EXTREMELY RARE!!! ACA Hurricane 130 MKII Siren Test (w/Blower Glitch), Darien, IL - 10/6/20
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*UPDATE: As of May 2021, this Hurricane was sadly replaced with a Fulton ASC T-128 due to its blower being on the verge of dying. While Darien could've chosen to refurbish this Hurricane or fix the issue with the blower, replacing it was probably the best option since it kept experiencing other issues no matter how many times they tried fixing it in the past.
In 1968, Alerting Communicators of America (ACA) started manufacturing another type of rotating mechanical siren known as the Hurricane. Since ACA at the time was trying to compete with the Federal Signal Thunderbolt, they used the that design to develop the Hurricane. Just like the Thunderbolts, the early Hurricanes [also referred to as the Hurricane 130 MKIs (Mark 1s)] had square horns, controllers mounted to the blower assembly, and blower boxes mounted either on the ground or on a platform halfway up the pole.
One of the only major differences between the two sirens were the chopper configuration options available. While the Thunderbolts were available in dual tone 4/5 & 5/6 port or single tone 5 port, Hurricanes were available in dual tone 8/10, 10/12, & 8/12 port or single tone 8, 10, & 12. For some reason, every town that ordered Hurricanes preferred the ones with the 8/10 chopper configuration option, so only those were produced & sold on the market. Then in the 1970s, to avoid potential lawsuits for having a siren design that resembles the Thunderbolt, ACA later tweaked their design of the original Hurricane 130.
Some of these updates included a blower box mounted vertically to the pole, a controller built separately from the blower, and most importantly, a round horn. In addition, ACA renamed the Hurricane 130 MKI to the Hurricane 130 MKII (Mark 2), which is the type of Hurricane Darien currently has. Later in 1981, due to their poor design and performance on test days or during severe weather, ACA discontinued the production of the Hurricane and started manufacturing the P-50. Nowadays, most Hurricanes that used to be part of a town's system have either been removed, taken into private possession, or decommissioned.
To this day, the only Hurricane that remains is the one in Milwaukee, WI. This is why Hurricanes are considered "rare." However, since I have not had an opportunity lately to film Milwaukee's Hurricane, I decided to hit up Darien's Hurricane this month. This unit is located at the Tri-State Fire Protection District Station 2 next to the Indian Prairie Public Library off of Plainfield Rd. Unlike most Hurricanes that were painted yellow to represent civil defense (CD), this unit happens to be painted black. I wonder if the Rolling Stones had something to do with it, LOL!!!
Anyways, right when 10:00 hit, this siren seemed to experience a blower glitch as stated in the title. Apparently, for some reason, the blower decided to activate before the chopper did, and it also seemed to occur when other siren enthusiasts filmed it the past few months. It really does depict the quality Hurricane's had when they were still in production, but at least I got to experience what they sound like for the first time. The fact that this Hurricane is painted black and gets checked up on weekly makes it even more rare than Milwaukee's Hurricane.
Aside from the Hurricane, some of the other siren that can be heard are some nearby Federal Signal 2001s, possibly Willowbrook's Sentry 20V1T, and Clarendon Hills' ASC T-128s. If you listen closely after the Hurricane winds down, one of their T-128s seemed to keep going for a bit. I guess you could say that T-128 decided to pull a Kenosha P-50 and ignore the cancellation tones, LOL!!! DuPage County & most of Illinois test their sirens on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM.
For those of you who are curious as to what this Hurricane does during growl tests, click the link below to watch Chris' (SirenDude1003's) take of it:
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It's getting replaced this year! Let's have a moment of Silence for this legendary siren!
@misuubre14
3 жыл бұрын
Sources?
@kansasstatealerting2424
3 жыл бұрын
@@misuubre14 It’s gone now, there’s pictures as well.
@CoolSirens1000T
3 жыл бұрын
@@kansasstatealerting2424 wdym pictures?
@kansasstatealerting2424
3 жыл бұрын
@@CoolSirens1000T Pictures showing that the hurricane is gone.
