FS Thunderbolt 1000T Fast Wail/Growl Palos Park, IL 4/2/19
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Siren: FS Thunderbolt 1000T, 1.9 RPM, 498/602 Hz
Town: Palos Park, IL
Location: Palos Park Fire Department
Test Time: 1st Tuesday 10 AM
Cycle: 1:03 of Fast Wail Growl
Other notes: Yep, the janky 1000 in Palos Park has been transformed into the janky 1000T.
This is something I've suspected for over 2 years now, starting with the Lemont ambiance video from TheThreeSirenGuys where you could just barely hear a 1000T doing some sort of attack in the distance, and then Burnoie's video where you could hear a 1000T wind up in Orland Park that came from the Palos area.
At first I was thinking there was another Bolt hiding somewhere in Palos Park but after searching for hours and coming up with nothing, a chopper swap was the only thing I could think of. Once I arrived and saw the chopper cover being a different color, that 100% confirmed it for me.
I'm surprised no one came back here sooner, if not just for its weird signal. Like the Culver T-112, I'm not sure what to call it. It's supposed to be fast wail given that's what their 2001s do, but it winds down too quickly and stays winding down too long, so I'm thinking extended growl is a proper name for this one.
The wind up is probably one of the best I've heard in person on a Thunderbolt, and I'm very glad this is dual tone now. Also, the sound is not out of sync. The rotator actually did take a few seconds to start rotating.
After this winds down, you can hear another 2001 to the northwest doing fast wail, other 2001s in the distance, plus a mystery siren to the southwest doing attack. We think it's the Model 7 at the NW Homer Fire Department, as John did confirm it tested, but it still sounds too off to me for it to be a Model 7, 8 port or 12 port.
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Awesome video! This has to be one of the weirdest timing settings on a Thunderbolt I’ve seen before.
i dont even know why im here but these sound like motorbikes and thats cool
Great video!
Nice video. I hope this siren works when I go there for January.
Wtf is fast wail growl? Sounds like something is broken with the timing.
Why do thunderbolts run on attack so poorly
@sirenfreak57
5 жыл бұрын
Tigers9596 The AGASTAT time-delay relays on them are usually thrown out of whack after usage over a long period of time which is why they often needed frequent adjustments as Thunderbolts aged. Alternatively the AGASTAT could be disconnected and a microprocessor based controller such as the FC can be hooked up to control the siren through its programmable relays which would fix the problem, but the latter is often more expensive.
@amandacarder8138
2 жыл бұрын
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Sounds like it's unable to fully get the sound up to top speed.
AGASTAT is interfering with the FC
how do you get the map of sirens I need it
Don't do crack kids...
@CoolSirens1000T
2 жыл бұрын
Lesson learned
The Agastat is probably interfering with the FC. Remove it and let the FC control everything and it’ll probably run fast wail without a hitch. Given how you are able to program FCs, it’s pretty pointless to leave the Agastat in the RCM if you are running anything other than steady.
@TheSleepyMechanic0524
3 жыл бұрын
Removing the agastat would remove any delay sequence for the rotator and blower
@thunderbolt10031
3 жыл бұрын
Los The Ghost You program the FC to do that instead.
@Joethaboss66
3 жыл бұрын
Or just have the FC act like a normal timer and have the time delay be done exclusively through the agastat, the way Thunderbolts are designed to be operated. Then during a test, just turn the agastat dial down until the siren begins to shut off in between cycles and then turn it half an inch up. Much more reliable, easier to do, and doesn't mess up the Thunderbolt's RCM.
@thunderbolt10031
3 жыл бұрын
Joethaboss66 it’s better to have the FC run everything itself and omit the Agastat. You can program all the delays and what not with the FC. Then you have one less part in the mix to fail and cause problems. I’ve never really understood why you’d want to keep the Agastat if you’re exclusively running an FC.
@Joethaboss66
3 жыл бұрын
Not everyone has the skills and know-how to program a siren controller. Agastats also are not a common failure with thunderbolts but in the "what if it does" scenario a new one can be easily bought online. Not very economical to spend hours or even days rewiring an RCM, removing an agastat, and learning how to program a siren controller just to eliminate one component which was perfectly fine anyway, when you could also fix that same problem in less than 3 minutes by turning a dial.
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0:13 Attack Signal?
@TommyBNSF
Жыл бұрын
It's meant to be Fast Wail, but it does this abomination instead.