Another Insteresting Federal Creation

[Trevor]

Yes, they are.

[murrfarms]

Decatur, Alabama is supposedly replacing their STH-10s and T-Bolts with 508s.

http://www.thesirenboard.com/index.php?topic=256.0

It's not just Decatur, it's the whole 10-mile EPZ around the Browns Ferry nuclear plant. Apparently the TVA is replacing those first, then moving onto the sirens surrounding the Sequoyah and Watts Bar plants in Tennessee next. What's confusing me is that I was told that McCord Communications, our regional Whelen dealer, was awarded the bid for the three TVA nuke plants, but apparently something must have happened with that, or perhaps they only won the bids for the two in Tennessee and not Browns Ferry.

EDIT: It appears West Shore Services won the contract for Browns Ferry. Here's a photo of their crew preparing to install a new Federal 508 and remove the old Thunderbolt 1000B:

[TBOLT1000]

Looks like they finally updated the page on the 508. Including data sheet and manual links now work to and the picture is finally there, man that chopper is small in that picture. http://www.alertnotification.com/508siren_9563.aspx

[SirenMadness]

There is sufficient evidence [noted by Clayt Werden] Federal obtains their rotors and stators from the exact same company that does ASC's.

Now that I saw a good view, I can definitely say the 508's rotor is near-identical to that of the T-128! Do you or Clayton by any chance happen to have any more info on this mutual purchasing? It seems like these rotors are already pre-engineered by the third company then.

[4J25]

Why is it, that in the picture of the 508 on Fed's webpage, is the logo backward???

[BadgerSiren]

Oh man, it looks even uglier with all the innards exposed by light!

[uncommonsense]

Why is it, that in the picture of the 508 on Fed's webpage, is the logo backward???

They photographed it looking left then flipped it to the right.

[4J25]

Why is it, that in the picture of the 508 on Fed's webpage, is the logo backward???

They photographed it looking left then flipped it to the right.

Ah, I see.

[jkvernon]

Guess who else got 508s...

http://fourstateshomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=292382

By the way, these replaced a system of Whelen Vortexes (with the fin) and SD-10s.

[uncommonsense]

Guess who else got 508s...

http://fourstateshomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=292382

By the way, these replaced a system of Whelen Vortexes (with the fin) and SD-10s.

Perfectly in line with what anepstad said on the first page of the thread!

I know Blue Valley was talking about that federal signal has came out with a new siren that kind of looks the 2001-130 but twice the size and they said they where going to be installing a few in a town in Missouri.

Man they're going up fast. The 2001's day have to be numbered to see so many 508 orders going in (so quickly!)