@kansasstatealerting2424
3 жыл бұрын
@@CoolSirens1000T kzread.info/dash/bejne/mpOer8ugdJXbZLw.html
The blower sounds like an impact wrench on startup
@joshuaryanferguson3702
2 жыл бұрын
you mean air starter
@doggo3354
2 жыл бұрын
That’s the blower starting
@Godzilla20191
2 ай бұрын
That’s what all hurricane blowers sound like because they are poorly built
@PlatinumEagleStudios
27 күн бұрын
@@joshuaryanferguson3702 No he means impact wrench. What the hell is an air starter?
@joshuaryanferguson3702
27 күн бұрын
@@PlatinumEagleStudios no he means air starter bud
Awesome video!
Regarding your description, does that mean Fulton physically inspects this siren every week in addition to the weekly growl on Monday or do you mean it just does the weekly growl? Sorry if this doesn't make sense. I just want to know because I reported the issue with the chopper to them via email last week as well as Woodstock's Allertor being wired backwards, but never got a response back. However, I noticed that the Hurricane's horn was facing a different direction than it was last Monday when I first attempted a video of it growling.
@ElevatorDog100
3 жыл бұрын
Well since Darien's Hurricane is part of DuPage County's siren system, Fulton inspects it by conducting a growl test each week. However, for some reason, only the rotator & blower are checked up on and not the chopper. In my opinion, I think that's very dumb, but hopefully, Darien realizes that the chopper is broken and will try to fix it.
@BusMaster99
3 жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 Fulton's president got back to me just last Friday saying that he will be investigating the chopper motor issue with approval from the City of Darien. As far as the Woodstock Allertor goes, Fulton doesn't maintain that and I wouldn't have known that if it wasn't for my email so sadly it'll remain reverse wired for now, but I plan on emailing Woodstock themselves about it.
Nice Video!
I'm kinda disappointed, since they didn't fix it. I guess they don't realize how rare that siren really is! Now there's only one in the world! So sad 😕
@brandonbutchart5576
2 жыл бұрын
There’s still some out there all besides Milwaukee’s doesn’t work
@thatkidfromsmartsville2012
2 жыл бұрын
The siren had multiple problems EVEN after it was fixed. the Hurricane is not really good due to its false 130dB advertisement
@johndeerefan725
Жыл бұрын
Dope Music Now. They did fix it, many many times and still had problems and breaking down so it needed to be replaced.
@BRISTOLFORCE2009
Жыл бұрын
There are 3 but only 1 is active
@OutdoorWarningSirenStudios2
3 ай бұрын
@BRISTOLFORCE2009 Now only 1 because the 2 Greenville ones were removed
NICE VIDEO!!! Siren must be fixed
@Fratt4008
3 жыл бұрын
it’s gone now
UPDATE:This Darien Hurricane siren was replaced by ASC-T-128 Siren
@ElevatorDog100
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I heard the news. It's pretty sad that Darien didn't choose to spend the money to possibly fix the chopper on that Hurricane.
@chroma8708
2 жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 You mean the money to fix the blower, right?
@ThunderboltSiren1003
Жыл бұрын
@@chroma8708 The chopper was the problem
@chroma8708
Жыл бұрын
@@ThunderboltSiren1003 after revisiting some of the videos of it, both were a problem but yea I forgot the chopper was an issue too
sounds like a air stater starting a detroit with a stuck fuel injector pin making it go wide throttle
As of 5/29/21 This siren is no more, a T-128 now stands on the old pipe.
@TSAR2010
3 жыл бұрын
:(
@ianssirensproductions7418
3 жыл бұрын
No duh it’s sad
@ianssirensproductions7418
3 жыл бұрын
Now we know
@marylandsirensfirebuff9664
3 жыл бұрын
@@ianssirensproductions7418 No it's not sad, it's amazing.
@WisconsinCarWashChannel
2 жыл бұрын
@@marylandsirensfirebuff9664 Agreed. This thing was in AWFUL condition and I'm glad it was replaced.
They should have replaced the blower with a FS thunderbolt blower
@matthewdahs3993
10 ай бұрын
It coun of been a ACA THUNDERCANE
@firealarmexpert25
9 ай бұрын
it would be quieter
@Godzilla20191
2 ай бұрын
@@firealarmexpert25 at least the blower wouldn’t be so poorly built
That's epic!
