the pcb is the same as I recall in the ceqara ?

18 minutes ago, MrHappy said:

 

ripped this of the wall on Friday-

 

 

 

Looks interesting, I think I have seen them before Look like this?

 

Did it still work when you took it down? 

that's the item...

 

this unit had failed, a siren had been added inside the box which had also failed...

5 hours ago, MrHappy said:

that's the item...

 

this unit had failed, a siren had been added inside the box which had also failed...

 

Seen a few of them. Don't know why they were made so big, since it is all slim electronics. Do you still think there is any market for bell boxes that use real bells?

I fail to see why you would want mechanical devices that are quieter and can wear over a piezo.

6 minutes ago, sixwheeledbeast said:

I fail to see why you would want mechanical devices that are quieter and can wear over a piezo.

Would have thought it was because they are more distinctive like the Piezo, I could have a go at designing something that looks modern and slim yet has a bell, like a EuroBell, just been thinking of manufacturing processes that could be used to make such a bell box.. 

a bell is expensive & really heavy

 

I'd assume a speaker & the sound of mechanical bell  would be the modern way to do it

4 minutes ago, MrHappy said:

a bell is expensive & really heavy

 

I'd assume a speaker & the sound of mechanical bell  would be the modern way to do it

Do you think people would buy it/be interested? Just a standard speaker like an extension style speaker? I know of an amplifier circuit and would be able to find some sort of sound generation IC out there.

10 minutes ago, MrHappy said:

I'd assume a speaker & the sound of mechanical bell  would be the modern way to do it

 

:shudder:

Reminds me of them awful Scantronic Homelink panels, bell was replaced three times before it got ripped out for a wired one.

10 hours ago, MrHappy said:

that's the item...

 

this unit had failed, a siren had been added inside the box which had also failed...

Didn't the box crack or flake apart?