archizackture wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 3:33 am
Saw this ASC T-128 in Trumbull County, OH today. In fact it's the first 128 I've ever seen in person
https://goo.gl/maps/9wVvcuM8rq6rpDX7A
I also spotted an FS 2001 right off the Lordstown exit by the car factory, that as can be seen in old street view imagery, replaced an EOWS 612.
I live in the region, but am moving down to the other part of the state in a few days as my dad got a new job; here’s some info:
That T-128 is in Newton Falls. It’s part of the county controlled system which is comprised of 24 ASC T-128’s and one ASC T-121. They’re controlled by Trumbull County and are tested on the First Saturday of every month at noon. Werden helped install these T-128’s back in 2008, they are AC/DC. I’ve filmed one of their T-128’s before, was the first to get a recording of one of their T-128’s.
Trumbull County is a bit odd in that there’s the county controlled system and then the independent ones. Those would be Lordstown, Niles, Girard, and Warren, which each operate their own systems independently.
The one you’re talking about is the one near the now closed GM Lordstown plant. Their 5 2001-130’s were installed last year (in 2018) and replaced all 5 EOWS-612’s, which were tested every Saturday at noon and did chimes.
Not sure what the 130’s do nor will I be able to find out, but I’m assuming they do a short test or possibly a growl/rotation test or something like that given the old sirens did a short chime test. Per PD the 130’s are still tested weekly, every Saturday at noon.