@ElevatorDog100
3 жыл бұрын
It sure is! I hope Darien preserves this Hurricane for as long as they can.
@windycitysirens
3 жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 Yep, it seems like they love the thing.
@Howardkc
3 жыл бұрын
If they remove it, which I bet they will when that blower gets old, there will only be one in Illinois I think.
@windycitysirens
3 жыл бұрын
@@Howardkc this is the only one, there will still be one left in Milwaukee, WI
@ianssirensproductions7418
3 жыл бұрын
Sadly gone
May the Hurricane rest in peace and glory😢
@ElevatorDog100
8 ай бұрын
At least this Hurricane had a good run.
if it aint broke dont fix or replace it. the blower sounds ok its just not as bad as the milwaukees hurricane blower problem. it has an 8 10 port chopper and sounds great
@centralmnsirens
3 жыл бұрын
Chopper broke
@trainsandsirensofilinmiwi2080
3 жыл бұрын
@@centralmnsirens oh no
Why does the blower sound like those drills you hear whenever someone is building something
@SylvesterTheSupernatural16
Жыл бұрын
It was dying
Did you take the 4/5 from a bolt or watt
@ElevatorDog100
11 ай бұрын
???
@AndersonHobbyBoy
9 ай бұрын
Oh what I mean is that nearly sounds like a thunderbolt 1000 T
@Godzilla20191
6 ай бұрын
@@AndersonHobbyBoy the hurricane was stolen from fs kind of but they changed the design so it looks like they didn’t take it
hey could i use this for a documentary video? Anyways too bad it got replaced. Was great while it lasted!
@ElevatorDog100
Жыл бұрын
I'm still pretty bummed about it too, but it had to be replaced for a legit reason. So what's this documentary video about?
@usrails17
Жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 Sorry, this is my new channel. But anyway, (the documentary is still posted on my old acc) The documentary video was about why aca hurricanes were getting replaced, and to the status they are now. (rare). I wanted to use this video as a example of a aca hurricane malfunctioning since alot more aca hurricanes had problems like these.
Hello am new fan but did everyone know that Darien il his no attack signal? Just like yellow one?
that blower is really sad, i think it just wants more attention
@ElevatorDog100
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I guess me & Dominic's presence weren't enough to satisfy its attention standards, LOL!!!
Bro turned into a lawnmower
Was that the reason why they replaced it bc of blower glitch
@ElevatorDog100
6 ай бұрын
I believe the reason for the replacement is stated in the description.
No wonder it got replaced
I think this is the only Hurricane to have a screen on it
@OutdoorWarningSirenStudios2
3 ай бұрын
Maybe not the only one.
I went to the Hurricane today and it didn't seem to have the blower glitch. Maybe they fixed it idk
@ElevatorDog100
3 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! That's quite surprising. They probably reprogrammed the system such that the blower and chopper would activate simultaneously instead of the blower activating a couple seconds prior to the chopper. 😲🤔😀
@ilwx
3 жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 Me and my friend think Fulton might have fixed it. But it's just a theory
@Tyraxkzzz
3 жыл бұрын
Nah the blower always dose that on the hurricane
RIP this siren
@RailBrothersProductions
3 жыл бұрын
Is it gone already?
@BusMaster99
3 жыл бұрын
@@RailBrothersProductions No.
@twmax4137
3 жыл бұрын
@@RailBrothersProductions it has now been replaced with a t128 extremely unfortunately
@RailBrothersProductions
3 жыл бұрын
@@twmax4137 nooooooooooooooooooo I never got to film it :(
@CentralOHSirens
3 жыл бұрын
@@RailBrothersProductions same
the same thing happened to me in June!
@ElevatorDog100
3 жыл бұрын
Hmm, it seems like as of June of 2020, the blower on this thing decided to randomly activate a couple seconds prior to the chopper. 🤔😂
@MonkeyFilmProductions
3 жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 😂😂😂 It happend to me last week. I had the video up but I took it down becuase it had to many bad comments
@dank980
2 жыл бұрын
@@MonkeyFilmProductions put it back up and turn off the comments
T-128!!!
Hurricane but ACA hurricane
That windown tho
So long partner
Unfortunately, this siren has been replaced.
