Good starter siren?

[Sirenguy02]

Oh, to answer your other question, I don't know of any siren graveyards in MN. The only true siren graveyard I know of is in Arizona.

What is considered a "true" siren graveyard?

[Jim Z]

Oh, to answer your other question, I don't know of any siren graveyards in MN. The only true siren graveyard I know of is in Arizona.

What is considered a "true" siren graveyard?

it's where sirens are brought out back, humanely dispatched with a single shot to the chopper using a captive bolt pistol, and buried below three feet of soft peat. A service with a minister is recommended but not required.

[Sirenguy02]

Oh, to answer your other question, I don't know of any siren graveyards in MN. The only true siren graveyard I know of is in Arizona.

What is considered a "true" siren graveyard?

it's where sirens are brought out back, humanely dispatched with a single shot to the chopper using a captive bolt pistol, and buried below three feet of soft peat. A service with a minister is recommended but not required.

Oh ok. Thanks.

[RobinHood73]

you could probably get this very cheap but you would need to put some work into it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Federal-Sir ... 231373828a
I might put a bid on it and see what I can do with it. I can probably make a homemade mount for it and put on my shed. I would like it to go with my 110v model.

[AKSoapy29]

It looks like it was shot and left to rot, like it was. I bet you would need to redo the whole thing. If you do get it, I would like to see how it turns out. It's a Model A, which is nice, but it is also 220 Volts.

[RobinHood73]

It looks like it was shot and left to rot, like it was. I bet you would need to redo the whole thing. If you do get it, I would like to see how it turns out. It's a Model A, which is nice, but it is also 220 Volts.

Well, my model A that I have was pretty much in the same condition. I bought mine at an antique flea market for $25 and it was mounted on a house for its whole life.


This one on ebay is in bad shape but I bet it can be fixed up. It may need parts, but it can be done.

[Crazywarriorman]

It looks like it was shot and left to rot, like it was. I bet you would need to redo the whole thing. If you do get it, I would like to see how it turns out. It's a Model A, which is nice, but it is also 220 Volts.

My input will be the same as the others, start out small. Trust me. My first "real" siren was a Model D and when I bought it I had no idea what I was doing. But look at me now, owning a Hurricane and having no idea what I got myself into! Trust me, you don't want something like a thunderbolt. They are the biggest pain to move around, and no matter what you see in the photos, they are always bigger on the ground/in real life. Also bigger sirens are no fun unless you can run them! I bet that thunderbolt is three phase, how do you plan to power it? Not trying to discourage you from getting one, but like I said before. Start out small!

[RobinHood73]

It looks like it was shot and left to rot, like it was. I bet you would need to redo the whole thing. If you do get it, I would like to see how it turns out. It's a Model A, which is nice, but it is also 220 Volts.

My input will be the same as the others, start out small. Trust me. My first "real" siren was a Model D and when I bought it I had no idea what I was doing. But look at me now, owning a Hurricane and having no idea what I got myself into! Trust me, you don't want something like a thunderbolt. They are the biggest pain to move around, and no matter what you see in the photos, they are always bigger on the ground/in real life. Also bigger sirens are no fun unless you can run them! I bet that thunderbolt is three phase, how do you plan to power it? Not trying to discourage you from getting one, but like I said before. Start out small!

Agreed! Also, there is a lot of moving parts in a thunderbolt for a newbie siren collector. You got the blower, blower motor, rotator motor, the chopper motor, and the RCMs to worry about. Like I said before, a siren like a D,L,A or if your lucky, a model 2 are probably the best starter sirens. A federal model 1 would also be a great starter siren but the odds of you finding one of those is very slim since those are rare.

[AKSoapy29]

As much as I would love a ThunderBolt or a Hurricane, your probably right. Although, the RCM panels are very interesting. I would really like to get one of those panels with a timer and all. But yeah. I'm working on an Arduino siren, and it's going good. That's about the only siren I have right now.

[AKSoapy29]

I wonder if I could find a model 1 or 2 or 5 somewhere. :/ Or a model a or d or l.