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{{Infobox manufacturer|established=1970|hq=Rushville, IN|title=Custer Electric Inc.|products=Outdoor lighting
{{Infobox manufacturer|established=1970|hq=Rushville, IN|title=Custer Electric Inc.|products=Outdoor lighting
Outdoor warning sirens|founded=1970|image=Custer_Electric_Logo_Upscaled.jpg}}'''Custer Electric, Inc.''' is an Indiana-based electrical contractor that specializes in outdoor lighting systems and outdoor warning siren systems. While mainly a siren maintenance contractor, they also have produced a few small electronic sirens that are made to be as inexpensive as possible. None of these small sirens exist outside of east-central Indiana. The largest and most well-known system of these sirens is in Rushville, Indiana, which has around 5 of these sirens.
Outdoor warning sirens|founded=1970|image=Custer_Electric_Logo_Upscaled.jpg}}'''Custer Electric, Inc.''' is an Indiana-based electrical contractor that specializes in outdoor lighting systems and outdoor warning siren systems. While mainly a siren maintenance contractor, they also have produced a few small electronic sirens that are made to be as inexpensive as possible. None of these small sirens exist outside of east-central Indiana. The largest and most well-known system of these sirens is in Rushville, Indiana, which has around 5 of these sirens.
All of the installations have controllers consisting of an older, analog fire truck siren and a radio, with a set of speakers and a battery on top of the pole. The model of speakers used varies greatly between installations. The most common of these speaker types is the Electro-Voice/University Sound Cobreflex model, which is used on the installations in Rushville and Knightstown.
All of the installations have controllers consisting of an older, analog fire truck siren and a radio, with a set of speakers and a battery on top of the pole. The model of speakers used varies greatly between installations. The most common of these speaker types is the Electro-Voice/University Sound Cobreflex model, which is used on the installations in Rushville and Knightstown.


Many younger/inexperienced enthusiasts will find one of these speakers on an unrelated PA speaker installation and believe that it is a Custer Electric siren, when it is little more than a basic PA speaker. It is very unlikely that Custer would install any sirens very far from where they are headquartered.<ref>List of Custer Electric siren units
Many younger/inexperienced enthusiasts will find one of these speakers on an unrelated PA speaker installation and believe that it is a Custer Electric siren, when it is little more than a basic PA speaker. It is very unlikely that Custer would install any sirens very far from where they are headquartered.
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!Location
!Location
!Amount
!Amount
!Speaker Type/wattage
!Speaker Type/wattage
!Year Installed
!Year Installed
!Image
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|Rushville, IN
|Rushville, IN
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|50W Cobreflex Array x4
|50W Cobreflex Array x4
|~90s
|~90s
|[[File:RushvilleCusterSiren.jpg|left|thumb|160x160px|One of Rushville, IN's Custer arrays. Image by 4J25.]]
|-
|-
|Knightstown, IN
|Knightstown, IN
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|50W Cobreflex Array x2
|50W Cobreflex Array x2
|~90s
|~90s
|[[File:KnightstownCusterSiren.jpg|left|thumb|160x160px|Knightstown, IN's Custer array. Image by 4J25.]]
|-
|-
|Dunreith, IN
|Dunreith, IN
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|50w AtlasIED speaker
|50w AtlasIED speaker
|Unknown
|Unknown
|[[File:DunreithCustersiren.jpg|left|thumb|160x160px|Dunreith, IN's Custer array. Image by 4J25.]]
|-
|-
|Milroy, IN
|Milroy, IN
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|50W, unknown manufacturer
|50W, unknown manufacturer
|Mid 2000s
|Mid 2000s
|[[File:MilroyCusterSiren.jpg|thumb|160x160px|Milroy, IN's Custer array. Image by 4J25.]]
|-
|-
|Arlington, IN
|Arlington, IN
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|50W unknown manufacturer
|50W unknown manufacturer
|~2011
|~2011
|}</ref><ref>https://www.airraidsirens.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22074</ref>
|[[File:ArlingtonCusterSiren.jpg|thumb|240x240px|Arlington, IN's Custer array. Image by Brad Meiser.]]
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[[Category:Electronic Sirens]]

Latest revision as of 22:49, 16 October 2024

Custer Electric Inc.
Headquarters Rushville, IN
Founded 1970
Products Outdoor lighting

Outdoor warning sirens

Custer Electric, Inc. is an Indiana-based electrical contractor that specializes in outdoor lighting systems and outdoor warning siren systems. While mainly a siren maintenance contractor, they also have produced a few small electronic sirens that are made to be as inexpensive as possible. None of these small sirens exist outside of east-central Indiana. The largest and most well-known system of these sirens is in Rushville, Indiana, which has around 5 of these sirens.

All of the installations have controllers consisting of an older, analog fire truck siren and a radio, with a set of speakers and a battery on top of the pole. The model of speakers used varies greatly between installations. The most common of these speaker types is the Electro-Voice/University Sound Cobreflex model, which is used on the installations in Rushville and Knightstown.

Many younger/inexperienced enthusiasts will find one of these speakers on an unrelated PA speaker installation and believe that it is a Custer Electric siren, when it is little more than a basic PA speaker. It is very unlikely that Custer would install any sirens very far from where they are headquartered.

Location Amount Speaker Type/wattage Year Installed Image
Rushville, IN 6 50W Cobreflex Array x4 ~90s
One of Rushville, IN's Custer arrays. Image by 4J25.
Knightstown, IN 1 50W Cobreflex Array x2 ~90s
Knightstown, IN's Custer array. Image by 4J25.
Dunreith, IN 1 50w AtlasIED speaker Unknown
Dunreith, IN's Custer array. Image by 4J25.
Milroy, IN 1 50W, unknown manufacturer Mid 2000s
Milroy, IN's Custer array. Image by 4J25.
Arlington, IN 1 50W unknown manufacturer ~2011
Arlington, IN's Custer array. Image by Brad Meiser.

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