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Re: Hackjob Horror Stories. Botched siren replacements and repairs

Sat May 30, 2015 9:48 pm

Don't forget about this one in Macon, GA!

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Re: Hackjob Horror Stories. Botched siren replacements and repairs

Sat May 30, 2015 10:15 pm

HI-EMA has done this to all there Thunderbolts. The screens that originally came with the Thunderbolts were taken out and replaced with another mesh screen as you can see here http://x9b.xanga.com/016c0a6a0363016140 ... 518918.jpg . Also Hawaii sanded off the paint on most of the thunderbolts, then did a sloppy job at painting the sirens brown and green. If you skip 7:47 in the video, you can see a Thunderbolt after the paint was sanded. https://vimeo.com/25676105 .
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Re: Hackjob Horror Stories. Botched siren replacements and repairs

Sat May 30, 2015 10:48 pm

TrainsAndSirens1 wrote:Don't forget about this one in Macon, GA!

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I dont see anything wrong with it. Just a 2001 on an old Tbolt installation.
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Re: Hackjob Horror Stories. Botched siren replacements and repairs

Sun May 31, 2015 6:37 am

What about the 2T22 that was cut in half? That was a few years back.
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Re: Hackjob Horror Stories. Botched siren replacements and repairs

Sun May 31, 2015 6:40 am

Hacksaw wrote:What about the 2T22 that was cut in half? That was a few years back.
Didn't they make two sirens out of one? They looks like awkward STH-10's with some kind of dome motor cover.

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Re: Hackjob Horror Stories. Botched siren replacements and repairs

Sun May 31, 2015 7:18 pm

SirenkiD wrote:
Hacksaw wrote:What about the 2T22 that was cut in half? That was a few years back.
Didn't they make two sirens out of one? They looks like awkward STH-10's with some kind of dome motor cover.

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https://youtu.be/k7_fup869kE
Whats wrong with that?
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Re: Hackjob Horror Stories. Botched siren replacements and repairs

Sun May 31, 2015 8:00 pm

I seem to recall something on here from when I joined in 2011. It was about a 2t22 somewhere in Michigan that was held together somehow with caution tape. Do any of you guys recall this?
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Re: Hackjob Horror Stories. Botched siren replacements and repairs

Sun May 31, 2015 10:36 pm

theroofable wrote:
SirenkiD wrote:
Hacksaw wrote:What about the 2T22 that was cut in half? That was a few years back.
Didn't they make two sirens out of one? They looks like awkward STH-10's with some kind of dome motor cover.

EDIT:

https://youtu.be/k7_fup869kE
Whats wrong with that?
That's not a botch, that's genius. They made two single phase sirens out of one three phase siren.

If they had went with 7.5 HP motors they could have made them direct drive.
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Re: Hackjob Horror Stories. Botched siren replacements and repairs

Mon Jun 01, 2015 4:36 am

The low pitch should carry farther. The 10-port part sounds like a 6-port Toshiba.
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Re: Hackjob Horror Stories. Botched siren replacements and repairs

Thu Jan 05, 2017 12:23 am

DJ2226 wrote:What about our Whelenbolt 2810ATs?
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WHERE IS THE LOCATION?!
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