WPS-2800
| WPS-2800 | |
[[File: |200px]] All ten models side-by-side. | |
| Company | Whelen Engineering |
|---|---|
| Produced | ~1995-~2006 |
| Type | Electronic |
| Sound output | 108-126 |
| Preceded by | WPS-2700 series |
| Succeeded by | WPS-2900 series |
| Documentation | Manual Product sheet |
The WPS-2800 series was a line of electronic, omnidirectional sirens produced by Whelen Engineering. They were an update to the WPS-2700 series, supporting more cells in a stack.
They can be identified from the WPS-2700 series and WPS-2900 series by their large, visible screens close to the outer edges of the cells.
Controllers
The very first WPS-2800s used the same analog ESC-864 controllers utilized by their predecessors. These were soon replaced by digital ESC-864s running at a 465 hz base frequency. Towards the latter half of the series' production, the 864 was succeeded by the ESC-2020, which used 435 hz as a base frequency. These controllers soon became infamous for reliability issues and clipping tones, and soon before the 2800 series was replaced, a new revision of the 2020 appeared, using a 560 hz base frequency. Not many of these were installed with 2800s, as they were soon replaced by the WPS-2900 line.
Models
| Model | Image | Output | Drivers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPS-2801 |  |
108 dBc | 1 | |
| WPS-2802 |  |
114 dBc | 2 | |
| WPS-2803 |  |
115 dBc | 3 | |
| WPS-2804 |  |
118 dBc | 4 | |
| WPS-2805 |  |
119 dBc | 5 | |
| WPS-2806 |  |
121 dBc | 6 | |
| WPS-2807 |  |
123 dBc | 7 | |
| WPS-2808 |  |
124 dBc | 8 | |
| WPS-2809 |  |
125 dBc | 9 | |
| WPS-2810 |  |
126 dBc | 10 |
Notable systems using this model/series
- Columbus, Georgia
- Cook Nuclear Generating Station
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Oklahoma City
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Surry Power Station
- North Anna Power Station
