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[email protected] · 05-02-2021, 05:15 PM

Why does the horn lose power and sound after only a few seconds of activation?

700rpm · 05-02-2021, 07:44 PM

Poor ground or connection, or maybe lubrication, or perhaps the commutators need service.

nkaminar · 05-02-2021, 07:48 PM

For whom the horn blows
Time marches on
Sing it (for whom the horn blows)

nkaminar · 05-03-2021, 06:16 AM

Are you blowing the horn with the engine off? Is the battery running down? Have you converted to 12 volts by adding a resistor and is it getting hot? Are the windings getting hot because the horn needs oil or other work as 700rpm stated?

Try running the horn with the cover off to see if you can detect anything out of the ordinary.

ronn · 05-04-2021, 12:19 PM

Buy a Klaxon mechanical.......... always works!

700rpm · 05-04-2021, 09:17 PM

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But it doesn’t sound like a Sparton.

05-02-2021, 05:15 PM	#1
[email protected] Junior Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 14	Horn Why does the horn lose power and sound after only a few seconds of activation?

05-02-2021, 07:44 PM	#2
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,902	Re: Horn Poor ground or connection, or maybe lubrication, or perhaps the commutators need service. __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

05-02-2021, 07:48 PM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,899	Re: Horn For whom the horn blows Time marches on Sing it (for whom the horn blows) __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

05-03-2021, 06:16 AM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,899	Re: Horn Are you blowing the horn with the engine off? Is the battery running down? Have you converted to 12 volts by adding a resistor and is it getting hot? Are the windings getting hot because the horn needs oil or other work as 700rpm stated? Try running the horn with the cover off to see if you can detect anything out of the ordinary. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

05-04-2021, 12:19 PM	#5
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,784	Re: Horn Buy a Klaxon mechanical.......... always works!

05-04-2021, 09:17 PM	#6
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,902	Re: Horn Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) But it doesn’t sound like a Sparton. __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.