# My Firehouse Bell and WIRELESS Button **URL:** \ **Category:** Other Props\ **Created:** [November 22, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-firehouse-bell-and-wireless-button/32945 "2013-11-22T16:23:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![busybuildr](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/busybuildr/32/11396_2.png) [@busybuildr](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/busybuildr)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-firehouse-bell-and-wireless-button/32945/1 "2013-11-22T16:23:00Z")
Well, I finally got it done. It’s a 12" Faraday Enclosed Type, original movement, solid brass gong, patented 1907. It took a few weeks of part time tinkering to get it cleaned up and working. I made the new coil cover using 1/8" R/C aircraft grade birch plywood. This cover replaces the OEM cover and screws directly into the threaded holes on the bell frame. I know this bell is too big, but it was the right price with the right “look”, so I ran with it. The 315 Mhz receiver is mounted to the inside of the coil cover using a “pillow” of RTV silicone adhesive. The metal face cover had to be omitted due to interference with the radio signal. Bell pics: [GB Firehouse Bell | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/89171819@N06/sets/72157632390928598/) I then began assembling the button using a Square-D 9001 TR-55 button with the half guard. After carefully removing the half guard it was mounted to a Grant #5894 Signature series automotive horn button. I machined an aluminum base plate to lock into the 3 detents on the horn button. After purchasing the single channel 315 Mhz key fob-style Tx/Rx set on eBay, I gutted the components and mounted the Tx pcb with the button centered on the base plate. The PCB button only has about .020 travel, do I fabricated a light spring loaded device to absorb any excess travel from the Square-D button and prevent damage to the pcb. There is also a layer of 1/8" silicone foam rubber under the pcb to support it. The 9.37" antenna wire had to be routed outside the horn cover to maximize the transmission range, but it’s a pretty small coil and not noticeable is you keep around the back. Once the components were in place, I snapped the pushbutton / horn cover assembly onto the base plate. Button pics: [Janine's Button | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/89171819@N06/sets/72157635057236787/) And waddayaknow - it WORKS ! ---
**Author:** ![Higgs1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@Higgs1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Higgs1)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-firehouse-bell-and-wireless-button/32945/2 "2013-11-22T16:37:10Z")
How bout some video of it in action? Looks great, awesome work! ---
**Author:** ![busybuildr](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/busybuildr/32/11396_2.png) [@busybuildr](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/busybuildr)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-firehouse-bell-and-wireless-button/32945/3 "2013-11-23T13:17:02Z")
> [@Higgs1](#): > > How bout some video of it in action? Looks great, awesome work! Thanks. I’ll see what I can do about the video request. ---
**Author:** ![ramcuda](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/ramcuda/32/6491_2.png) [@ramcuda](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ramcuda)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-firehouse-bell-and-wireless-button/32945/4 "2013-12-21T08:05:16Z")
WOW !!! That’s kool as hell … love it’s wireless … We had a table last year at SDCC and the freman (union) movers had to move all my Gb props into SDCC and they ran over the button for my bell … ---
**Author:** ![alex-newborn](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/alex-newborn/32/4017_2.png) [@alex-newborn](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/alex-newborn)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-firehouse-bell-and-wireless-button/32945/5 "2013-12-21T22:03:21Z")
Yikes! Was it totally destroyed? Or were you able to repair it? Your button was one of the inspirations for mine. I hate to hear it got messed up. Alex ---
**Author:** ![ramcuda](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/ramcuda/32/6491_2.png) [@ramcuda](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ramcuda)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-firehouse-bell-and-wireless-button/32945/6 "2013-12-22T00:56:14Z")
crushed the chrome housing and busted the switch ..but didnt get the red buttion … so its a rebuild …