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tommylg · Post by **tommylg** » 23 Jun 2021, 07:27

I will always do a search before posting on the forum.
What is this round thingy and why would it be disconnected?
Thanks much,
Tommy

Post by **Chuck W** » 23 Jun 2021, 07:32

Alarm horn. No idea why it would be disconnected, unless there is a problem with the alarm system.

Post by **BEJinFbk** » 23 Jun 2021, 07:43

Well, for one thing, the front half of that horn is missing...

Post by **abscate** » 23 Jun 2021, 10:18

BEJinFbk wrote: ↑23 Jun 2021, 07:43 Well, for one thing, the front half of that horn is missing...

Tough town, when they steal your alarm horn.

Post by **scot850** » 23 Jun 2021, 11:02

These fail all the time. I'm guessing that someone removed the front cover to stop the annoying noise they can make as they start to fail. I have seen several like this.

Neil.

tommylg · Post by **tommylg** » 23 Jun 2021, 11:10

Thanks guys. I will leave it be.
Tommy

Post by **BEJinFbk** » 23 Jun 2021, 14:27

Or the nut came loose and rattled off.
Then all of the diaphragm discs fall off.

The failure mode that I’ve seen is that the
nut backs off and the horn starts to sound
like an asthmatic duck.
At the point, you can either tighten it up and
get it back in “tune”, or just leave it until the
nut falls off, the remainder succumbs to gravity
and it winds up looking like the one at the top
of this post. Sad.

Post by **matthew1** » 23 Jun 2021, 14:58

abscate wrote: ↑23 Jun 2021, 10:18
BEJinFbk wrote: ↑23 Jun 2021, 07:43 Well, for one thing, the front half of that horn is missing...
Tough town, when they steal your alarm horn.

Meth.