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Re: NR's have Bells!?

Paul Pickford wrote:

> Terry Burton wrote in message
> >BTW...... has anybody noticed the variation between NR
> >horns, do they have the same problem as the EL's.?
> >I have heard many NR's making their way into Town and
> >have noted at least a dozen "variations on a theme".
> >
> Some are very loud, so loud that drivers really should shut the windows
> before blowing the short end one. I've heard they have put a choke on some
> to fix this.

When the first NR was doing acceptance tests in NSW, the whistle was measured at 125dB at
50 metres.  The EPA told them to reduce this level, or they would be banned from this
state.

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David Johnson
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