AirChime K Bells

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Railgeek Virgin Islands (USA)
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AirChime K Bells

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Here is a comparison shot of all the available lengths of AirChime K series bells. 3L, 2L, 1L, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The 1-3L are sandcast and feature removable power chambers. The 1-5 are die cast raised letter 🤢 models.

3L: 155 Hz
2L: 208 Hz
1L: 261 Hz
1: 311 Hz
2: 370 Hz
3: 470 Hz
4: 512 Hz
5: 622 Hz

-Reed Skyllingstad
www.PrecisionPartsNW.com
locomotivehornadict United States of America
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Re: AirChime K Bells

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Hi Reed
Whats the lenght of the 2 & 3l bells if ya measure from the nozzle edge down the center of the bell. Cant afford then even if I could find them. So Ill fabricate My own.
Thanks for the post. Cool to see the diferance in all the k bell lengths.
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Re: AirChime K Bells

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locomotivehornadict wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:36 am Hi Reed
Whats the lenght of the 2 & 3l bells if ya measure from the nozzle edge down the center of the bell. Cant afford then even if I could find them. So Ill fabricate My own.
Thanks for the post. Cool to see the diferance in all the k bell lengths.
Next time I take them apart I'll get measurements for you. I have lengthened a 1L bell to a 2L back before I convinced the owner of the gray one to sell it.
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Re: AirChime K Bells

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THANKS MUCH
Will be a fun project.