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Re: May have a "pick of the lot" on Thunderbolts
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:33 pm
by Brendan W
jmfirefighter20 wrote:Looking at the blower box, it's pretty much a solid box. No vent holes I could see.
Then it is probably from the earlier part of the 60's. A county to the SW of me has some ones from '62 that have no holes in the cover.
Re: May have a "pick of the lot" on Thunderbolts
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:43 pm
by jmfirefighter20
It will be interesting to see what they have, if they have more than the two I've seen. I'm assuming they were probably controlled from a single panel somewhere and then via leased lines; I hope, if I am even allowed to get one of these things, that they have the panel to go with it.
Hopefully this all goes through. I would be happy to take them both off the city's hands, right now they're little more than scrap value to them, so..........
Re: May have a "pick of the lot" on Thunderbolts
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:00 pm
by Brendan W
jmfirefighter20 wrote:It will be interesting to see what they have, if they have more than the two I've seen. I'm assuming they were probably controlled from a single panel somewhere and then via leased lines; I hope, if I am even allowed to get one of these things, that they have the panel to go with it.
Hopefully this all goes through. I would be happy to take them both off the city's hands, right now they're little more than scrap value to them, so..........
I would say a radio receiver is what triggered them, A local county near me had 28 Thunderbolts until 1989 when they were sold off to a neighboring county (even though half of one still remains), and every test day, a police official would go into the control room of the county police HQ (where the sirens were controlled from), and send out a signal to radio receivers on the sirens for them to go off.
Re: May have a "pick of the lot" on Thunderbolts
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:15 pm
by nathancovey
Try going to West Shore Services. They have lots of sirens there, including Thunderbolts. You may find one you like there.
Re: May have a "pick of the lot" on Thunderbolts
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 12:09 am
by Tyler
nathancovey wrote:Try going to West Shore Services. They have lots of sirens there, including Thunderbolts. You may find one you like there.
Oh god no they will charge you a arm and a leg for anything.
Re: May have a "pick of the lot" on Thunderbolts
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 12:40 am
by jmfirefighter20
Thunderbolt10031 wrote:nathancovey wrote:Try going to West Shore Services. They have lots of sirens there, including Thunderbolts. You may find one you like there.
Oh god no they will charge you a arm and a leg for anything.
That and the cost to drive from NH to MI is a little much with fuel near 3.75/gal!
Re: May have a "pick of the lot" on Thunderbolts
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 12:52 am
by Brendan W
If you do not mind me asking, Where is this thunderbolt and what's left one in NH?
Re: May have a "pick of the lot" on Thunderbolts
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:18 am
by jmfirefighter20
I'd rather wait until I get an answer next week from the city before I announce them. Don't mean to be selfish, but the last thing I want is everyone calling and emailing. TBolts don't show up around here often.
But as far as I kniw, there is only one complete unit in NH.
Re: May have a "pick of the lot" on Thunderbolts
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:27 am
by coastalsyrolover
Like I said man you don't need the control boxes if you want to hear it.
Re: May have a "pick of the lot" on Thunderbolts
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:29 am
by nathancovey
I didn't know sirens could run without control boxes.