Bell Box Advice - Flashguard vs Orisec ES-330 vs Pyronix Deltabell X vs Texecom Odyssey X-B

[ali2019]

Hi,
I am looking for a bell box and cannot decide which make to go with.

I am looking for a bell box which has the following features:

1. Twin piezo – rated at 115dB or higher.
2. Bright white or blue comfort LEDs – visible in daytime.
3. Xenon strobe – LED strobes are not very bright in comparison.
4. Backlit.

The 4 bell box makes I have looked into so far are:

1. Klaxon Flashguard XL Plus.
2. Orisec ES-130 and ES-330.
3. Pyronix Deltabell X Grade 3.
4. Texecom Odyssey X-B Grade 3.

The drawbacks I have found with these bell boxes are:

1. Klaxon Flashguard XL Plus
   While the Flashguard XL Plus is twin piezo with a 118dB rating, has bright red comfort LEDs which are visible in daytime, and a bright Xenon strobe, the drawbacks with the Flashguard are that the bell box is not backlit and the comfort LEDs are red instead of white or blue. Also, I heard the Flashguard bell boxes are unreliable.

1. Orisec ES-130 and ES-330
   While the ES-130 and ES-330 are twin piezo with a 115dB rating, have white comfort LEDs, and are backlit where the backlight (D‑Lux) can be set to flash with the LED strobe, the drawbacks with Orisec bell boxes are that they all use an LED strobe instead of Xenons. The comfort LEDs also dim when alternating, though not when only one is flashing. I spoke to Orisec Tech Support and they said this is down to the voltage regulator on the PCB.

1. Pyronix Deltabell X Grade 3
   While the Deltabell X is twin piezo, has bright white comfort LEDs which are visible in daytime, and is backlit where the backlight (LightBox) flashes with the LED strobe. The drawbacks with the Deltabell X are that it is not very loud, only rated at 109dB, and the twin piezos also crackle when sounding. They all use an LED strobe instead of Xenons.

1. Texecom Odyssey X-B Grade 3
   While the Odyssey X-B is twin piezo with a 115dB rating, has bright white comfort LEDs which are visible in daytime, has a bright Xenon strobe, and is backlit. The drawback with the Odyssey X-B is that the backlight cannot flash with the Xenon strobe, nor can it be disabled when the bell box is going off, which would increase the visibility of the Xenon strobe.

Is there a bell box I’ve overlooked that meets all of these requirements without the drawbacks?

If you had to choose, is the Odyssey X-B G3 actually louder than the Orisec ES-330 in real‑world use, despite both being rated at 115dB?

 

[sparkymarka]

Best of luck with the flash guard …..don’t think they have made them for years …