Sick Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1000 Siren Test - Wichita, KS

[@camillekatrina]

Sounds like me trying to play the French horn.

[@453278495ab]

when I play a high note on sousaphone.

[@Macjr70]

Really bad tuba player who can’t hold any notes but one

[@enderpea5251]

*Sounds like my neighbors Dirt bikes.*

[@stephensnell1379]

@@453278495ab you mean Saxophone

[@alexmcface]

Since I now play the French Horn, I can relate

[@brianblessing9123]

sounds like an old 4 cylinder ford pinto engine at full scream

[@453278495ab]

with no muffler

[@Omegadoomship]

Oh god, the Ford Pinto. I sure don't miss that thing. My neighbor used to have one and it drove him nuts.

[@nineafly]

*slowly drives toward rear of pinto*

[@silasmcgee3647]

@@nineafly dont you dear rear end me

[@ginoalbertofranceschetti]

Yes

[@patcatania8582]

I believe we all now know where the term "Bumblebolt" comes from! The poor thing sounds like a massive bumblebee.

[@Elizabeth-ts4om]

Yes it does

[@ComputerTech95]

Pat Catania that's exactly what I thought lol

[@thatonethattalksalot7656]

Pat Catania its the bee movie siren!!

[@alisonstewart143]

Yes it does haha. At least its yellow too lol

[@alex_daisybella2275]

Sounds more like aggressive farting

[@JakobHill]

Siren Enthusiasts: Needs some TLC. Local Government: Needs an ATI!

[@jcamp788]

Unfortunately you are correct. They replaced a ton of sirens with the cheapest garbage they could find. Still boggles my mind they replaced sirens that had a proven track record for the past 50 years, with cheap garbage that has failed around the US. Hopefully those ATI's find their way to the garbage and we get some 508's.

[@AWSSQUEEGY]

jcamp788 ati also made a ripoff of the fs modulator. what are they? from china? (no offence to any chinese pepole.)

[@twistercuber]

Organist2020 2001's are better than an ATI. WAY better. Besides, we already have some 2001 DC's anyways.

[@Omegadoomship]

A.W.S. SQUEEGY Yes. ATI sirens are made in China along with their controllers. Needless to say they are unreliable prices of garbage.

[@twmax4137]

True true

[@Blue10AEMia]

Worlds biggest vuvuzela

[@twmax4137]

Blue10AEMia XD

[@rongoringo]

nice

[@cteal1732]

It sounds like a trumpet

[@Tyler-qv2jv]

+Ct Teal A DEAD trumpet xD

[@TheTechnologymachinery]

a sky trumpet

[@midwestsirens]

Man that is the MOST SICK siren I have ever heard in my ENTIRE life!!!

[@Elizabeth-ts4om]

Have you ever heard the one in O'Fallon, IL when it was sick? It sounds 10x worse

[@midwestsirens]

not even. this thing is the king of sick sirens. its sounds NOTHING like anything even related to a siren. the O fallon sounds similar to a regular thunderbolt

[@separatistroger]

+Paul Spomer What about the Very sick Federal Signal in Clyde, Ohio?

[@midwestsirens]

federal signal? what kind? and I think youre talking about that 2001-SRN.

[@separatistroger]

+Paul Spomer I think that's what it is.

[@midwestsirens]

I wouldn't call this sick, I would call it VERY SICK

[@kennedibodally8486]

+Paul Spomer itsd got a bumble bee in it

[@midwestsirens]

much more than that!

[@kennedibodally8486]

Paul Spomer as in

[@WisconsinSirens]

Much more than that, that means theres more bumblebees or bad guys in there. As in, is not relivant to this question

[@ThisHandleIsNotTaken.]

Its DYING! not sick... i do know what SICK is in siren talk

[@TheJakeman789]

i did not know they use leaf blowers as sirens there

[@youngmeteorologist8894]

3:04 really gets to me💯

[@murrfarms]

Good god, that one needs some serious attention. Sounds cool as hell though! Great video Gabe, glad you could make it out to one today!

[@TheTechnologymachinery]

sounds exactly like a sky trumpet!!!

[@SebastianSteeleTrafficLights]

Idk what a “sky trumpet” is....

