Dangerous Alarm
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=48023
Printed Date: April 26, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Topic: Dangerous Alarm
Posted By: jazzcustom131
Subject: Dangerous Alarm
Date Posted: January 18, 2005 at 4:48 PM
I was at work the other day, when a guy brought us his car. We were installing a new system in it for him, but he failed to warn us of one thing, there was an alarm in it. Now, just to avaoid accidentally setting them off, we normally unhook alarms when we do large installs like this in people's cars. Well, since we didn't know he had one, we didn't un hook anything. I went to go upstaris and retrieve the equipment, when suddenly the loudest noise i've ever heard erupted from our install bay (Louder then the 15 Orion twelve's in our show car). Turns out, one of the other installers accidentally tripped the alarm. Apparently, it's a 175 dB horn that blasts when triggered. Blew out the guy's windows, blew the eardrums of our installer, and burst blood vessels in his eyes, arms, and face. He'll be fine, but deaf for the rest of his life. WHere the hell do you get something like that? That is like the most dangerous alarm I think i've ever seen. And yes, we are levying a massive law suit on this punk ------------- Greed is for amateurs.
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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: January 18, 2005 at 5:00 PM
I call bullsh*t. Proove it.
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Posted By: jazzcustom131
Date Posted: January 18, 2005 at 5:07 PM
prove it how so? ------------- Greed is for amateurs.
Disorder,chaos,anarchy now THAT is fun!!
Posted By: auex
Date Posted: January 18, 2005 at 5:15 PM
Pictures. If you where going to sue the first thing you would have would be pictures or police report, this could technically be considered mantrap.
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Always check info with a digital multimeter.
I promise to be good.
Tell Darwin I sent you.
I've been sick lately, sorry I won't be on much.
Posted By: Jschult3
Date Posted: January 18, 2005 at 5:25 PM
Im thinking the medical report from the hospital. The vehicle check in report where he signed for the condition of the vehicle. Hopefully there is a part that says " ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT INSTALLED IN VEHICLE?" or something equivalent. I'd take some pic's of the horn if you can find it as well. Sorry to hear about your installer, I don't know where you could get such a powerful alarm. Mayby a boat supply store, like a foghorn or something? ------------- Jeff
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Posted By: jazzcustom131
Date Posted: January 18, 2005 at 5:52 PM
The other other guys did all the picture taking, I could prolly get my hands on them though. I don't think it was a "pre-made" system, I think it was just something the guy fabricated himself. We do have an alarm question on our estimates, but he checked no. I guess cause he prolly knew that it ain't legal. At least I don't see how that sort of thing could be. I've been stuck upstairs the past couple of days, cause our shop manager was the one that smashed the alarm, so he's not feelin real great. I'll diog around though, cause I haven't really asked much, the dB rating was what I heard from a phone conversation ------------- Greed is for amateurs.
Disorder,chaos,anarchy now THAT is fun!!
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: January 18, 2005 at 8:39 PM
FAK me, if it is legit, hope the installer is going to be OK, if it is not legit, this is your credibilty going down the crapper. WTF kind of horn is that, a train horn with some massive air resevoir and compressor for it? If so then it would have been an easy spot. Something is just not addin up here dude.
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Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: January 19, 2005 at 2:42 AM
One would think that a horn capable of 175db.....would be rather large now, wouldn' one?
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Posted By: xetmes
Date Posted: January 19, 2005 at 6:52 AM
175 dB? Isnt that around the point of phase change? Prolly about as loud as this thing https://www.victorysiren.com/x/main.htm Not saying an extreamly loud siren could not really mess some one up but 175 dB? Thats a whole lot of power...
Posted By: Master Asylum
Date Posted: January 19, 2005 at 8:34 AM
That's not a whole lot, that's outrageous. The power supply to trigger that would be impossible to not see... I guess maybe if this car is a huge car (look at the stuff from the 50's or so, you got some big ones there I guess) you could hide that, and man, it takes a car sized siren to make that much noise. Given the 175dB you overheard was just someone being slightly overexaggerative, then there might be something more functional. BUt either way, that's a lot.
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Posted By: misterjimbo
Date Posted: January 19, 2005 at 10:59 AM
ok, so i was on the "you can go deaf it you hear this" website and the only thing comparable to 175db... is the sound of the apollo lifting off which weighs in at 188db... did they store teh apollo under his hood? i wonder if he gets a tax break for letting them park it there.
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Posted By: meltingplastic
Date Posted: January 19, 2005 at 11:42 AM
if you check out suicidedoors.com they sell train horns.. i can hook it up to a valve on my airtanks and have it go off with my alarm if i wanted to spend the money on them but no thanks.. not worth it... but it is possible... def shoulda warned you about that if it realy hapened
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Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: January 19, 2005 at 11:51 AM
YES...it does not take a lot of power to make that volume.......just alot of copressed air. And again, size would definatley matter. A train horn at point blank range....can stop your heart!!
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Posted By: thepencil
Date Posted: January 19, 2005 at 11:54 AM
Where are the police reports? Picture? Injuries report? Some sort of paper work? Everyone here is just dying for it. Please make me a believer of Santa, Ghost, and Alien abduction again.  ------------- Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
Posted By: spl-Hz
Date Posted: January 19, 2005 at 5:56 PM
This is absolutley CRAZY
Posted By: italnpimp59
Date Posted: January 20, 2005 at 11:42 AM
yea man im with Auex on this, im calling bullsh*t
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Posted By: tuanmerica@juno
Date Posted: January 29, 2005 at 4:57 PM
What language are you speaking?
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