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has this been posted?

Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:46 pm

anyone ever post this video? What siren is this? Thought it may have been electric but has a long wind down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svzD2kbKWnU&search=

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Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:08 pm

No hasn't yet. However tboltboy from here on the board filmed it. I'm thinking those are 2001s actually, but I'm not sure on that. :?
EDIT: Those are definately 2001s, they are part of the Topeka KS system I believe.

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Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:57 pm

Accauly the most dominate siren is a Model 5 and you hear 2 2001s, also a tbolt is you listen real closely around :57 it sounds like the blower shuts off..idk...but yes i took that and it is part of the Shawnee County system...i would have loved to get the wind up..it was awesome but as soon as i went out the door they went off.

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Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:12 am

Is this an actual warning? or is it a test run? It sounds a bit like a warning to me :shock:

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Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:15 am

Nope...just a weekly test. Notice it is sunny:P Altho they was thinking about canlcleing it due to weather conserncs

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Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:17 am

Oh BTW the weekly tests are only suposed to be 45secs long but they are ussaly 1-2 1/2 mins long. the accual warning signal is a 3 min alert followed by a 5 min silence and then another 3 min alert blast.

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Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:10 pm

Good video, it sounds good. They have nice coverage! Does sound like a blower shutting down, however sounds more like a hurricane blower shutting down than a t-bolt. More likely to be a t-bolt n that area though. But i don't hear either one. Weird.

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Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:28 am

Federal model 5 sirens have a very heavy cast-iron rotor which contributes to its very long wind-down; the one we have in town takes about three and a half minutes to fully coast down.

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Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:55 pm

douro20 wrote:Federal model 5 sirens have a very heavy cast-iron rotor which contributes to its very long wind-down; the one we have in town takes about three and a half minutes to fully coast down.
Ive never really been up the street (about 5 bloocks) to hear it so i dont know how long it really does take to wind down.

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