Guest ronpon Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Hi folks, I'm a musician needing a klaxon horn for a live theatre show. I've seen many online for sale but wondered about the battery connections since this application is not with a car. Any recommendations on what to purchase and what type of battery to use? Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Klaxons come in both 6 and 12 volt versions.For short duration blasts the voltage won't matter.Some Klaxon horn look-a-likes have only one terminal with the horn itself being the ground.All the genuine Klaxons I've seen have two posts and polarity doesn't matter.They take a lot of juice so don't even think about getting by with a dry cell lantern battery.A lawn and garden battery will do nicely....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldenguy Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 While you did mention a battery Klaxon.,they also made mechanical auto horns that operated by a button simply pushed with your hand. They tend to be cheaper to purchase and lack the electric components sometimes found to be troublesome. The noise from a mechanical Klaxon will never be forgotten! --Bob-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62BillT Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I've got a Mechanical push down Horn made by Stewart-Warner. In my opinion, they are more expensive because of the rarity of them, especially in good working and good looking condition. I found the Electrical ones pretty plentiful and actually quit buying them. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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