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Truck horn vs. car horn
Thanks for the help in the other posts.
I have 3 more, pretty straightforward questions, I think. #2 is the most imporant. I have a '95 Lebaron. My left horn broke, and I replaced it with a horn from a friend's '95 Caravan, which had been wrecked. His horn seems louder than mine was, maybe because his was a truck, and mine is a mere car. Is that the way it works? (I can't compare my new horn to the original horn, because I have had the horn from my '84 or '88 Lebaron in there until today, and I had destroyed the original horn, in order to look inside of it. The horn I took out today from my previous car never worked well, maybe because I had to jury-rig the connector. Which has nothing to do with rigging a trial jury. ) If you email me, please let me know whether or not you are posting the same letter. If necessary, change domain to erols.com. Directions are given as if you know nothing. There's a big range here but I don't know who knows what. |
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"meirman" > wrote in message ... > Thanks for the help in the other posts. > > I have 3 more, pretty straightforward questions, I think. #2 is the > most imporant. > > I have a '95 Lebaron. My left horn broke, and I replaced it with a > horn from a friend's '95 Caravan, which had been wrecked. > > His horn seems louder than mine was, maybe because his was a truck, > and mine is a mere car. Is that the way it works? > Horns are built to sound musical notes. Typically the dual-note horn was 2 individual horns, one A the other F, that makes a partial chord I believe (the musical folk on the group can correct me) However, you can find notes A, B, C, D, E, & F in the wrecking yards parts bins, as for single-note horns in cars the makers seemed to use all notes. It is possible to put 3 horns to make a full chord, I believe it's A, C, F. However the problem is that if you use the wrong notes, like A & D, you create I think it's called a dissonant chord, which doesen't sound right. Basically the 2 notes aren't harmonics of each other, and so the horns are fighting each other, one always sounds louder. This also can happen if the horn is out of tune.. With a full or partial chord using the right notes the horns harmonize with each other as they are harmonics of each other, so the notes reinforce each other. The horn note is usually stamped somewhere on the horn itself. Ted |
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Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> However the problem is that if you use the wrong notes, like A & D, you > create I think it's called a dissonant chord, which doesen't sound right. > Basically the 2 notes aren't harmonics of each other,... Is that what's intentionally used on fire trucks? Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x') |
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005, meirman wrote:
> I have a '95 Lebaron. My left horn broke, and I replaced it with a horn > from a friend's '95 Caravan, which had been wrecked. His horn seems > louder than mine was, maybe because his was a truck, and mine is a mere > car. Is that the way it works? No. |
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Bill Putney wrote:
> Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >> However the problem is that if you use the wrong notes, like A & D, you >> create I think it's called a dissonant chord, which doesen't sound right. >> Basically the 2 notes aren't harmonics of each other,... > > > Is that what's intentionally used on fire trucks? > Probably. There's also a certain amount of debate as to whether or not a major or minor chord is more attention-getting. Railroad companies have often specified one vs. the other for their locomotives (google for 'Nathan Airchime' and 'Leslie air horn' for more info on train horns and chords). One thing I'm convinced of is that the goofy little "buzzer" horns found on a lot of imports are completely useless. |
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Steve wrote:
> Bill Putney wrote: > >> Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >> >>> However the problem is that if you use the wrong notes, like A & D, you >>> create I think it's called a dissonant chord, which doesen't sound >>> right. >>> Basically the 2 notes aren't harmonics of each other,... >> >> >> >> Is that what's intentionally used on fire trucks? >> > > Probably. There's also a certain amount of debate as to whether or not a > major or minor chord is more attention-getting. Railroad companies have > often specified one vs. the other for their locomotives (google for > 'Nathan Airchime' and 'Leslie air horn' for more info on train horns and > chords). > > One thing I'm convinced of is that the goofy little "buzzer" horns found > on a lot of imports are completely useless. > I haven't studied horn technology, but the '86 Subaru wagon I had had an adjustment knob on the horn assemblies. I discovered it one day when the horns quit working. Apparently they adjust the little screw at the factory to some specified dB level. Well - I pulled both horns off and found those screws (one on each horn), and found that not only could I make the horns start working again by adjusting them, but that I could fine tune them for *tremendous* sound volume - way more than the original factory setting. It was loud! Oh - and I would strongly suggest that anyone playing with those adjustments wear ear plugs while doing so. What? What? Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x') |
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In rec.autos.makers.chrysler on Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:26:26 -0400
meirman > posted: >Thanks for the help in the other posts. > >I have 3 more, pretty straightforward questions, I think. #2 is the >most imporant. > >I have a '95 Lebaron. My left horn broke, and I replaced it with a >horn from a friend's '95 Caravan, which had been wrecked. > >His horn seems louder than mine was, maybe because his was a truck, >and mine is a mere car. Is that the way it works? Interesting thread. So are the horns in a Caravan or other truck louder than the horns in a LeBaron? If you email me, please let me know whether or not you are posting the same letter. If necessary, change domain to erols.com. Directions are given as if you know nothing. There's a big range here but I don't know who knows what. |
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On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, meirman wrote:
> So are the horns in a Caravan or other truck louder than the horns in a > LeBaron? Not necessarily, no. |
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Bill Putney wrote: > > Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > > However the problem is that if you use the wrong notes, like A & D, you > > create I think it's called a dissonant chord, which doesen't sound right. > > Basically the 2 notes aren't harmonics of each other,... > > Is that what's intentionally used on fire trucks? I wouldn't think that a major chord would be jarring enough. It would sound kind of silly on a car horn. I think the standard car horn has a minor third in it. |
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In rec.autos.makers.chrysler on Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:14:46 -0500 Robbie
and Laura Reynolds > posted: > > >Bill Putney wrote: >> >> Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >> >> > However the problem is that if you use the wrong notes, like A & D, you >> > create I think it's called a dissonant chord, which doesen't sound right. >> > Basically the 2 notes aren't harmonics of each other,... >> >> Is that what's intentionally used on fire trucks? > >I wouldn't think that a major chord would be jarring enough. It would >sound kind of silly on a car horn. I think the standard car horn has a >minor third in it. I think the Caravan's horns were marked 400 and 500 Hz. If you email me, please let me know whether or not you are posting the same letter. If necessary, change domain to erols.com. Directions are given as if you know nothing. There's a big range here but I don't know who knows what. |
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