Tell me a Federal Q doesn't clear traffic!!!
- Thread starter Abe Bush
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A B & M Super Chief can be heard farther away, has higher decibels, and draws less current. Unlike the Federal Q which is manufactured today in China, and most parts to repair it are not readily available. The B & M is manufactured in the United States, with parts manufactured in the United States, and is repairable. All the new units come with epoxy coatings to protect it from salt spray. A unit manufactured in the 1950's can still be rebuilt today.
Brian , did a great job of this one. Lots of this stuff is becoming a lost art , get it while you can. 
The big. Red truck and flashing lights help
The Q is a lot more effective when "cycled" properly!!! These guys that just hold it "wide open" are losing a lot of it's effectiveness!!!
Dan Brintlinger
PCS Member
that's true..............the tone needs to move up and down through the spectrum to be heard most effectively.............
Lynne Shelbourne
PCS Member
I had never ran a "Q" until around 1970. I got one from a Federal rep (I was a Federal dealer) that wanted to know why I was running a Sireno ED-10. I told him I didn't have the money, so he sent me one very, very reasonably. I replaced the Sireno with the "Q". On the first run I knew it was a mistake. The two sirens a very similar, but the ED-10 is just a bit lower in pitch and reaches places a "Q" can't seem to touch. I have recently re-purchased that '67 Olds back and the Sireno will be replacing the "Q" during the restoration.
Tim Prieur
PCS Member
Lynne, please post us some pics of your 67.
Lynne Shelbourne
PCS Member
I surely will soon. We're still trying to get it "suitable" for the public. 
When I learn to post pics I have of it from years past, I will put them up also.
When I learn to post pics I have of it from years past, I will put them up also.