Really depends on the year and what type of compressor it has on the blower frame. Here is an estimated breakdown of the parts weight judging on what ive dealt with/own. Thunderbolt horn approx: 100lbs thunderbolt chopper/rotator assy. Approx :250-300'ish lbs 10 ft sections of standpipe w/flange. Ap...
Not to burst anyones bubble per say, but here is an Advert for the "sterling M series" featuring the "single headed "M" siren. no where on the Advert does it say anything about there being a "N" in its model name coding. wanted to clear the "confusion" an...
I guess its about high time i get around to posting on this thread.. Sirens ive been up close and personal with: Thunderbolt 1000/1000t with both 5m/6m blowers STH-10 STL-10 SD-10 Dual head model B 8 port federal 5 Darley champion siren Whelen vortex Model 7 (both single and three phase) EOWS 1212 (...
it almost looks like the siren motor core's got the big scrappage and they just dumped the housings for refuge/waste. it looks like at this point that getting them for restoration is a done deal unless you can somehow manage to find the chopper/motor/stator assembly's still intact.
No, unfortunately it was removed and the only thing left from the installation is the blower and an empty RCM cabinet that are up in the clock tower. they removed the head though sometime ago.
Louisvilles thunderbolts do not go to westshores yard.. the metro has a bone yard that they send them to and they harvest the parts to keep the remaining sirens going as long as they can... i was the first to discover that it had dissappeared as i live in town and am in that area pretty frequently. ...
Tylers right, i own one of these early 1212s that i bought from werden... i even have the manual which alot of people have not seen because it has not been scanned in. i was informed that they are indeed experimental eows 1212s and not 115s even though they share the same speaker head design and wer...