aaaawwwwooooga horn?

spdcrazy · Oct 24, 2010

i've got an old awooga horn hooked up to my b2. but it spools up real quick. and i'd like to slow it down a bit, more like an old firetrucks horn. how can i go about this? maybe a certain resistor or something?

martin · Oct 25, 2010

Don't know really but you might try using a blower motor resistor in line and see if that works.

mp3deviant721 · Oct 26, 2010

Depends on how it operates. How does it operate?

spdcrazy · Oct 26, 2010

self grounding. 14G hot wire from the battery, inline fuse, push button switch

mp3deviant721 · Oct 26, 2010

I really couldn't tell you how slow it down. A resistor will probably only limit how loud it is.

spdcrazy · Oct 27, 2010

mp3deviant721 said:
I really couldn't tell you how slow it down. A resistor will probably only limit how loud it is.

hmm. never thought about that factor.

i'm completely clueless. hopefully someone has an idea? i don't even know where else to go on the interweb to ask?!?!?!?!?! :icon_confused:

LIMA BEAN · Oct 27, 2010

spdcrazy said:
hmm. never thought about that factor.

i'm completely clueless. hopefully someone has an idea? i don't even know where else to go on the interweb to ask?!?!?!?!?!

Most horns have an adjustment screw on them, maby a screw and lock-nut.

spdcrazy · Oct 27, 2010

LIMA BEAN said:
Most horns have an adjustment screw on them, maby a screw and lock-nut.

what does this adjustment screw adjust?

this is an original horn from the 30's, fyi. didn't see any screws for adjustment when i cleaned it up, but i wasn't looking for one then either..

Tony Raine · Oct 27, 2010

spdcrazy said:
what does this adjustment screw adjust?

this is an original horn from the 30's, fyi. didn't see any screws for adjustment when i cleaned it up, but i wasn't looking for one then either..

if its from the 30's, it may be from a 6 volt system instead of 12. i know there are fancy little things for making 6v gauges work in a 12v car, not sure what they are called though

spdcrazy · Oct 27, 2010

i have thought about this before, but i don't know what a 6v horn would do on a 12v system. and this one works just fine. i don't have a 6v battery to test the horn on either.

schmoo · Oct 27, 2010

they have a motor in them, so a resistor will slow it down.
i would try an old dimmer for dash lights. adjust it and measure
with an ohm meter. it will take less power that way too.

spdcrazy · Oct 27, 2010

schmoo said:
they have a motor in them, so a resistor will slow it down.
i would try an old dimmer for dash lights. adjust it and measure
with an ohm meter. it will take less power that way too.

i wonder if i could use a dimmer switch, mount it to the fender well and have it adjustable?! not that having it adjustable is a very useful tool, but would be kinda cool

martin · Oct 30, 2010

I would think it would pull a fair amount of juice, that's why I suggested a ballast resister for heater blower. A smaller resister will probably melt.

CSyd77 · Nov 1, 2010

Try looking for a potentiometer. Its pretty much like a dimmer switch

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