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Re: Upson County Thunderbolt #4 installation

Tue May 13, 2014 10:16 am

Yes I painted the siren. It's Summit racing yellow acrylic urethane (automotive paint).

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Re: Upson County Thunderbolt #4 installation

Wed May 14, 2014 4:09 am

I take it that the utility provider in Upson county doesn't require the disconnect before the meter?

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Re: Upson County Thunderbolt #4 installation

Wed May 14, 2014 8:19 am

No, after the meter. I've never seen a disconnect on the line side of a meter around here.

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Re: Upson County Thunderbolt #4 installation

Wed May 14, 2014 11:26 am

flatlandsparky wrote:I take it that the utility provider in Upson county doesn't require the disconnect before the meter?
holler wrote:No, after the meter. I've never seen a disconnect on the line side of a meter around here.
Having a meter is a new experience for this former Norman Thunderbolt. When it was in service in Oklahoma, there wasn't a meter on either side of the disconnect. The line went directly from the pole, to the weather head, through the disconnect, to the RCM.
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Re: Upson County Thunderbolt #4 installation

Wed May 14, 2014 12:04 pm

Well they make us put meter bases on them, but then they don't install a meter, just a jumper plate.

The rest of the sirens in the county don't have meters on them, only the Thunderbolts for some reason.

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Re: Upson County Thunderbolt #4 installation

Wed May 14, 2014 7:40 pm

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Re: Upson County Thunderbolt #4 installation

Thu May 22, 2014 9:48 pm

Super installation! Thanks for the photos.

To date, Norman, Oklahoma got a state of the art Whelen system; four former Norman Thunderbolts were refurbished to "like new" and installed in Georgia; one former Norman T-128 went to a small town in north Texas; and five former Norman Thunderbolts went to enthusiasts. Not to mention the other bits and pieces.

What a great story!
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Re: Upson County Thunderbolt #4 installation

Fri May 23, 2014 11:08 pm

woodyrr wrote:Super installation! Thanks for the photos.

To date, Norman, Oklahoma got a state of the art Whelen system; four former Norman Thunderbolts were refurbished to "like new" and installed in Georgia; one former Norman T-128 went to a small town in north Texas; and five former Norman Thunderbolts went to enthusiasts. Not to mention the other bits and pieces.

What a great story!
I can account for three enthusiasts, Tyler, you, and me, but can't figure out who the others are.

McClain County has also acquired the remainder of the sirens and Washington Fire Department is overseeing the installs. Washington has three, I believe Cole and Dibble have two. I'm not 100% on that though.
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Re: Upson County Thunderbolt #4 installation

Fri May 23, 2014 11:20 pm

Thanks for the fill-in on the southern Oklahoma sirens. I knew it was in the works, but didn't have any hard information.

The other two enthusiasts are: mixerbd699 and mustang07

https://airraidsirens.com/forums/viewto ... 188#p91188
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Re: Upson County Thunderbolt #4 installation

Mon May 26, 2014 11:53 am

What is the port ratio of this siren?
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