timkenfire103
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Well everyone, here is the highly anticipated review for a product that has a lot of people curious. Without further delay, here is my review for the Damega Ultimate Siren.
The ultimate siren is a combination siren and lighting control. My unit is the 100 watt model but it is also available in a 200 watt version. This siren features a remote mount brain with keypad style controller. It uses a 15 foot RJ-45 (Cat5) cable to connect the control pad to the brain.
Siren tones include wail, yelp, phaser and mechanical and air horn. In my opinion the siren tones are good. I was actually suprised when I was testing them that they arent too far off from other major manufactures. I am still on the fence about the mechaical tone though. It is on a programmed ramp/fall cycle and it almost sounds more like wail then a Q. It also has PA which includes a screw on microphone with a 10 foot cable.
The control pad is backlit and has 19 soft push buttons along with an independent power switch. Ten of the buttons can be used for your lighting controls up to 10 amps each circuit. There are also 3 programmable buttons. Each siren tone has its own button. Dimensions are 4-3/4 long x 2-1/4 wide x 1 tall with the costruction being of a decent plastic.
The casing/box that the brain is in seems a bit long for my liking almost like a medium to large sized shoe box. The main power wire comes preconnected and is about 10 inches long. The wire harness is about 6 feet long and each of the leads for relay/switching are about 12 inches. Dimensions of the brain are 9-1/2 long x 6-1/2 wide x 3 tall constructed of a what appears to be gauged aluminum.
As far as testing the unit I hooked it up to a 12 volt power supply with a federal dynamax speaker. The programming/installation instructions were not included and testing was pretty limited. I just tested the siren tones since I figured that is what most of the board members, like me, were wondering about the most. I have included a video that demonstrates the siren tones.
I contacted Tom at AWL near the completion of this review and he mailed me a copy of the instructions.
The unit it appears to be pretty much plug and play. I am sure once you have the instructions it becomes really user friendly allowing you to customize different settings.
I placed the order on Monday July 9th through the website AWL Ultimate 100W Siren Controller and received it on Monday July 16th. The packaging was pretty good. The wiring, control pad and PA mic came wrapped in bubble wrap. The brain was in a plastic bag. Void spaces were filled with heavy packing style paper and the box was also lined with bubble wrap.
I purchased this siren for a few different reasons. First it is an alternative to the cost of a fed sig smart siren among a few other other sirens of its style. Second it has caught my curiousity after seeing a few other board members using them in their own personal installs. After trying to do some research there isnt much on the net about these sirens. I read on the board that these are believed to be a rebrand from another board member. After some time I decided to take a chance and see the unit for myself. My unit was purchased though Tom at Advanced Warning Lights. That brings me to the third reason, I told Tom I would do a review and demo video for him.
There were two things that I was not real impressed with. First was that the electronics inside the brain were not secure and did move around a bit. I went to take the brain out of the packing plastic and the “guts” were acually sliding inside of the housing. I not sure if it was due to a manufacturing issue or if something just came loose at some point. I havent investigated it yet. The second thing is that the lable/stickers for both the brain housing and keypad werent pushed on all the way. I had to go back over them and push them down so they didnt peel off, loose their sticky or get bubbled.
Now for my ratings
Durability/Construction 7
Performance 9
Ease Of Use 9
Appearance 8
Price 9
Shipping/Packing 9
Overall I can see why these are gaining popularity. For a combo light / siren controller for the price you can not go wrong. So if you are looking for an alternative to a smart siren or remote style siren for a fraction of the cost this is definitely a great choice.
The ultimate siren is a combination siren and lighting control. My unit is the 100 watt model but it is also available in a 200 watt version. This siren features a remote mount brain with keypad style controller. It uses a 15 foot RJ-45 (Cat5) cable to connect the control pad to the brain.
Siren tones include wail, yelp, phaser and mechanical and air horn. In my opinion the siren tones are good. I was actually suprised when I was testing them that they arent too far off from other major manufactures. I am still on the fence about the mechaical tone though. It is on a programmed ramp/fall cycle and it almost sounds more like wail then a Q. It also has PA which includes a screw on microphone with a 10 foot cable.
The control pad is backlit and has 19 soft push buttons along with an independent power switch. Ten of the buttons can be used for your lighting controls up to 10 amps each circuit. There are also 3 programmable buttons. Each siren tone has its own button. Dimensions are 4-3/4 long x 2-1/4 wide x 1 tall with the costruction being of a decent plastic.
The casing/box that the brain is in seems a bit long for my liking almost like a medium to large sized shoe box. The main power wire comes preconnected and is about 10 inches long. The wire harness is about 6 feet long and each of the leads for relay/switching are about 12 inches. Dimensions of the brain are 9-1/2 long x 6-1/2 wide x 3 tall constructed of a what appears to be gauged aluminum.
As far as testing the unit I hooked it up to a 12 volt power supply with a federal dynamax speaker. The programming/installation instructions were not included and testing was pretty limited. I just tested the siren tones since I figured that is what most of the board members, like me, were wondering about the most. I have included a video that demonstrates the siren tones.
I contacted Tom at AWL near the completion of this review and he mailed me a copy of the instructions.
The unit it appears to be pretty much plug and play. I am sure once you have the instructions it becomes really user friendly allowing you to customize different settings.
I placed the order on Monday July 9th through the website AWL Ultimate 100W Siren Controller and received it on Monday July 16th. The packaging was pretty good. The wiring, control pad and PA mic came wrapped in bubble wrap. The brain was in a plastic bag. Void spaces were filled with heavy packing style paper and the box was also lined with bubble wrap.
I purchased this siren for a few different reasons. First it is an alternative to the cost of a fed sig smart siren among a few other other sirens of its style. Second it has caught my curiousity after seeing a few other board members using them in their own personal installs. After trying to do some research there isnt much on the net about these sirens. I read on the board that these are believed to be a rebrand from another board member. After some time I decided to take a chance and see the unit for myself. My unit was purchased though Tom at Advanced Warning Lights. That brings me to the third reason, I told Tom I would do a review and demo video for him.
There were two things that I was not real impressed with. First was that the electronics inside the brain were not secure and did move around a bit. I went to take the brain out of the packing plastic and the “guts” were acually sliding inside of the housing. I not sure if it was due to a manufacturing issue or if something just came loose at some point. I havent investigated it yet. The second thing is that the lable/stickers for both the brain housing and keypad werent pushed on all the way. I had to go back over them and push them down so they didnt peel off, loose their sticky or get bubbled.
Now for my ratings
Durability/Construction 7
Performance 9
Ease Of Use 9
Appearance 8
Price 9
Shipping/Packing 9
Overall I can see why these are gaining popularity. For a combo light / siren controller for the price you can not go wrong. So if you are looking for an alternative to a smart siren or remote style siren for a fraction of the cost this is definitely a great choice.