Wait, Grafton, MA has a THUNDERBOLT?! Niiice!! Sucks that the FS Model 7 at the fire station near my house doesn't work anymore, would love to hear a fire siren once again!
I thought that it was interesting that whoever activated the siren didn't put the siren in 'Attack' (wavering mode). Maybe they pushed the 'alert' button, waited for a few seconds and then pressed the cancel button.
imo I think the siren either had its agastat timing deliberately lowered or the station just wired it so that the blower and rotator would immediately stop upon the chopper being unpowered. Likely to make the sound distinct. I could be wrong though...
That's gotta be the oddest attack signal sequence I've ever heard. Was there something wrong with the control box? Because I'm pretty sure that the blower and rotator aren't supposed to cut out like that.
@@trainscsxq116 and there is no thunderbolt sirens in WV iirc. There might be some that are used as fire sirens but idk. Most of their fire sirens are Federal Signal Model 5s and 7s, STH-10s and STL-10s
@@Doodlebugthegoldenhamster I know but thunderbolt 1000's have the same sound like a sth-10 that's why they made 1000's to a different sounds and that's why that thunderbolt right there has one solenoid closed
@@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL Wrong, the relay and solenoids are stuck, so the blower and rotator shut off along with the chopper and the low solenoid is stuck, thus the attack-esqe signal even though it is supposed to do undulating Hi-Lo. Either that or it's a single tone 1003.
@@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL Nah I get that your saying, but the former is more likely, only two single tone 1003s we're known to exist, and theyve both been replaced. (Temperance, MI, and Canton, SD)
If you think about it. Not only does it alert the firefighters. It also alerts the public to be vigilant in the area of the house. For their impending response
The fact that this department is still using such an antiquated form of notification in 2022 is ridiculous. Add to this the number of revolutions and it’s shameful in my opinion.
@@allen480 That's the point guy. Pagers replace the siren so why still have & activate it for every call ?!?! Keep it as a backup in case the paging system fails so it can be activated locally at the station, maybe. But only as a last resort.
@@johncase2974 Jesus Christ, who cares if they're still using a siren as a form of notification? What matters is that they're out there saving lives! You complaining about them using a siren is what's ridiculous & shameful.
Sirens are still very useful in 2023 especially for volunteers like myself, there have been several times that I didn’t have my phone (for I’m responding) or my pager and heard the siren. Just imagine your having an emergency and you hear the siren at least you know help is coming
Wait..........A single tone 1003? Why would they convert a siren capable of high low into a single tone siren?? Now they can't use the solenoids. Seems like a stupid choice because the whole point of a 1003 is to use it as a fire siren because it can do coded signals like High Low
Wait, Grafton, MA has a THUNDERBOLT?! Niiice!!
Sucks that the FS Model 7 at the fire station near my house doesn't work anymore, would love to hear a fire siren once again!
They have a THUNDERBOLT as their house siren? Now that's impressive.
Yeah, three stations all three have the same I believe. Don’t use it overnight, just during daylight hours.
Blower timing needs adjustment in the attack mode
Ya it’s cutting out when the siren is at the bottom of of the cycle
actually it is done for a socalld "codded signal"@@Horsirodrone1003
I’ve seen fire stations that use Amazon sirens like the 1488AR
I thought those were tornado sirens to begin with😂😂
Can be used for anything, especially at a volunteer house
were(the thunderbolts)first used as Air Raid Sirens
I have been to this station before i love that siren
sounds like the blower is shutting off during the winddown
yea its the agastat that is set low
I thought that it was interesting that whoever activated the siren didn't put the siren in 'Attack' (wavering mode). Maybe they pushed the 'alert' button, waited for a few seconds and then pressed the cancel button.
might be improper aghast
@@mimi2 That will be what that is.
May even be possible that the agastat doesn't exist, or it's broken.
Or it could be specific to that station, since Grafton has 3 stations within the town limits.
@@childishtombino1275Agastat seems to be busted. They weren't built to last as most people thought.
imo I think the siren either had its agastat timing deliberately lowered or the station just wired it so that the blower and rotator would immediately stop upon the chopper being unpowered. Likely to make the sound distinct. I could be wrong though...
It sounds like one of the shutters is stuck.
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In Germany we offen habe the E57 sirens and Nice digital pagers from Motorola
That's gotta be the oddest attack signal sequence I've ever heard.
Was there something wrong with the control box? Because I'm pretty sure that the blower and rotator aren't supposed to cut out like that.
I know it’s very old.
