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|company= [[Federal Signal Corporation]]
|company= [[Federal Signal Corporation]]
|produced= 2011 2014-present (Under the [[2001 Siren Series|2001]] series line)
|produced= 2011-present (Under the [[2001 Siren Series|2001]] series line)
|neigh= 6.5
|neigh= 6.5
|hertz= 500
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The Equinox is a rotating electromechanical siren produced by [[Federal Signal Corporation]]. It was initially a special order, essentially being a [[2001-130]] with an [[Eclipse-8]] rotor and stator. The use of the 2001-130's projector with a lower frequency sound hampered output, so it was redesigned into the [[508]], which uses a properly tuned projector to increase efficiency. These sirens can be difficult to visibly differentiate from the 2001-130 as they look nearly identical, besides the "EQUINOX" sticker replacing "2001-130" on the rotator box.  However, if you look closely, you will notice that the slits in the projector are different on the 2 models. The 130 has 12 long and narrow slits, and the Equinox has 8 short and wide slits. In 2014 this siren was brought back into production and was made part of the 2001 series of sirens selling right alongside the 2001-130.
The Equinox is a rotating electromechanical siren produced by [[Federal Signal Corporation]]. It was initially a special order in 2011, essentially being a [[2001-130]] with an [[Eclipse-8]] rotor. The intake and projector design of the 2001 proved to hamper it's full potential in testing, bottlenecking it's ability to move air and sound effectively. This led to a new development to fix said issues known today as the [[508]], with an improved overall intake/projector design to increase efficiency. The Equinox can be difficult to visibly differentiate from the 2001-130 as they look nearly identical, besides the "EQUINOX" sticker replacing "2001-130" on the rotator box.  However, if you look closely, the stators are noticeably different on the 2 models. The 2001-130 has 12 individual projectors on the stator with narrow gaps between them, where the Equinox only has 8 with rather large gaps between them. In 2014, the Equinox was publicly introduced as a low tone option to the [[2001 series]] and is still available today.


[[Category:Rotating Sirens]] [[Category:2001 Series]] [[Category:Electromechanical Sirens]] [[Category:Federal Signal Corporation]][[Category:Single Toned Sirens]][[Category:Sirens]]
[[Category:Rotating Sirens]] [[Category:2001 Series]] [[Category:Electromechanical Sirens]] [[Category:Federal Signal Corporation]][[Category:Single Toned Sirens]][[Category:Sirens]]

Revision as of 10:02, 22 June 2018

Equinox
Company Federal Signal Corporation
Produced 2011-present (Under the 2001 series line)
Type Electromechanical
Sound output 126 dBc at 100 feet
Frequency 500 Hz
Horsepower 6.5
Succeeded by 508


The Equinox is a rotating electromechanical siren produced by Federal Signal Corporation. It was initially a special order in 2011, essentially being a 2001-130 with an Eclipse-8 rotor. The intake and projector design of the 2001 proved to hamper it's full potential in testing, bottlenecking it's ability to move air and sound effectively. This led to a new development to fix said issues known today as the 508, with an improved overall intake/projector design to increase efficiency. The Equinox can be difficult to visibly differentiate from the 2001-130 as they look nearly identical, besides the "EQUINOX" sticker replacing "2001-130" on the rotator box. However, if you look closely, the stators are noticeably different on the 2 models. The 2001-130 has 12 individual projectors on the stator with narrow gaps between them, where the Equinox only has 8 with rather large gaps between them. In 2014, the Equinox was publicly introduced as a low tone option to the 2001 series and is still available today.