ACA P-50 Alert and Attack Test Grand Ridge, IL 2/4/14
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Note: The Eclipse is NOT replacing the P-50. The 2 sirens are used for different purposes, so please stop asking about it. The P-50 has since been replaced by a T-135 AC/DC.
This ACA P-50 located the intersection of E Main St. and Railroad Ave. surprised me in 3 ways. First, it wound up very fast. Second, it rotated clockwise instead of counter clockwise like most P-50s. Third, and the biggest of them all, not only did it do the typical alert, but also did 3 cycles of attack as well. As I say in the video, I have never seen an Exelon siren in this area do attack. My feeling is that the fire department set it off as they use to use this as their fire call siren, before they got the Eclipse. Why they set it off I have no idea, but it was awesome regardless and caught me by complete surprise. This is La Salle Exelon siren #20. This is the final of 6 videos from the February 4, 2014, siren test.
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That Eclipse is dwarfed by that monster P-50. also 2:32 "what the hell?"
That’s the fastest windup I’ve ever heard from an ACA P-50
@OutdoorWarningSirenStudios2
11 ай бұрын
Yup
@anythingeverythingchannel8641
6 ай бұрын
Yeah it is
Now *that's* a loud snowblower!
@Elizabeth-ts4om
8 жыл бұрын
Darn right it is!😂
@gaeliccol83
8 жыл бұрын
Ha ha yeah!
Excellent video. Great P-50!
480 VAC is a beautiful thing isn't it. 8D
@thesouthcarolinasirenboy
24 күн бұрын
it’s running on 240V AC and the chopper runs 3470 revolutionaries per. mins. it has a 10/15 port rotor and stator. ASC T-135ACs and RM-135s use 8/12 port rotors and stators and runs on 415V AC and runs 5090 revolutions per minute.
2:31 LEL
Thats The Fastest Windup From A P-50 That I've Heard!
This thing sounds healthy!
What a shame that all of these were replaced by ASC T-135's. I was just up that way in July 2016 with a few siren enthusiasts and we saw that they were all replaced.
@Snowcube
7 жыл бұрын
UGH. IMO the new t-135 sucks and is incredibly boring. It is nowhere near as powerful as the p-50 too. Plus, they already have a battery backup siren right next to this! Why do they need another one?
@midwestsirensandtrains
7 жыл бұрын
Very true! Hopefully I can get back up that way and film a P-50 before the others are replaced just like these Exelon P-50's.
@brickson98m
Жыл бұрын
Up here in SE WI these are plentiful!
@TheFireAlarmEnthusiast
6 ай бұрын
My question is why the fuck would they replace P-50’s in the first place? They are very loud and good for large places that need coverage. It’s dumb.
@vantaaax
3 ай бұрын
@@TheFireAlarmEnthusiastIt’s all about battery backup. If all sirens were able to be fitted with back up batteries then they would be. but some sirens are just so massive and require so much electricity that it’s just impossible to have battery backup efficiently
Is the Eclipse 8 sounding off in this vid?
AMAZING WINDUP.
Sad part is, this ass kicking siren will eventually be repalced by Exelon with a POS T-135. I on't care what anyone says, those T-135s suck and are not as loud as they claim to be!
@romainetomatoes2416
9 жыл бұрын
***** T-135's aren't as good - sounding as P-50's. They are only half as loud in real life, at 132dB at 100ft, as opposed to the full 135dB at 100ft. They should have called it a T-132.
@TheMatsushitaMan
9 жыл бұрын
hyvää-elämää-98 so true lol
@1b2b-videot
6 жыл бұрын
And the tempest sirens use crappy motors
@blueguycommenteryt7054
3 жыл бұрын
I’d be fine. It’s overreacting to feel sorry for and wish for the return of the siren. T-135 AC & T-135 AC/DC are the best for me.
@johndeerefan725
2 жыл бұрын
@@1b2b-videot One T-135 did catch on fire from a photo I saw. It was in Aurora, IL
That bewildered "what the HELL???" at 2:32 cracked me the fuck up. XD
What's an Exelon siren?
Do my eyes deceive me or is that an eclipse?
@wisconsinoutdoorsirens1250
5 жыл бұрын
LOL
@Joshieguy_
5 жыл бұрын
Yea.
@2002_bugeyewrx
5 жыл бұрын
Fs vs asc/aca...
@BossCoins2
4 жыл бұрын
Zach Dechazal that is an Eclipse.
@katherinetyler5543
4 жыл бұрын
What else could it possibly be?
These sirens are cool.
Why is p50 next to eclipse 8
Wow, does this siren actually rings to all house?
did u guys saw at Federal signal eclipse 8?
@2002_bugeyewrx
5 жыл бұрын
U mean did you guys see the federal signal Eclipes...?
@TheChachLINY
5 жыл бұрын
mexican bullfighter Don’t you mean “Did you guys see the Federal Signal Eclipse 8?”
How much for the excessively loud snow blower?
@Elizabeth-ts4om
8 жыл бұрын
$1,000,000,000 give or take
@AmericanSirenProductions
8 жыл бұрын
$40,000
2:32 "what the hell?" lol
2:32 "The hell?!" xD
@paulspomer16
6 жыл бұрын
shodowhater **”What the hell?!”**
@Savagegamer2413
5 жыл бұрын
HAHA I laughed so hard at that as well
what motor did they use?
@BRISTOLFORCE2009
Жыл бұрын
Doerr as far as I know
How come theres 2 sirens? Are they replacing it?
