Thunderbolt 1003A

[holler]

No, the chopper motor will run independently of the solenoids.

Remove the 4 screws holding the horn to the chopper cap and the 4 screws holding the chopper to the tube. Go ahead and pull the chopper motor, see how bad of a shape it's in.

[coastalsyrolover]

I third that motion. Chopper needs to be looked at.

[tonyw]

Took the chopper apart, was frozen with rust. Use about a can of wd40, let it soak for a day, then cleaned it.
Works like new. Do you think if I got a 1 1/2-2 1/2hp gas motor hooked up to the blower it would increase the volume?

[sirendude2012]

Do you think if I got a 1 1/2-2 1/2hp gas motor hooked up to the blower it would increase the volume?

A gasoline engine for the blower will definitely help the siren get louder.

[tonyw]

Thanks

I did notice in the manual I downloaded from this site list the chopper mtr. as 240V single phase.
It seems 120v works fine, is 120 the correct voltage?

[WhelenBoy]

It will run fine on 120V. The way the control panel was set up, you could adjust the voltage to the chopper from 120-240 volts. The higher the voltage, the higher the pitch.

[tonyw]

Thanks Joshua

[coastalsyrolover]

Whelenboy I thought the lowest was 115 volts?

[Stormsetter4]

It doesn't matter if it is 120, 115 or whatever you want to call it, it is household outlet power.

[holler]

A 1 1/2 gas engine is way to small. Need at least a 7.5-12 with the pulley sized to spin the blower at the same RPM.