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Dundee, Michigan Model 500SH TT Is Out of Service

Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:09 am

The poor Model 500SH TT siren in Dundee, Michigan is out of service. Apparently, the siren has suffered a failure of some sort, and they are seeing if it can be repaired or not. Here is more information about the siren.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLiAzHBnBUs

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Re: Dundee, Michigan Model 500SH TT Is Out of Service

Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:27 am

I'm sure it will be just fine. Besides, it will be properly taken care of if it can't. Probably on display or something similar.

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Re: Dundee, Michigan Model 500SH TT Is Out of Service

Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:14 am

While it is down they should probably reinstall the belts correctly so it isn't rotating at like 10 RPM.

Do you happen to know who did the first restoration on it?

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Re: Dundee, Michigan Model 500SH TT Is Out of Service

Tue Aug 06, 2013 4:15 am

It was done by a guy in Perrysburg, Ohio that did all the siren work for Lime City Fire Equipment & Repair. He's their siren tech.

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Re: Dundee, Michigan Model 500SH TT Is Out of Service

Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:42 am

Wonder if that drive belt that comes off the gearbox broke. It's a PITA to change.

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Re: Dundee, Michigan Model 500SH TT Is Out of Service

Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:00 pm

holler wrote:Wonder if that drive belt that comes off the gearbox broke. It's a PITA to change.
That's what I am thinking. Usually a second generation Model 500 series siren doesn't spin this freely. I suspect the belt is broken, or gearbox has flown south. If it's the latter, I hope they can find a replacement part for it.
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Re: Dundee, Michigan Model 500SH TT Is Out of Service

Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:46 pm

Gear reducers shouldn't be too hard to find since they are the same ones used on the Thunderbolt. Hopefully they know to go to WSS to find some junked out Thunderbolts to pick parts from.

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Re: Dundee, Michigan Model 500SH TT Is Out of Service

Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:47 am

500AT wrote:The poor Model 500SH TT siren in Dundee, Michigan is out of service. Apparently, the siren has suffered a failure of some sort, and they are seeing if it can be repaired or not. Here is more information about the siren.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLiAzHBnBUs
They are refurbishing it. It is fine.
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Re: Dundee, Michigan Model 500SH TT Is Out of Service

Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:11 am

Bedford_1003 wrote:
500AT wrote:The poor Model 500SH TT siren in Dundee, Michigan is out of service. Apparently, the siren has suffered a failure of some sort, and they are seeing if it can be repaired or not. Here is more information about the siren.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLiAzHBnBUs
They are refurbishing it. It is fine.
You bumped a month old topic just to state the obvious. Smh.
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Re: Dundee, Michigan Model 500SH TT Is Out of Service

Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:11 am

Just an FYI (For Y'alls Information) she is back on top of her tower as of when I drove through Dundee on Sunday. :clap:
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