIEFOPS]

That's remarkable. What did they update to from those?

 

[OSP959(R)]

They went to the Federal PA300 and then switched to the SmartSiren when they went to Vista lightbars.

 

[CHIEFOPS]

Roger thanks

 

[Wailer]

What are the first two digits of the serial number (1D or 1E)?

1D and 1E have different circuit boards.

1D is the late 1960s version and has deep slow rising and falling wail and yelp tones.

1E is the 1970s version and has high-pitched fast rising / slow falling wail and yelp tones.

Series 1D came with a round mic and series 1E came with a square mic.

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

1E
Square Mic.

Still waiting on my new solder station.

 

[Wailer]

1E
Square Mic.

Still waiting on my new solder station.

It looks like an early version. The early 1Es have no ventilation holes in the chassis cover.

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

It looks like an early version. The early 1Es have no ventilation holes in the chassis cover.

There are none that I can see.

I will get some all around pictures once I get it reassembled.

 

[brbee]

They went to the Federal PA300 and then switched to the SmartSiren when they went to Vista lightbars.

And now they're on the Code 3 Z3 and RX2700