[@Lunar_Capital]

Sebastian 0114 The Traffic Signal Fan Trumpets from the sky, duh...

[@BermieLostella3003]

That's kinda what it is..

[@childishtombino1275]

You can really tell this has brush problems due to the passive chopper wind down. The brushes may be only slightly out of contact with the motor stator which makes arcs. The passive wind down is long because there is no friction! That makes total sense!

[@thunderchild2756]

Sounds like those mysterious "sky trumpets" lmao 📯

[@brianblessing8369]

sounds like an imitation of a toy gas powered model plane

[@I_also_like_sirens_hehe]

The sky horns are foghorns

[@HyperKing128]

It makes a funny sound.

[@markliszewski2207]

That siren has a fever

[@alert89]

We need to heal her

[@averyrocks026]

​@@alert89"him"

[@Rcdude2007]

How TF did the chopper motor not burn out!!!! They did not have brushless motors in these sirens ya know

[@SirenGirl2001]

Ummmmmmmmm

[@Linuxmint8]

Sounds like that one neighbor that everyone has that cruises around the neighborhood in their straight piped rice burner.

[@TheTechnologymachinery]

sounds where sky trumpets are from this siren

[@tompage1149]

it sounds like a hand crank Thunderbolt

[@Creeperboy099]

IKR!!!!!

[@tompage1149]

.

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

@@tompage1149 ikr means I know right

[@RyanJamesDeanOfficial]

I talked with the director of Emergency Management here in Sedgwick County and he said that they try to repair all their sirens before replacing them, and then they use replaced ones for parts on others.

[@BrettS02]

According to google maps, it was removed before Aug 2015

[@85ram4me]

one if these days I will own a thunderbolt. but they are getting harder to find

[@slinger047]

It actually sounds cool with that slight reverb.

[@crazycalvinwilliams]

What color is the paint on it (supposed) to be?

[@sirenfan97]

Its yellow. The camera was facing the sun so it appears black

[@loan119]

+sirenfan97 well if it looks black its the color of depression which i think the siren has

[@peterfolchi1032]

+The golden creeper LOL

[@rachelmuniz7645]

Yellow

[@facingthewind]

Is that a jailbar horn I see at 3:32?

[@amberlynn6914]

Holy shit, good eye man! Yes it is!

[@FireRescue80]

Look harder.

[@nvaa1991]

I see it!

[@Nemesis0142]

Yep

[@willardcrafto]

Lookie Here, A 2 Port Thunderbolt

[@d00mhound]

my poor baby! D'X

[@rdfox76]

If someone designed a siren with this tone, yeah, it'd be great. The problem is that it's nowhere near full output at this volume...

[@simonkissel4790]

this Siren Sounds like a trombone

[@loudrestorations]

Sounds like a sick trumpet player

[@sirensofnewjerseyissimplyt429]

that sounds like a killer bee and this siren isn't there anymore

[@LouisvilleTorn8o]

Bearings are fine, brushes are toast. This is one of the worst sounding Tbolts I've ever heard. Have you recorded this one before?

[@chrome7fan]

It sounds like a never ending fart

[@stephensnell1379]

That's so funny and extremely humourous

[@hanyou23]

That's one sick siren ;o ~

[@Eights_Coronel-864]

extremely sick

[@Eights_Coronel-864]

Sounds like the buzz of a bee or a trombone with a fan inside

[@Bffenn]

seems like it got an extra boost when the power was cut

[@7trainproductionsmeets6tra25]

It ate to much beans so it cant stop farting look thunderbolt: eats a 100 beans thunderbolt farts

[@johnseeger9232]

A lot of wichitas thunderbolts either died or are sick. Some worked but not all. Wichita needs to take care of their sirens!

[@lisamcdonald1014]

Precisely

[@phillc.barrerac.barrera5465]

there must be something wrong with the collector rings

[@9_12Port3T2I]

Congrats on reaching 900 subscribers!

[@meesguyy]

Ok who stuck a trumpet on the end of the blower

[@mroak6504]

It doesn't even sound like A Thunderbolt!! What the heck!? Are they gonna fix it anytime soon!?

