Norman, Oklahoma Thunderbolt 1000T Unit #2 Granted Reprieve

[woodyrr]

Well. The reprieve has begun.

Here are pictures of the insides of the timer/radio cabinet and the RCM cabinet.

For those who have worked with the AR timer before, to run it on 120V, am I correct that terminals 8 and 9 are used?


AR Timer and Radio Receiver by woodyrr, on Flickr


RCM1A Panel by woodyrr, on Flickr

[holler]

Yes, terminals 8 & 9 are used for 120.

Also if you are running the AR disconnected from the Siratrol, you have to put a jumper between 15 & 16.

BTW what kind of radio is that?

[woodyrr]

The label on the radio says Federal ARC1 001. It sits in a little depressed area which appears as the "U" shaped thing around the bottom eighth or so. When the plugs are disconnected, it slides up and out and you can carry it by a little handle. On the reverse side is a fine black mesh through which you can see the circuits inside.

All I'm really wanting to do is wire it up enough so that I can push the buttons on the front and see if the light comes on and watch the cams turn.

[woodyrr]

The radio bears a very strong resemblance to this one:

http://www.jeffclifton.com/eric/Ten-ten ... manual.PDF

The holes where the knobs and antenna would go are covered with blanks.

Attribution: This .pdf was submitted by EL1998P71 in this thread:

http://airraidsirens.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6855

[woodyrr]

It has been a long, extremely expensive and often frustrating process, but the removal is complete. All that is left is a patch of dirt.


All thet is Left by woodyrr, on Flickr



The crew from Harris Sooner Electric arrived between 8:30 and 9:00 and then went to rent a second lift. The removal took about 3 hours from when they arrived with the lift and cost 895.00.

Here, The siren comes loose from the standpipe.


Free of the Standpipe by woodyrr, on Flickr



They then cut off the top twelve feet of the pole for me and disposed of the remainder.


Removing the Pole by woodyrr, on Flickr



Here it is sitting in my truck waiting to be taken home.


Ready to Go by woodyrr, on Flickr



I?d like to thank my friend who has a pending registration for airraidsirens.com with the username of mustang07. He spent the better part of two days helping me drag the heavy pieces around.



I painted a card with Sunburst Yellow and placed it behind the standpipe flange tube for color comparison.




Sunburst Yellow Card Behind Mounting Flange by woodyrr, on Flickr





Parts Ready for the Fun! by woodyrr, on Flickr


I spent most of today disassembling the pipes and couplings and worked almost as hard at that as I did moving the siren itself. This is the first time in my life that I have disassembled pipes using a sledge hammer to break things loose and turn them until they were free enough to turn by hand! I have laid out most of the parts that I will need to reassemble the siren in a selectively compressed representation of its original installation. The two large garbage bags contain the blower and blower motor. Next to that is the blower frame and blower cover.

I have a section of the original standpipe laying on top of the pole. At one end I have attached a 3" galvanized 90 degree ell which attaches to the output of the blower. Further up the standpipe, I have placed the "quick disconnect" union coupling that ordinarily would allow the blower to be disconnected from the standpipe if necessary. At the top of the standpipe is the mounting flange. The twelve feet of the utility pole on which it was mounted will be used in the new ?installation?

There are more pictures on my flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/39213183@N02/ .That is where I will be posting pictures as I strip, clean, paint, and reassemble this former Norman Thunderbolt.

[Bryan]

Steve wasn't too thrilled about Harris Sooner's "stunt"

[dilloncarpenter]

Nice job with the removal! Can't wait to see it when it's done!

[woodyrr]

I received an email from Dillon Carpenter yesterday. he told me of a news story that he found about a new 2910 at 168th and Alameda. Here is the story:

http://little-axe-ledger.com/2011/01/13 ... ittle-axe/

I found another one. Both of these are from the Little Axe Ledger community newspaper.

Be sure to check out the last two lines in this story. What a hoot!



http://little-axe-ledger.com/2011/01/29 ... sses-test/

[Rick K]

I received an email from Dillon Carpenter yesterday. he told me of a news story that he found about a new 2910 at 168th and Alameda. Here is the story:

http://little-axe-ledger.com/2011/01/13 ... ittle-axe/

I found another one. Both of these are from the Little Axe Ledger community newspaper.

Be sure to check out the last two lines in this story. What a hoot!



http://little-axe-ledger.com/2011/01/29 ... sses-test/

"Hopefully, not one of your neighbors."

Pshhhhh...If my next door neighbor owned a siren, that'd be awesome!

[dilloncarpenter]

Steve wasn't too thrilled about Harris Sooner's "stunt"

You mean when they took all of the wire in the conduit from ours?