Minnesota Apparatus

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Lake Elmo Brush 1 (Note Giant Q Siren on Front)











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I have to give you the needle a bit & set you straight, Josh, based on your earlier earlier comment about the PowerArc lights <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> ...



That's not a Q, but a first-generation Whelen Xecutor siren, the first electronic device to effectively mimic the resonance of electromechanical sirens. It has an awesome sound that isn't really matched by the Federal E-Q or the new Whelen or Carson coaster tones. Federal sued Whelen fairly shortly after the Xecutor debuted, so, these things are pretty rare & highly coveted among warning system junkies such as myself. Toronto, ON CA & Austin, TX have several apparatus with these chunky noisemakers, but, other than that, they're rare indeed.