Modern foghorn powered by electric only?

land-based searchlights, warning and fire bells, etc.
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Modern foghorn powered by electric only?

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I looked at my local foghorn at the end of a pier, and didn't see any air hose. looked somewhat like a siren. Are most foghorns electric now?
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Re: Modern foghorn powered by electric only?

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Nearly all of them are electric. Air powered diaphone fog signals or diaphragm fog signals are too costly to maintain. An all in one electric unit is cheaper to run. I have a set of AirChime KM85 and 110's from the Sisters Island lighthouse in BC. They were replaced with an electric fog signal.
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Re: Modern foghorn powered by electric only?

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Wish they were still air powered. Rumor has it that there is an a retired air powered fog horn on a power plant near where the new one is. Hopefully I can snap a few photos before the plant gets torn down.