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Posted: **Fri May 16, 2025 2:37 pm**

The winds toppled it completely. The way it's sitting with its chopper so close to the ground has me thinking the horns beneath are very crumpled. And just look at that motor hanging off...if I were in the area I'd love to see if I could take it since I doubt it's going back up, lol.

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Posted: **Mon May 19, 2025 12:33 am**

Yeahhhh I think that siren's done. Maybe straighten it out, give it a fresh coat of paint, and put it in the living room with a lamp on top of it =D

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2025 1:41 am**

HDN wrote: ↑
Mon May 19, 2025 12:33 am
Yeahhhh I think that siren's done. Maybe straighten it out, give it a fresh coat of paint, and put it in the living room with a lamp on top of it =D

Yup. the siren is done unless a siren enthusiast comes to pick it up to restore it.

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2025 3:45 am**

I've been told it's getting replaced by an Eclipse 8. I hope everyone impacted by this outbreak is safe.

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2025 11:39 am**

federal signal 3t22 wrote: ↑
Mon May 19, 2025 1:41 am

HDN wrote: ↑
Mon May 19, 2025 12:33 am
Yeahhhh I think that siren's done. Maybe straighten it out, give it a fresh coat of paint, and put it in the living room with a lamp on top of it =D
Yup. the siren is done unless a siren enthusiast comes to pick it up to restore it.

I have a feeling that there's more damage that we can't see in the picture, like micro cracks in the chopper. With closer examinations, there is a possibility that the chopper assembly is fine enough to be used again. The motor should also be fine, although a new shaft would be necessary. Fixing those horns would be possible, but it would be a nightmare!

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2025 1:38 pm**

HDN wrote: ↑
Mon May 19, 2025 12:33 am
Yeahhhh I think that siren's done. Maybe straighten it out, give it a fresh coat of paint, and put it in the living room with a lamp on top of it =D

The Model 2 I own is larger than a lamp, I dunno if that would be a good size
(Just to be the smart guy I guess)

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2025 2:39 pm**

Greenrid wrote: ↑
Mon May 19, 2025 11:39 am

federal signal 3t22 wrote: ↑
Mon May 19, 2025 1:41 am

HDN wrote: ↑
Mon May 19, 2025 12:33 am
Yeahhhh I think that siren's done. Maybe straighten it out, give it a fresh coat of paint, and put it in the living room with a lamp on top of it =D
Yup. the siren is done unless a siren enthusiast comes to pick it up to restore it.
I have a feeling that there's more damage that we can't see in the picture, like micro cracks in the chopper. With closer examinations, there is a possibility that the chopper assembly is fine enough to be used again. The motor should also be fine, although a new shaft would be necessary. Fixing those horns would be possible, but it would be a nightmare!

Can you fit STH-10 horns on an STL-10?

Posted: **Tue May 20, 2025 12:39 am**

Greenrid wrote: ↑
Mon May 19, 2025 11:39 am
I have a feeling that there's more damage that we can't see in the picture, like micro cracks in the chopper. With closer examinations, there is a possibility that the chopper assembly is fine enough to be used again. The motor should also be fine, although a new shaft would be necessary. Fixing those horns would be possible, but it would be a nightmare!

With how the motor is bent up relative to the chopper, I'm thinking the whole thing's a mess. I'm expecting rotor and stator damage, and probably stuff bent up or squished, and maybe pulled apart in the motor case. That siren took a pretty violent fall. That's why I think I'd gut the motor case, maybe remove the rotor, kinda put everything back together, and turn it into living room decor

My dad did a similar thing to a damaged switch stand he brought home from when he worked on the railroad. He managed to straighten part of the stand enough that he could mount one of his signal lanterns to the top with a light fixture on top to light up the room.

Another idea: Fix up the horns and cut a clear glass table top to slide over the motor case to rest on the horns. Now you have a coffee table

Posted: **Tue May 20, 2025 11:46 am**

HDN wrote: ↑
Tue May 20, 2025 12:39 am

Greenrid wrote: ↑
Mon May 19, 2025 11:39 am
I have a feeling that there's more damage that we can't see in the picture, like micro cracks in the chopper. With closer examinations, there is a possibility that the chopper assembly is fine enough to be used again. The motor should also be fine, although a new shaft would be necessary. Fixing those horns would be possible, but it would be a nightmare!
With how the motor is bent up relative to the chopper, I'm thinking the whole thing's a mess. I'm expecting rotor and stator damage, and probably stuff bent up or squished, and maybe pulled apart in the motor case. That siren took a pretty violent fall. That's why I think I'd gut the motor case, maybe remove the rotor, kinda put everything back together, and turn it into living room decor My dad did a similar thing to a damaged switch stand he brought home from when he worked on the railroad. He managed to straighten part of the stand enough that he could mount one of his signal lanterns to the top with a light fixture on top to light up the room.

Another idea: Fix up the horns and cut a clear glass table top to slide over the motor case to rest on the horns. Now you have a coffee table

Yeah, now that you mention it, it looks to me like the part touching the ground completely lost the horns during the fall or winds, so there is a good chance that there is an incredibly big fracture somewhere on the rotor or chopper.

That idea reminds me of the Modutable too

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