[@sirenfan97]

Isaac Nelson Its long gone. Now an ATI.

[@85ram4me]

Why is it running counter clockwise? It should be operating in the other direction.I am wondering if it were wired in reverse polarity which could cause the rotator to run backward , and or the chopper motor is running in reverse which is pulling air in from the horn and getting canceled out by the blower?

[@Blue10AEMia]

+jay steem no

[@indica1895]

+Blue10AEMia Actually yes. Theoretically he is right. Evidence: Thunderbolts and pretty much all tornado siren rotate clock-wise, when the siren is deactivated it suddenly rises in pitch. This could be the blower turning off before the chopper motor because the chopper motor is running at a higher RPM. if the blower doesn't work this way, the rise could be some sort of mechanical failure.

[@Blue10AEMia]

+LeFo listen, ACA sirens are supposed to run counterclockwise, and the rotational direction of a thunderbolt has nothing to do with it's sound. I should know, I work on sirens.

[@indica1895]

Blue10AEMia Whats wrong with it then?

[@Blue10AEMia]

+LeFo chopper motor is screwed.

[@facingthewind]

The sound is completely unrecognizable as a thunderbolt. :(

[@ryananderson4866]

Swarm Of Bees

[@jeremylaramore599]

Damn brushes and collector rings.

[@BossCoins2]

The 1000T sounds like a bee *What if it had a bumblebolt design*

[@Elizabeth-ts4om]

BossGamer2017 / / Mobil Directo actually considering the fact that this is a jail bar thunderbolt with an A1 blower it probably was painted with the “bumblebolt” design at one time

[@macaskillmegavalanche6271]

Wow the bearings sirens is broke?...

[@Sirenfireproductions5209]

If this got fixed there wouldn't have been a need to replace it with an ATI but Wichita being Wichita thought this was Unfixable and was time to replace it.

[@SirenGirl2001]

Wrong. It was repaired but then later replaced in conjunction with the system upgrade

[@Landotter1]

sounds to low pitch... probably bad bearings on the motor/chopper, which would cause it to worble like it is....

[@Thunderbolt1000Tfan]

If the bearings were bad, the wind-down would be much faster than it should be. This one actually has an abnormally long wind-down. Chances are the commutator brushes are nearly nonexistent, so they're barely making contact. There's probably a lot of arcing, which would explain the pitch fluctuations. The unusually long wind-down probably comes from the lack of friction from the brushes.

[@jonuthinslawncareandconstr7772]

Probably just a dying chopper motor

[@enderpea5251]

@@Thunderbolt1000Tfan It will get to the point where the brushes will lose contact, and disconnect. The motor will just seize up or just sit there and hum until the stator smokes out.

[@kylebennett6414]

Squidward's clarinet having a bad day right there🤣

[@cooperlee-clay9134]

The lack of volume is a bad/dying/broken blower/compresser/ and the warbling pitch is probably a failing chopper motor.

[@caek2]

When the kid with the tuba tries to play

[@SirenArchives]

May I use this in a video compilation? I'll link your video and provide a (more obvious) on-screen watermark in your name.

[@sirenfan97]

@@SirenArchives Absolutely!

[@JamesJAKAZeldaboy14]

OMG. What a sick thunderbolt. Needs some TLC, and a good paint.

[@joshuaeckberg6675]

oops I meant thunderbee

[@kcdebris913]

Sounds like a bee flying around a microphone 🎤

[@will-i-am9575]

sounds like someone blowing a horn

[@Anzac1]

Oh god. They really need to fix and refurbish it

[@thespiritstingray9359]

Unfortunately it's long gone. The chopper was swapped out before it was removed though

[@jennaarend2726]

is it like that still or has the poor siren been trite d i hope they haven't left it to die if i was a siren fixer i would fix that siren till its better

[@mythofdob]

Did the wire reverse the siren? Very Very very Very sick siren!

[@Jay-dg2qp]

That sounds like a bee

[@Delaney-nh8yb]

🐝

[@UmbreWolf]

holy hell. Siren sounds like shit but you can sure hear that A1 blower loud and clear.

