It was Iwata himself who chose that sound after visiting an old American school with a 4207 just to watch them test the system. Delighted at the sound of the 4051's, he said, "Eureka! I will program the Wii to make this exact sound upon crashing." He was a huge fan of Simplex, even going as far as to call the Wii's successor the Wii U after the 4100's successor, the 4100U. (I made all of this up. Them sounding similar is a weird coincidence)
3 amps isn't actually a lot for such a low-voltage horn. A 12 VDC horn that draws 70 mA would have the same power consumption as a 24 VDC horn that draws 35 mA. Additionally, the amperage of the AC horns doesn't correspond to the DC horns at the same voltage.
I remember hearing all of the talk about Simplex 4051s being ungodly loud before learning about these different makes and models. That’s why when I got my 4051, I couldn’t understand why it wasn’t deafening like others were saying it was. I thought it was either mine was dying, I got too used to the excruciating loudness of Advances and NS’s, or if these people were bluffing and being overly dramatic. Turns out, I got sorta lucky and got a 100 mA horn. That being said, I currently have a Faraday 5540 on the way due to morbid curiosity.
I had the same experience. I had a bunch of Faraday 5640's and 4051's, most of which I sold. A few of them were really loud, but not to the degree of the 5540.
Yeah, I'm going to have to carefully tune it. Problem is that it has a soldered-on strobe, which can deliver a nasty shock. And those 4903's actually started being made in the very late 1980's. So I'm not sure.
Just found out there's a Faraday 5420. The 24 VDC versions of this horn drew a whopping 600 mA!!! Likely non-polarized.
Many places in Chattanooga tn still use those type of fire alarm even 2903s 9806s and 9833e
i actually thought that the louder 4051 was more common
I always learn something new when it comes to watching these videos.
02:11 to 02:21 That Federal Signal 450D Series B4, 63 mA horn sounded at the same pitch of a scoreboard horn/buzzer
Actually the wii crash sound got inspiration from this!
It was Iwata himself who chose that sound after visiting an old American school with a 4207 just to watch them test the system.
Delighted at the sound of the 4051's, he said, "Eureka! I will program the Wii to make this exact sound upon crashing."
He was a huge fan of Simplex, even going as far as to call the Wii's successor the Wii U after the 4100's successor, the 4100U.
(I made all of this up. Them sounding similar is a weird coincidence)
the 9838 was my elementary schools fire alarm 20 years ago.. so nostalgic to hear it again after 20 years
The 9846 needs tune up and the b4 i think and my 4051 is 1 amp and it's about loud as a 9838 or a 4901 horn
2:11 introducing, the wii crash alarm
Hey really cool devices!! I don't have any like these!! Sounds great! Stay safe and have fun!! ...
i have a rare wheelock 31-6, and it draws 3 amps. not milliamps. amps. and it is LOUD
3 amps isn't actually a lot for such a low-voltage horn. A 12 VDC horn that draws 70 mA would have the same power consumption as a 24 VDC horn that draws 35 mA.
Additionally, the amperage of the AC horns doesn't correspond to the DC horns at the same voltage.
I remember hearing all of the talk about Simplex 4051s being ungodly loud before learning about these different makes and models. That’s why when I got my 4051, I couldn’t understand why it wasn’t deafening like others were saying it was. I thought it was either mine was dying, I got too used to the excruciating loudness of Advances and NS’s, or if these people were bluffing and being overly dramatic. Turns out, I got sorta lucky and got a 100 mA horn. That being said, I currently have a Faraday 5540 on the way due to morbid curiosity.
I had the same experience. I had a bunch of Faraday 5640's and 4051's, most of which I sold. A few of them were really loud, but not to the degree of the 5540.
Man that was really cool! That first 450D sounded raspy though. Are those 4903-9101 Strobe Plates from the early 90's?
Yeah, I'm going to have to carefully tune it. Problem is that it has a soldered-on strobe, which can deliver a nasty shock.
And those 4903's actually started being made in the very late 1980's. So I'm not sure.
It's supposed to be loud what do you expect
pքɾօʍօʂʍ