Pictures 1-15 were taken on October 19, 2024, by KCMO Railfan. Video
was also taken by KCMO Railfan.
This is my sixth bell I got in my
collection. I won this bell in a bid on eBay for around $167 dollars on
July 11, 2024 from a seller up in Peru, Illinois, and it finally
arrived to my house on July 23, 2024 after waiting for what felt like
months as USPS was having issues with shipping at the time. When I got
the bell, it was nonfunctional as the hammer was really stiff on it.
After some work, I got it loose enough to where it can move freely.
This bell doesn't always want to work whenever I try to hook it up to a
12 volt battery. Eventually I will restore this bell whenever I get a
chance to.
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Front view of the
bell.
Back view of the bell.
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The side
of the bell. The base on this one doesn't stick out as much as it does
on my other Safetran bells I own.
The
door features the "Safetran Systems Corp Louisville, Kentucky" label on
the back of the bell.
The
rainshield has the "AL214MMF" stamped in the middle like most Safetran
Mechanical Bells have.
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The other
side of the bell.
This bell
is an older 1st gen model as it features a smaller 4 inch base with a
hole for where the mounting bolt would go.
The
inside of the bell.
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The
internal components on the bell are exactly the same as my 2nd gens,
and Griswold Mechanical Bells.
The
electromagent on the bell is black as opposed to red on this bell.
The
instructions on this bell are worn out sadly.
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The label
on the inside is located at the bottom left similar to the one on my
Griswold.
The
positive and negative terminals are exactly the same as the ones on my
2nd gens.
The nut
at the top is where you adjust the ring rate at with a small wrench.
The
operating link in which is responsible for the hammer to strike the
gong when powered up.