It's the agastat timing. The delay simply needs to be turned up.
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i live in warren , my nephew lives in grafton ma.
U nas w Polsce tez wyje syrena alarmowania 3× 40 second alarm do tego strazacy dostają sms alarm
Not to be a karen but How are these firefighters not getting hearing loss? The rating on this thunderbolt is 126 dB at 100 Feet!
It seems like the blower cuts out just a second after the siren winds down, so they won't be subjected to the sound for very long.
It’s a Thunderbolt 1000 which is actually 128dB at 100 feet with a 4M blower. The 126dB rating was with a 1000T
@@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL it's a 1003, you can see the solenoid boxes
8/9 port thunderbolt 1003
Nice one the fire station says grafton on it is that in west Virginia?
Grafton MA actually.
Oh OK 👍
@@trainscsxq116 and there is no thunderbolt sirens in WV iirc. There might be some that are used as fire sirens but idk. Most of their fire sirens are Federal Signal Model 5s and 7s, STH-10s and STL-10s
Seems like the AGASTAT is at 0
it kinda sounds like a sth-10
It sounds like a STH-10 siren with a hoarse sound.
Dedicated but highly under funded
Very much so
What tells you it’s underfunded
Is it a nuclear reactor meltdown please let me know
Pause. I saw this siren a couple years ago and it was most definitely a 1003? What gives with the single tone?
Jammed solenoid or the old chopper motor died and they only had a single tone one on hand
Thunderbolt 1000
1003
Sounds like a sth 10
What? That does not sound like an STH-10. Believe me, I live a few blocks away from one. STH-10s are high pitched and Thunderbolts are low pitched.
@@Doodlebugthegoldenhamster I know but thunderbolt 1000's have the same sound like a sth-10 that's why they made 1000's to a different sounds and that's why that thunderbolt right there has one solenoid closed
@@ToothlessThedragon9 Well, this one doesn't. That's all.
Thunderbolt 1003
Yea but it is single tone
@@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL Wrong, the relay and solenoids are stuck, so the blower and rotator shut off along with the chopper and the low solenoid is stuck, thus the attack-esqe signal even though it is supposed to do undulating Hi-Lo. Either that or it's a single tone 1003.
@@Nocturnal39 ah ok. I mean single tone 1003s exist so I thought that’s what this was lol
@@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL Nah I get that your saying, but the former is more likely, only two single tone 1003s we're known to exist, and theyve both been replaced. (Temperance, MI, and Canton, SD)
Why don't they use pagers???? This is bizarre
I believe they utilize both.
Not bizarre. Many towns use their sirens as a source for fire calls.
They use pages, and the same pager tones also activate the siren.
thay do through the county disp.
@@donalderickson-si8ww why the need for this crazy horn then
How annoying, it’s 2022, not needed
Nobody cares
Very much needed. It's always handy to have multiple ways of alerting the firefighters.
Your opinion wasn't needed, yet here you are.
If you think about it. Not only does it alert the firefighters. It also alerts the public to be vigilant in the area of the house. For their impending response
The fact that this department is still using such an antiquated form of notification in 2022 is ridiculous. Add to this the number of revolutions and it’s shameful in my opinion.
What makes you so sure that they don’t also use pagers?
@@allen480 That's the point guy. Pagers replace the siren so why still have & activate it for every call ?!?! Keep it as a backup in case the paging system fails so it can be activated locally at the station, maybe. But only as a last resort.
@@johncase2974 Jesus Christ, who cares if they're still using a siren as a form of notification? What matters is that they're out there saving lives! You complaining about them using a siren is what's ridiculous & shameful.
Sirens are still very useful in 2023 especially for volunteers like myself, there have been several times that I didn’t have my phone (for I’m responding) or my pager and heard the siren. Just imagine your having an emergency and you hear the siren at least you know help is coming
would you rather they have 2 chances to hear you need help or as many as possible
I almost thought it was a thunderbolt 1000
Technically it is on the inside. The original 1003's 5/6 chopper must of been cooked so they swapped it with a spare 1000 chopper.
@@Thunderbolt_1000_Sirenalright
@@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren Nope, the original 5/6 chopper is still in it. One of the solenoids are stuck shut, causing it to sound like a 1000.
Wait..........A single tone 1003? Why would they convert a siren capable of high low into a single tone siren?? Now they can't use the solenoids. Seems like a stupid choice because the whole point of a 1003 is to use it as a fire siren because it can do coded signals like High Low
one of the solenoids is stuck shut i think