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Video of a wierd Model 7
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:39 am
by kswx29
When the siren activated, the housing starts turning, whats up with that?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88JGzReB1sE
Re: Video of a wierd Model 7
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:46 am
by Matt
When I was videotaping it the housing was loose not bolted down and the siren was getting the power and it is REALLY old.
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:21 am
by 500 AT fan
HAHA. It looks like it's dancing. How cute.. I guess the mounting bolts for the casing were taked off sometime in it's life.
Re: Video of a wierd Model 7
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:45 am
by ver tum
It sounds like that Model 7 also may need new brushes. It reminds me of the sick Trunnel Thunderbolt when it starts. Notice how it hesitates?
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:03 am
by kanazo
Like a comment in that video says, this may be the first rotating directional omni-directional siren other than Thunderbeam...
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:32 am
by thunderbolt1003
Wooo look at that thing go lol... Yeah, needs to be bolted down...
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:05 am
by thunderbolt69
It seems it needs to be repaired and the housing bolted down.
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:07 pm
by Rheems1
In all of my years of seeing and hearing sirens... that is the darndest thing I have ever seen!!! It does sound like it needs new brushes... either that or the electrical service in that area can't meet the demand of the start up and sends a surge. That is also the first time I can ever say I have heard that motor sound on a Model 5.... that makes it sound wicked!!
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:45 pm
by kswx29
Rheems1 wrote:In all of my years of seeing and hearing sirens... that is the darndest thing I have ever seen!!! It does sound like it needs new brushes... either that or the electrical service in that area can't meet the demand of the start up and sends a surge. That is also the first time I can ever say I have heard that motor sound on a Model 5.... that makes it sound wicked!!
Could the hosing somehow be blocking airflow or something? Because i notice, that when it goes up, it slows down until the housing starts spinning, then goes up to normal speed.
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:46 pm
by jerrylovessirens
kanazo wrote:Like a comment in that video says, this may be the first rotating directional omni-directional siren other than Thunderbeam...
Hahahaha!
Man, I just about cracked up when I first saw the housing rotate in the video!