FINALLY getting around to uploading this! Shot this a while ago, after New Years or something on a snow day. (Lucky!) This is my second recording of this one, and if you look closely, you'll see a jail-bar grille!
Man I remember watching this video as a child many years ago. Shame to see it's inactive but it is what it is. Answers to frequently asked questions: 1: siren is still standing, inactive and it does not operate anymore 2: the blower is reverse wired, hence the high pitch 3: there aren't any known plans to remove the siren as of the time this comment was posted
@@BRISTOLFORCE2009 of course you'd be able to hear it if it was reverse wired (which it is). It has every characteristic of a reverse wired thunderbolt too I am aware of Wampum's unit. That one is correctly wired... not sure how it's relevant to this one though
@@thespiritstingray9359 it’s relevant because it’s higher pitched and would be more prone to be reverse wired compared to the lytle 1000 but is correctly wired so what does it mean for the lytle 1000 to also be reverse wired like the wampum 1000
@@BRISTOLFORCE2009 pitch between the two doesn't matter. Both have 6m blowers and only wampum's unit has the distinct pulse you'd hear on a 6m unlike lytle's. Wampum probably has the chopper hooked up to higher voltage than lytle's explaining the higher pitch. The pitch between the two doesn't determine whether one is reverse wired or not. Wampum's is correctly wired, this one is reversed. Not that hard to understand
Great video! I love hearing the 4/5 port 1000T in the background, and this seems like it may be a little lower pitched than the Mt. Airy 1000, but idk if it's just the distance or what
Didn't know we still had those in operation! I thought I heard a Thunberbolt on the March test and then I drove by the ATFD and the Thunderbolt was facing a different direction than it had been.
I feel like the blower on this one isn't reverse wired because the chopper doesn't stop briefly during the wind down, like it usually does when the blower is wired backwards. It keeps a steady pace throughout. My best guess is that the chopper is just set on level 7.
It is not reverse-wired, and that has been proven by several siren enthusiasts, including SirensOfCinncinatti and 4J25, both of whom LIVE in this area and have seen this siren UP CLOSE AND IN PERSON
Unfortunately it hasn't sounded during the past tests. I hate to say it, but it's the end of an era for Thunderbolts in Hamilton county. Only 2 remain active and will not be fixed when they die.
There was another video of this shot by another user and it was white was this repainted yellow recently and was this its final test before the upgrade to the T-128 system
I just thought of something. After all these years trying to figure out why it's so high pitched, I think I know now. I think it is probably a 6 port single tone rather than the usual 5 port, but I think the blower is running backwards. The wind down is very slow compared to other bolts, and I've heard several other 1000s that wind down much faster when the blower is spinning the right way.
I have heard some 5 port thunderbolts even more high pitched than this one. But there are rumors that 6 ported thunderbolts exist and that this is one of them
AwesomeDesertTortoises the thunderbolt was only given the option of 2,4, or 8 RPM not 10... federal introduced the thunderbolt as the first siren with optional rotation speeds... now the 2001-130 also has it 2,4, or 6 RPM common with the DCB controller.
he probably counted the RPM himself. The RPM isn't going to be perfect, it is always going to be out by a large decimal or even a couple of whole numbers if the siren is reverse wired for instance this video.
Nope we don't plan on removing them there was one that was purchased by a private owner a few years ago but other than that they are all there we just use the phone notifications which dont even work half the time I just know if we have a warning if a model 5 a few blocks away in a different county goes off
It’s definitely still there, just inactive and offline. I saw it yesterday. My guess is that it’ll stay there till Hamilton county sends a work order to have it removed and until they get more important tasks complete then I’m sure it’ll be removed and donated. It’s a hard setup to remove the blower is inside the structure behind the outside wall and sits lower on the ground. As there is steps after you go in the door. I’ve also heard that ever since the building was renovated it’s an absolute nightmare to get to! Everything is inside except the blower standpipe, the compulert RTU antenna, the siren head and 40 degree elbow for the standpipe for the entrance to the building inside is the ASC RTU the FS RCM1 and the blower. I’ve seen the setup before.
It was wired backwards. Long wind up and wind down, and the fact that it has no pulsation from the blower (6m model, 1953) are dead giveaways that its reversed
Cruz has literally seen the setup of this siren and confirmed that this was, in fact, reverse-wired. The reason it carried as well as it did is because it is mounted a good 200+ feet in the air. Plus, reverse-wired Thunderbolts aren't quiet, they're still a lot louder than they would be without the blower. They just aren't quite as loud as a correctly wired one.
Adam Carter I'm not sure what those DSA's are used for. The Thunderbolt is litterally across the street. I believe they are operated by the U of M, while the Thunderbolt is operated by Hennepin County
Mikey in Minneapolis they got Whelen Vortex R4 one Thunderblt 1000T 4/5 and DSA Here and look on the wall the Federal DSA over on top the building a Thunderbolt 1000T www.google.com/maps/@44.9699975,-93.2424386,3a,27.1y,5.66h,112.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIF15C5NX7smZp2Re6VXkcw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
because it would cost a boatload to remove a thousand pound air raid siren from a skyscraper in the middle of a busy city. Not to mention the liability if it fell and killed someone.
There is no 2001s in close proximity to this siren. Please keep in mind that this was filmed from a very long distance away from the siren. Plus, 2001s dont have wind ups as long as this thunderbolt's wind ups are, and same goes for the wind-downs
Mr.Someone \Tom/ no. All jailbar Thunderbolts are A1. The reason this one doesn't sound raspy is because the blower is running in reverse and is sucking air through the siren instead of pushing it out.
It's still there. It would be cost prohibitive to remove it, so it's staying there for now. The EMA has stated before that it would cost $2000 just to remove it. Based on where the blower, RCM, and RTU are located it's very difficult to get to.
AwesomeDesertTortoises StrikerTehPhazonEmperor It should be louder and not as high pitched. It's blower is spinning backwards making it run high pitched because of the chopper being under vacuum. Knowing how they've been replacing sirens there I honestly don't think this siren will be fixed.
