I have a Kahlenberg modle S-5 ship horn 1/2 inch line to it what system should I have to power this baby up on my truck/ would 5 gallon tank 200 psi compressor work the desible are 160
How about the volume of air
She is 23" long all solid brass about 50 lbs
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That’s a big horn - it probably has a big appetite for air.
Got any pics of that bad boy?
Your going to need more volume that a 1/2" line and 5 gallons.
The horn has a fitting for a 1/2" connection. I emailed the manufacturer for all the specs.
The photo will have to wait I am at sea, but she is beautiful. she is the Cadillac of horns. I hope it wont shatter my windows LOL
This is what its going on
i cant wait to see the pic of the horn!!
scaredu, Newark… Im on the eastershore Md
oh nice… not too far from delaware…
Those horns are loud, last summer we went up to Duluth MN and watched all the huge boats pass through port. VERY LOUD.
I would recommend using a barb fitting with 5/8" ID air line then. That is about the most volume that you can get out of a 1/2" pipe thread.
You are still going to need more tank volume, if you want to honk for more than a few seconds.
Sweet! I know you’re dying to try that thing!
Yeah 5 gallons will be nothing to that horn lol You’re gonna need way more to get any kind of significant honking done.
wow. imagine 5 of those on one manifold!! daaaamn that thing is awesome man
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…im drooling…you gotta tell me where i could aquire one of these!
Sat. I put it all together, The horn was sitting in the bed of the truck (not Mounted yet) drove down the creek about 1 mile to do a test. BLAST! Holy cow that tugboat horn nearly took my head off, I got back to the house my girlfriend said it made here come out of here chair. after I told her I was going to test it later.
Today I will have a video of it in action
Can anybody tell me where I can get a 12v selinoid valve 1/2 inch npt
I have a 24v one on it now
and damn i miss my kahlenberg… i had a d-3 get a vid of that s-5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYPHUHfcmfA heres my old d-3
Here is the unmounted vid just the horn in the bed of my ride
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqGIufKcH_A
What - you didn’t want to test it at your house? haha
How much air was that? It sounds good.
Tested on the Chesapeake bay. had to did not want a ticket
200 psi 5 gallon, Viking compressor
Yeah, I hear ya - I was just kidding.
I would have guessed more air volume for that big horn.
You got some pretty good honk time out of 5 gallons.