I have a shed with electric and I'd like to put an alarm out on it. I heard of someone making one out of an air horn before. Does anybody know how to do this?
2006-07-21 16:26:50 · 2 answers · asked by Sara O 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
it would be easier to use a regular car horn and a battery hooked up to the windows and doors, with contact switches you can buy at any electical supply or radio shack
2006-07-22 23:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by donley z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is your Shogun? Dixie horns are illegal on anything first used on or after 1st August 1973. It has to be a horn producing a "constant note". Technically I'd guess you might get away with it if you still have the normal horn in use and the airhorns are operated off a separate switch, AND you don't use 'em on the highway. In fact, I know you can, we had a rally control vehicle fitted with "police" type sirens, run from a separate switch, and we removed the fuse on the road between stages to avoid mistakes. However, I'd guess your wiring isn't passing enough current - do you have the wiring diagram that came with them originally? The compressor requires a fairly considerable current to operate sucessfully.
2016-03-16 03:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For an air horn you need some type of compressor. Now they make an audible device that is EAR-PIERCING and is readily available from radio shack or any alarm company. I used an old house alarm unit and wired it in with window and door contacts all puchased at radio shack
2006-07-22 02:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by n5vhf_gene 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