@AmericanSirenProductions
8 жыл бұрын
READ the description
What was the noise before the windup
@vantaaax
2 ай бұрын
motor spinning
i love when they test the sirens at 11:pm when every ones trying to fall asleep
Why are there 2 sirens next to each other. Wouldn't they work better being in different area of town instead of being next to each other.
@midwestsirens
3 жыл бұрын
Different uses
When it aims directly at you that can I sounds more like an air horn then an air raid
Why is there an eclipse there???
@TommyBNSF
7 жыл бұрын
Atiblaster please read the description.
Yes, that is an Eclipse 8 right there. Not a trick of light
who are they to replace a p50 with an eclipse 8 besides the p50 is the loudest file tone siren.
@Whyyoutubewhy..
2 жыл бұрын
Actually a T-135 AC/DC replaced it
@tionstav5799
2 жыл бұрын
Another 4 year old comment from when I was a siren kiddie, coming back at me.
Checked the satellite view of this and it appears this was replaced with a T-135 AC/DC
@TommyBNSF
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah it is, along with all the other P-50s in the LaSalle system. Forgot to make a note of it.
Dude the t-135/p-50 is the big daddy of the little eclipse...
Was the Attack Signal sent out on accident or do they plan to test that signal too
why did it smoke when wounded up??
@TommyBNSF
8 жыл бұрын
+Bily Ann Woodcock That was just snow blowing out of the horn.
@bilyannwoodcock1359
8 жыл бұрын
Oh okay!!
@midwestsirens
8 жыл бұрын
Lol
@fahmirblx
7 жыл бұрын
+TommyBNSF I love sirens blowing out snow.
@BRISTOLFORCE2009
Жыл бұрын
@@fahmirblx same
windup for alert at 0:15
That started so quickly
The ASC Cyclone is like a scaled down prototype or something.
@PlatinumEagleStudios
9 жыл бұрын
Matthew Hawthorne Yeah. The Cyclone is the little brother of this beast.
@PlatinumEagleStudios
8 жыл бұрын
Federal Thunderbolt Yeah. It was the worlds loudest siren in production at the time it was still made. I remember going to ACA's website and seeing this on there product list. This used a massive 50 horse power motor and it produced 135DB at 100 feet. From a mile this produced about 70DB. this beast still was loud even from a mile away. This siren was good for small towns because you only need about 1 or 2 of these depending on the size of the town to get good coverage. But because of the 50 horse motor and the massive amount of power and current needed to power this siren, there was absolutely no way of battery backup ever working. This siren had to always have power going to the panel for it to run, so therefore if the power ever went out, the whole system would not work. During the P-50/T-135 production, it went through many model changes. The first being as you said the P-50. This was the siren that was bought by the Civil Defense and was used as a Civil Defense air raid siren back in the 60's, witch is why you see many T-135's painted Civil Defense Yellow. Then later on, the P-50 went through a model change in the 80's to the T-135. It was no longer a Civil Defense siren so the standard color was grey like the one in the video. This model was the worlds loudest in production, as well as the P-50, having a massive 135DB. The T-135 was produced until the late 200's, up until I think 2004 or 2005. During the production time of the P-50, what is now known as ASC, was known as ACA. Alerting Communications Of America. ACA produced the P-50 and T-135 sirens until the late 200's during the time of the T-135. Then ACA's president sold the company to a new guy who then bought it and named it ASC, American Signals Corporation. ASC still makes the T-135. The new T-135 uses the same housing as the T-128. It even uses the same low toned chopper as the T-128 has. But the difference is the T-135 is still the loudest siren currently in production, with a stunning 133DB at 100 feet. And with the reduction in the motor's horse power, the T-135 now has battery back up. So there's some info on this awesome siren for you. Don't know if you knew this, but just throwing it out there for anyone else who didn't know :-) Thank you. And LONG LIVE THE T-135!! :-D
@PlatinumEagleStudios
8 жыл бұрын
Federal Thunderbolt No. I just research :-) They started with the RE-1600 siren then they also had the 6,000R. Both were good sirens. Not so sure about the gasoline powered sirens, but the B&M Mobil Directo siren used a gas powered ACA Alertor siren. That is a very rare siren to find nowadays, but their are still some left.
@PlatinumEagleStudios
8 жыл бұрын
Federal Thunderbolt I think that was the case, yes.
@PlatinumEagleStudios
8 жыл бұрын
Federal Thunderbolt No it's the RE-16000 I think. VERY rare. I have a video on youtube of it testing
I hear a truck driving away in the end.
I grew up in this town
It's getting replaced. Notice the eclipse8 in the back
@OWS_Crazy1
6 жыл бұрын
Trains and Sirens: you should read the description.
@1b2b-videot
6 жыл бұрын
The eclipse is used as a fire siren.
@grimatronicpl7163
4 жыл бұрын
@@1b2b-videot no eclipse is for weather
@Fratt4008
3 жыл бұрын
@@grimatronicpl7163 no the Eclipse is for fire use. The P-50 has been gone for a while now, being replaced by a AC/DC
@grimatronicpl7163
3 жыл бұрын
@@Fratt4008 i know i wasnt aware back then but now i am
Test the eclipse 8 while p 50 testing!
sounds cool I can see an fs eclipse 8
This one doesn't have a hole
Oh my god!
I see that on my maps and it got replaced
The One 50 is gone sadly
That thing is a loud snow blower
Very healthy
0:39
0:16
ACA ALLRTOR 125
LOL 2:33
This siren is old and stuff sorry =(
Ughhhhhhh