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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. | ||
[[File:RushvilleCusterSiren.jpg|left|thumb|160x160px|One of Rushville, IN's Custer arrays. Image by 4J25.]] | |||
[[File:KnightstownCusterSiren.jpg|left|thumb|160x160px|Knightstown, IN's Custer array. Image by 4J25.]] | |||
[[File:MilroyCusterSiren.jpg|thumb|160x160px|Milroy, IN's Custer array. Image by 4J25.]] | |||
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. | ||
[[File:DunreithCustersiren.jpg|left|thumb|160x160px|Dunreith, IN's Custer array. Image by 4J25.]] | |||
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. | [[File:ArlingtonCusterSiren.jpg|thumb|240x240px|Arlington, IN's Custer array. Image by Brad Meiser.]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:46, 16 October 2024
| Custer Electric Inc. | |
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| Headquarters | Rushville, IN |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville, IN | 6 | 50W Cobreflex Array x4 | ~90s |
| Knightstown, IN | 1 | 50W Cobreflex Array x2 | ~90s |
| Dunreith, IN | 1 | 50w AtlasIED speaker | Unknown |
| Milroy, IN | 1 | 50W, unknown manufacturer | Mid 2000s |
| Arlington, IN | 1 | 50W unknown manufacturer | ~2011 |
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