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Offline mc172Topic starter

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High output, small package waterproof sounders?
« on: April 16, 2017, 10:49:41 pm »
I'm looking to alarm a piece of remote equipment I'm building and I'm struggling to find a suitable sounder to serve as the alarm. Does anyone know of a relatively high output yet reasonably small for the purpose (given that I want to make a racket) sounders/drivers/whatever? Something like a waterproof smoke alarm sounder would do the job, but I can't find one. They are also a bit susceptible to being silenced by poking.

My enclosure is a die-case aluminium housing which is about 8 inches square by 4 inches deep. It's passes my IP67, standard issue UK wheely-bin full of water test as-is (it has an O-ring type gasket around the sealing face) and I'd like the sounder to be at least IP54 if possible.

I've got some old 1" compression drivers knocking about but I don't need the bandwidth and they're a bit on the large side, not to mention not being very waterproof.

I'm not really bothered as to whether I have to give it an amplified signal or just power - anything would be a start.
 


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Re: High output, small package waterproof sounders?
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2017, 11:31:15 am »
It will run off 12 V.

I don't need to vary the tone if I can command it on and off easily (thus generating a similar effect to changing the tone). I can't see why this would be a problem, just saying.

The Eaton and ABB ones look promising, thanks for that.
 

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Re: High output, small package waterproof sounders?
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2017, 06:44:08 pm »
How much of a racket?  A hurt you ears >100db kinda racket or less?

I've used pcb mount piezo sounders, firing out through Gore vents in a small ally enclosure for an operator alarm and it's reasonably loud?
 

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Re: High output, small package waterproof sounders?
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2017, 11:53:19 am »
I'd consider 90-93 dB at 1 m to be sufficient racket, but the high 80s would probably do the job. I don't want to do any damage.

Not a bad idea. I've never heard of Gore vents (although I've heard of and used Gore) and will check them out. Thanks.
 

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Re: High output, small package waterproof sounders?
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2017, 06:20:49 pm »
It will run off 12 V.

I don't need to vary the tone if I can command it on and off easily (thus generating a similar effect to changing the tone). I can't see why this would be a problem, just saying.

The Eaton and ABB ones look promising, thanks for that.
What's your budget?

I've just noticed that one of the links I posted previously was for ATEX approved (explosive atmosphere) and very expensive, as a result. If you want cheap a piezo disc tightly clamped and glued with silicone to the inside of an enclosure with a few small sound holes would do.
 


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