@lhennacis2051
Жыл бұрын
asc t128
Bummer it got replaced):
@ElevatorDog100
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm pretty bummed too, especially due to the fact that we're now down to only one active Hurricane (the one at Fire Station 39 in Milwaukee).
@thatkidfromsmartsville2012
2 жыл бұрын
Hurricanes are pretty unreliable as ACA falsely said it was "130dB" as from what I heard. Hurricanes have pretty much unreliable service, the MKI was bad due to its output, etc
@johndeerefan725
Жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 I was expecting that Hurricane to be replaced since early 2021 sine the Hurricane was starting to melt away with a list of break downs and problems which made it unreliable.
0:08 blower and rotator turn on 0:10 chopper turns on
@ElevatorDog100
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm not too sure what caused the blower & chopper to activate out-of-sync, but at least the chopper was working back then unlike in March of 2021 when the chopper broke.
@johndeerefan725
Жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 Almost did like a signature Fulton activation like their T-128 and P-50s.
Well the chopper died today apparently
@ElevatorDog100
3 жыл бұрын
Dang, really? That sucks. I assume the rotator & blower still worked, right? I hope Darien can get that fixed so they don't have to replace the whole unit itself. 🤔🙁
I want to keep that siren
@TheFriendGuy
Жыл бұрын
Are you sure about that?
@TheFriendGuy
Жыл бұрын
I think that siren is going to the graveyard
@Thunderbolt_1003
2 ай бұрын
Ye i think this thing got removed and took to the siren graveyard or it just got scrapped. Either way the milwakuee aca hurricane and some others are still up, except 99% of them dont work except milwakuee's. Rip
is it still up today?
@RandomTransits
3 жыл бұрын
Yes its still active but the blower is still broken just till now
@dangerousnoodle3730
3 жыл бұрын
@@RandomTransits oh, well that's sad they better fix it
@ElevatorDog100
3 жыл бұрын
I believe Darien will keep the Hurricane up for the time being since Fulton still checks up on the rotator & blower each week.
@dangerousnoodle3730
3 жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 oh nice! what days do they test it?
@trainsandsirensofilinmiwi2080
3 жыл бұрын
@@RandomTransits is the blower runnin
RIP
O a hurricane siren
@ElevatorDog100
3 жыл бұрын
One of the only Hurricane sirens that are still active.
@jordygonzalez5715
3 жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 can you find thuder sirens
F the ASC T128 The Hurricane is much louder and more powerful
@ElevatorDog100
6 ай бұрын
I mean T-128s still get the job done, but I definitely wish this Hurricane would've lingered a bit longer.
@Rcdude2007
5 ай бұрын
Yeah especially considering it is one of the last active ones in the USA now the only one left is in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
I’m pretty Sure it’s blower is dying
@United_HVAC_and_Fans
3 жыл бұрын
Not nearly as bad as the Milwaukee hurricane.
@trainsandsirensofilinmiwi2080
3 жыл бұрын
@@United_HVAC_and_Fans ikr. milwaukees blower sounds horrible
@centralmnsirens
3 жыл бұрын
This fully died... The chopper fried so now milwaukee is the last one left
@southeast_minnesota_sirens04
3 жыл бұрын
@@centralmnsirens uhh no it didn’t
@trainsandsirensofilinmiwi2080
3 жыл бұрын
@@centralmnsirens is the dairen one anymore or is it replaced
I found that location
How could they replace that cool siren! Now there is only one active ACA Hurricane in the whole United States and that's the one in Milwaukee WI!!!!!!!!!!!! Shame on those people who replaced it!!!
@ElevatorDog100
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm still pretty upset they replaced this rare gem, but it was probably for the best tbh.
@melvinice5727
10 ай бұрын
It is the kids running the country who think their HI TECH is better than the old timers just like LED police lights out west the old halogen revolver lights you could see for miles but now you are right upon a police vehicle before you see the led lights and police personal wonder why they get hit and then blame the innocent people who hit them!will the stupidity ever end this generation cannot build roads or bridges ,sky scraper's that last frigging 20 years because instead of doing field work they rely on computer simulation,Same with the weather now any event is historic or a killer Storm that peteters out and does not more damage than any other life ending clamity! 👺
It's funny how now the motor blew on it. I believe it is fixed.
