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Jun 29, 2011 | 10:01 PM

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SooperCuperErik

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So I decided to try the Radio Shack piezo siren p/n 273-079 @ $5.79. It is rated @ 120db and is loud, Of course it is louder in the open than buttoned up. I tapped into the white (lock) wire and put a ground fork under the bolt that hold the ground plate. I may decide it is too loud and put a couple layers of duct tape over the speaker but it is in my garage. It might be OK in an open parking lot. Time will tell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjgJIxLR254
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IgjD1zUTBQ

Sorry I was posting from ipad. here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WhW7NI0K9I
Its not the chime at the beginning, thats a msg on my phone going off while recording. I need to replace it with something louder, with the tail light back in you can't hear it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WhW7NI0K9I

Jun 29, 2011 | 10:06 PM

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SooperCuperErik

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I can't get yours (I don't have a mobile device) but I got the crossfire one on youtube.com. I don't like the beep. I was hoping for a chirp. The manager at Radio Shack said their piezo buzzers buzzed. I don't want a buzz either.

Now I am considering a cheap Honda civic single horn. I did find a cheap horn on Amazon but the shipping is too much. I think I will try my local NAPA Store.

Lol my experience at radio shack--
(he wouldn't ask if i needed help so i had to initiate)
-Hi, can i ask you a question

yea

-Could you point me towards your piezo buzzers?

uh wha?

-They're black little circles with wire leads that make noise, with the name piezo buzzer

ohh, yeah, we don't have those

-Ok.... umm, can you point me to your DIY electronics section with resistors and capacitors etc?

yea they're over there

-(5 minutes later) here i'll take these.

oh, are these them? (as hes reading the package that says piezo buzzer)

(its sad when I know your store better than you do, mr radio shack.)

do you need any batteries today?

-no. (thats all you learned in training i guess)

SO, no, piezo buzzers don't just buzz, they have different chimes and sounds. Its unfortunate you have to test them to hear what sound they make though. This one I have is 75 or 90 db i forgot, but I think something 120 or so would be better.

Aug 1, 2011 | 10:59 PM

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calstyleee

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I deffinetly want something like this on my mini. I want a cool noise though, not just a buzz. But if I had to get what I've seen on here I would go with the crossfire's beeps. Anyone else tried this?