[@ghostandsunetra760]

Is it calling the cows back home

[@willardcrafto]

This Siren Is Telling Us "Oh Boy, The Highway's Jammed. So Am I"

[@garyhstorms10]

I noticed the pitch pick up before it wound down what causes that

[@thespiritstingray9359]

This thing sounded terrible, but what confuses me the most is why the chopper takes so long to wind-down at the end after the blower shuts off (Right around 3:11)

[@SirenGirl2001]

Supposedly really bad brushes can cause this

[@XxCatcocanutxX]

That tornado siren sounds very scary listening to it makes me worried about it...poor thing...

[@mimi2]

sounds sick! by sick i mean cool

[@adamssirenadventures6574]

Sounds like bees or flies 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@yoitsmoe967]

The mosquito near my ear be like at 2am:

[@djmario2381]

Sounds like bee. 🐝🐝🐝

[@ToothlessThedragon9]

i heard a dog howling at that sick thunderbolt 1000

[@DJPenguino51]

I be the sound projected out a LONG way due to the frequency still way above the horn LF cutoff. It sounds like a mad cow!

[@thiesenf]

Did the testing protocoll require a bunch of bees that day?

[@robertlansky3098]

A vacuum cleaner, leaf Vacuum from Public Works Dept. Oh, the Mosquito spray truck at night spraying the neighborhood. LOL!

[@DerechoCloud]

I thought this vid was new, its a decade old... Looks like IM old..

[@mimi2]

sky trumpet?

[@TheTechnologymachinery]

IKR It does!

[@zombieslayer87]

Poor thing... Sounds like the horn might be slightly blocked/clogged and it sounds REALLY underpowered...... :-(

[@junkpaste]

this sounds exactly like somebody is driving a civic through town in 1st gear with no muffler

[@vault4287]

I wonder if they replaced it cause I need to see this

[@grimatronicpl7163]

reaplaced by ati in 2018

[@oheck]

Sounds like a wheelock 7002t on FWR power

[@United_HVAC_and_Fans]

This actually sounds creepy as hell! Bitter-sweet that its gone though.

[@ivybesmonte2577]

I bet the students in that elementary school were like WTF IS THAT A RACE CAR?!

[@kylebennett6414]

Nascar baby🏁🤣

[@russelD9]

I gess bad brushes and may be bearings and just a quick Q, is that a Jail Bar Thunderbolt?

[@toybartley3528]

sounds like my truck at full throttle

[@Bluesprunki-g1v]

Sounds like one of those firealarms

[@tymurraythemechanic9185]

this siren sounds like it's sad what do you think about it and it makes me sad

[@Tyler-qv2jv]

Sounds Like a Sick Motorcycle

[@chrissomers6642]

Sounds like a very sick dirt bike

[@howlingmoon2493]

Either the motor on it is going bad,there is something blocking the chopper or the bearings are baf

[@Elizabeth-ts4om]

dill pill bad brushes and/or collector rings. When these components are faulty the chopper doesn’t get a good electrical connection which causes the pitch fluctuations

[@howlingmoon2493]

Elizabeth_958 got yea

[@vintagefancollector1436]

Poor thing

[@traintk6595]

Thunderbolts sucks! ATI siren rules!

[@vintagefancollector1436]

You mr, have A BIG PROBLEM because that is a TOTAL LIE

[@CamouflageFacePaint]

Star trek's "We need more power" should fit well on this siren.

[@amberlynn6914]

OI josh...did you catch the Jailbar grille?

[@vintagefancollector1436]

No.

[@audinos4827]

Sounds like one of those super-low-pitched 1930's fire sirens from Germany.

[@GabesElectronics]

sounds like some body is pressing the test button over and over

[@FireRescue80]

Kinda but not really.

[@MamajuicyJoyce]

That one kid who always plays one note on the tuba be like

[@DrpanProductions]

poor things brushes are ruined is this a single or three phase unit?

[@diamndz1021]

Sounds like bees

[@Whyyoutubewhy..]

The winddown is so long longer than my third leg I was so unfunny back then 💀💀

[@blockthesirenenthusiast]

aka ur p___

[@jeremylaramore6399]

Sounds like either wore out brushes, bearing, or collector rings are dirty not making a good connection.

[@midwestsirens]

MUCH more than that probably