@Tyraxkzzz
3 жыл бұрын
Nah that’s how the blower is
@xxwolvzxx2720
3 жыл бұрын
@@Tyraxkzzz Actually a week ago the motor stopped working completely now when they test the blower only works. But it was fixed maybe 5 days ago.
@Tyraxkzzz
3 жыл бұрын
@@xxwolvzxx2720 oh because I was looking at another video and it was doing the same thing but the blower was louder
@xxwolvzxx2720
3 жыл бұрын
BusMaster99 is the one to go to for the Darien ACA Hurricane news and other things.
@Tyraxkzzz
3 жыл бұрын
@@xxwolvzxx2720 ya I was just look at his vid and I was about to tell u to go to the growl test
Rip this siren. Replaced by t-128. 😭😭😭😭
@SylvesterTheSupernatural16
Жыл бұрын
No, I think it's with Fulton at the moment
@rarleyposting5546
Жыл бұрын
@@SylvesterTheSupernatural16 so it got moved?
@SylvesterTheSupernatural16
Жыл бұрын
@@rarleyposting5546 possibly
@rarleyposting5546
Жыл бұрын
@@SylvesterTheSupernatural16 that’s good to know. The Darien IL siren lives on
1:28 More Hurricanes in the area?
@ElevatorDog100
6 ай бұрын
No, this was the only Hurricane in the Chicago suburbs at the time. The sirens heard at that point in the video are the ones mentioned in the description.
@Mr_Toroshi
6 ай бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 oh, I guess I was hearing an echo of the Hurricane being filmed.
@XboxIPADDRESS
3 ай бұрын
There used to be a 2nd hurricane in Darien but it’s blowers seized up and got auctioned until someone bought it
probably only 2 in this world are active lol
@ElevatorDog100
3 жыл бұрын
Yep, unfortunately. We might as well record as many videos of these two remaining active Hurricanes as we can since they may not be around forever.
@joshuaryanferguson3702
2 жыл бұрын
nah bro mostly all of these are still up in the southern states
We have bad news The siren is getting replaced
@ElevatorDog100
3 жыл бұрын
Wait, are you serious? Because if that were to happen, we will be down to one active Hurricane.
@1000BT
3 жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 yes fuck asc
@ianssirensproductions7418
2 жыл бұрын
@@1000BT why fuck asc? They are a great siren company and make great sirens.
@johndeerefan725
Жыл бұрын
@@ianssirensproductions7418 ASC actually bought out ACA so it's basically the same but it's named ASC
@BRISTOLFORCE2009
Жыл бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 it may be disappointing but hurricanes are shit
Rip
aca hurricane replace after new siren is asc t128
@ElevatorDog100
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, unfortunately. 😕👎
this is not far from me
@trainsandsirensofilinmiwi2080
3 жыл бұрын
same
Rip siren u will be put in the grave siren yard rip😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I want aca hurricane in my house
@Thunderbolt_1003
2 ай бұрын
Idk if you could do that as these are not in the catalog store anymore. If you could get hands on one of these then i guess you need a big garage/yard depending where you want it to be. Also they cost alot i think
ACA emocane
@ElevatorDog100
10 ай бұрын
???
So basically Hurricanes are bootleg ThunderBolts. I find Hurricanes to be cool but they seem really cheap and poorly constructed.
0:08
The Siren should be a display and not a Pile Of Junk
@MasenMonster
2 жыл бұрын
Good thing somebody bought it! 😉
@lhennacis2051
Жыл бұрын
@@MasenMonster who if the guy who brought it was a youtuber
@SylvesterTheSupernatural16
Жыл бұрын
HOL UP SOMEONE SAVED IT???2?2?2?
These things are unreliable as fuck.
@ElevatorDog100
10 күн бұрын
Yep, and that's pretty much the main reason why the Hurricane in Milwaukee is the only active one remaining.
@budgie508
10 күн бұрын
@@ElevatorDog100 imagine that if the hurricane blower in milwaukee dies, they replace it with a thunderbolt blower