4/5 FS Thunderbolt 1003A Fire Siren Special Test, Growl & Hi-Lo With Broken Solenoid, St. Paul, NE

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I've been dreaming of this day ever since I first heard this siren in person 2 years ago. Sure it sounds funny with the broken high tone damper, but now I've heard an in-service 4/5 Thunderbolt 1003 doing steady hi-lo and I was given permission to set it off. I even taught the fire chief something he didn't know, which is the ability to run custom signals via the RCM panels. A huge shoutout to ‪@NebraskaSirenProduction‬ as well as fire chief Mike Becker for making this test possible! Sadly the other enthusiast didn't get hi-lo on tape due to issues with his camera equipment so I sent him a copy of this video as a thanks for making this happen. So yes, he has my permission to post this. Anyone else caught reuploading this will be issued a copyright claim.
Since this was a special test, I growled it at first to let civilians know it will be tested a 2nd time. That also allowed me to find out that the test button on this siren's AF Timer is hooked up the way it should be, in the sense that the flasher and solenoids are tested when the test button is pressed, as it says in the manual. We could have held that button for a minute, but I decided it would be more fun to use the RCM panel switches instead since we could also get BTS footage of it going off in hi-lo from outside the building.
This should go without saying, but since I am aware of this siren being tampered with previously, DO NOT OPEN SIREN PANELS OR ADJUST SETTINGS WITHOUT PERMISSION! I was told by jcb19 at SirenCon 2023 that someone managed to sneak in and mess with the chopper level and time delay settings since the first time I heard this siren in person. As cool as it may seem to be able to alter a siren, let me tell you, it's not. It is called UNAUTHORIZED TAMPERING with a LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM and can lead to criminal charges. On the other hand, setting off a siren outside of test time when there's no emergency can constitute creating a false emergency which is a FELONY CRIME! This includes sirens that you own personally. It is no different than calling 911 with no emergency/prank calling them. We had permission from both the fire department and county dispatch to set off the siren after its usual test and knew what we were doing. We did not adjust the chopper level (frankly I love how Thunderbolts sound on level 7) or do anything other than setting it off manually.
Siren Information:
Siren: FS Thunderbolt 1003A
Signals: Growl & alternate steady (hi-lo)
Usage: Primarily a fire siren, but also doubles as a tornado siren since the county can activate it.
Motors: Chopper: 2HP single phase; blower: 7.5HP 3 phase
Chopper: 4/5 port
Location: St. Paul Volunteer Fire Department in St. Paul, NE.
County: Howard
Tested: Every 1st of the month at 1:00pm (alert), every 15th of the month at 1:00pm (alternate wail).
Testing time on 07/15/2024: 1:05pm
Other notes: St. Paul has this 1003, 2 RSH-10As, and 1 2001-SRN and they're all relatively close together so the town is well covered.

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@sugarmashofficial_6210 2 ай бұрын

What a nice thunderbolt doing HI-LO, soo wonderful

@Mr.csworldofrandomness Ай бұрын

i cant get enough of that hi-lo! tbh it sounds good with the broken solenoid, nice video!

@BusMaster99 Ай бұрын

@@Mr.csworldofrandomness Me neither!

@CoffeeMC 2 ай бұрын

what a normal thunderbolt 🙏

@trainsandsirensofilinmiwi2080 2 ай бұрын

Nice!

@wyattpaulsblogchannel5259 2 ай бұрын

Sorry to ask, but do you know when the broken solenoid will get fixed? I live in Elgin, NE, not too far from there, and have been by this Thunderbolt 1003A before, but I’ve always watched it on KZbin and never heard a test in real life. I always check in to see how it’s doing. Thanks for all the updates on this thing! The video was great!

@NebraskaSirenProduction 2 ай бұрын

In a few years are so.

@wyattpaulsblogchannel5259 2 ай бұрын

@@NebraskaSirenProductionYears?! Maybe but that seems like a long time.

@NebraskaSirenProduction 2 ай бұрын

@@wyattpaulsblogchannel5259 probably by 2026 early 2027

@wyattpaulsblogchannel5259 2 ай бұрын

@@NebraskaSirenProductionEarly 2027 is when I graduate high school lol

@BusMaster99 2 ай бұрын

@@wyattpaulsblogchannel5259 Talk to Connor Bader or Tyler Shaw. They do the maintenance work on this siren.

@WhelenWPS3000 6 күн бұрын

That poor solenoid. Someone should get that fixed.

@BusMaster99 6 күн бұрын

@@WhelenWPS3000 There are plans for that, just be patient.

@Diegomelsave Ай бұрын

2nd teat of this thunderbolt in steady hi-lo? I like it

@BusMaster99 Ай бұрын

This was the first and only test in steady hi-lo.

@SirenArchives Ай бұрын

Could it be the collector rings responsible for the solenoids causing the solenoid issues? It sounds like it works intermittently.

@BusMaster99 Ай бұрын

@@SirenArchives Yeah it's the collector rings.

@NoodleLuckIsRealRBLX 21 күн бұрын

rip collector rings butwhat is colllector rings?

@BusMaster99 21 күн бұрын

@@NoodleLuckIsRealRBLX They are what allow a rotating siren to rotate 360 degrees and not damage the internal wiring.

@OfficialOpinion 2 күн бұрын

@@NoodleLuckIsRealRBLX -- They are metal rings that conductive brushes move across to transmit power to a spinning device so wires do not become twisted. In this case, the rings are in the rotator box, which is why 1003s have taller boxes than 1000/T models.

@PalmettoStateSirens 2 ай бұрын

That broken solenoid sounds so weird lol

@SouthCarolinaSirens 2 ай бұрын

Thats what happens when the brush for a solenoids gets worn down too far.

@clockstudio174 2 ай бұрын

@@SouthCarolinaSirenssorry if I say, but it is the collector rings

@SouthCarolinaSirens 2 ай бұрын

@@clockstudio174collector rings/slip rings same difference, its the brush making intermitent contact with the slip ring for that solenoid because its worn down.

@clockstudio174 2 ай бұрын

@@SouthCarolinaSirens i understand