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{{infobox siren | {{infobox siren | ||
|company= [[Whelen Engineering]] | |company= [[Whelen Engineering]] | ||
|produced= | |image= [[File:WPS-2740 Columbiana.jpg|200px]] | ||
|caption= A WPS-2740 in Columbiana, Ohio. | |||
|produced= 1987-1991 | |||
|type=[[Electronic]] | |type=[[Electronic]] | ||
|output= | |output= 109-121 | ||
|succeeded=[[2800 | |succeeded=[[WPS-2800 series]] | ||
|sucdate= | |sucdate=1991 | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''2700 | The '''WPS-2700 series''' was a line of [[electronic]], [[:Category:Omnidirectional Sirens|omnidirectional]] sirens produced by [[Whelen Engineering]]. | ||
They can be identified from the [[2800 | They can be identified from the [[WPS-2800 series]] by their smaller screens, and from the [[WPS-2900 series]] by the lack of EZ-Pull handles to remove the drivers, as well as their aluminum frames vs fiberglass. | ||
==Models== | ==Models== | ||
The model numbers for the 2700 | The model numbers for the WPS-2700 series count up differently from the WPS-2800 and WPS-2900 series, incrementing in the tens place (2710, 2720, etc.) rather than the ones place used by the WPS-2800 and WPS-2900 series. | ||
{{models table 6 rows | {{models table 6 rows | ||
|model1 = | |model1 = 2720 | ||
| | |output1 = 109 | ||
|drivers1 = | |drivers1 = 2 | ||
|model2 = | |model2 = 2730 | ||
|output2 = | |output2 = 112 | ||
|drivers2 = | |drivers2 = 3 | ||
|model3 = | |model3 = 2740 | ||
|output3 = | |output3 = 115 | ||
|drivers3 = | |drivers3 = 4 | ||
|model4 = | |model4 = 2750 | ||
|output4 = | |output4 = 118 | ||
|drivers4 = | |drivers4 = 5 | ||
|model5 = | |model5 = 2760 | ||
|output5 = | |output5 = 120 | ||
|drivers5 = | |drivers5 = 6 | ||
|model6 = | |model6 = 2790 | ||
| | |output6 = 121 | ||
|drivers6 = | |drivers6 = 9 | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Example videos == | |||
* {{Link-inline-video |link=wHEtaPNxxSI |name=A WPS-2740 with an older analog ESC-864 controller, running a noon blast}} | |||
[[Category:Omnidirectional Sirens]][[Category:Electronic Sirens]][[Category:Single Toned Sirens]][[Category:Dual Toned Sirens]][[Category:Whelen Engineering]][[Category:Sirens]] | [[Category:Omnidirectional Sirens]][[Category:Electronic Sirens]][[Category:Single Toned Sirens]][[Category:Dual Toned Sirens]][[Category:Whelen Engineering]][[Category:Sirens]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:19, 1 December 2023
| WPS-2700 series | |
 A WPS-2740 in Columbiana, Ohio. | |
| Company | Whelen Engineering |
|---|---|
| Produced | 1987-1991 |
| Type | Electronic |
| Sound output | 109-121 dBc at 100 feet |
| Succeeded by | WPS-2800 series (1991) |
The WPS-2700 series was a line of electronic, omnidirectional sirens produced by Whelen Engineering.
They can be identified from the WPS-2800 series by their smaller screens, and from the WPS-2900 series by the lack of EZ-Pull handles to remove the drivers, as well as their aluminum frames vs fiberglass.
Models
The model numbers for the WPS-2700 series count up differently from the WPS-2800 and WPS-2900 series, incrementing in the tens place (2710, 2720, etc.) rather than the ones place used by the WPS-2800 and WPS-2900 series.
| Model | Image | Output | Drivers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2720 | 109 dBc | 2 | ||
| 2730 | 112 dBc | 3 | ||
| 2740 | 115 dBc | 4 | ||
| 2750 | 118 dBc | 5 | ||
| 2760 | 120 dBc | 6 | ||
| 2790 | 121 dBc | 9 |
