Monthly test of the Tippecanoe County outdoor warning siren system. This is a Federal Thunderbeam (RSH-10) Siren, rated at about 123dB@100′. This unit is broken and will hopefully be fixed or replaced soon.
Really? The … Really? The downtown Grapevine siren is the first of this type that I ever encountered. At the time, there was also an M-10 on the water tower that has been since taken down.
she needs repairs … she needs repairs especially on those brushes but i love this siren seise somewhat discrete and it gives off the appearance of a omni directional siren
The spinning plate … The spinning plate is what pushes the sound outward. The dome that has the motor on top of it is where the chopper is. You see instead of having the chopper face sideways its actually facing downward. The sound comes down from the spinning chopper and when it hits the dome, the force of the sound gets pushed outward to make it reach far. THAT is why they call this siren a “Thunderbeam.”
yeah, its like at … yeah, its like at the beginning, yeah its just a little slow, but then when it starts to wind down like that, im like oh crap, is this thing about to explode?!
I think that it is … I think that it is the windings in the motor it has beard up and is not getting up to speed and why the motor open thats not right is
Monthly test of the Tippecanoe County outdoor warning siren system. This is a Federal Thunderbeam (RSH-10) Siren, rated at about 123dB@100′. This unit is broken and will hopefully be fixed or replaced soon.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
@iwnproductions …
@iwnproductions Hahahhahaha!
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
wtf did this thing …
wtf did this thing have an anurism
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Single Phase motor.
Single Phase motor.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
I am guessing the …
I am guessing the hp is 7.5 instead of 10 hp
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
i like the way the …
i like the way the bells tolled as the siren shut down, it made it appear as if it just died on the wind down.
poor siren
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
no those are being …
no those are being replace by an eclipse8 and an FS 2001-130 so they are going with federal signal only
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Are they sticking …
Are they sticking with American Signal? They have a couple T-112’s from them already.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
14 new sirens …
14 new sirens placed throughtout the city
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Really? The …
Really? The downtown Grapevine siren is the first of this type that I ever encountered. At the time, there was also an M-10 on the water tower that has been since taken down.
Is Grapevine upgrading?
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
yeah very unique as …
yeah very unique as an omnidirectional i might get ine of these or an STH-10 since Grapevine,TX is taking their old system down
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
nope they are now …
nope they are now discontinued they might be only made on special request but im not sure
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
No. Only on request.
No. Only on request.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Great video!
Wind …
Great video!
Wind up really resembles an STL-10.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
do they still make …
do they still make thunderbeams I usually would know this but I don’t.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
she needs repairs …
she needs repairs especially on those brushes but i love this siren seise somewhat discrete and it gives off the appearance of a omni directional siren
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
awesome vid. it’s …
awesome vid. it’s cool to actually get a good shot of the inner working of a siren. i’ve tried to read about it, but this is cool.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Poor beast, its …
Poor beast, its dying but its fighting to stay alive
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
No problem.
No problem.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
thats awesome, …
thats awesome, thank you very much!
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
The spinning plate …
The spinning plate is what pushes the sound outward. The dome that has the motor on top of it is where the chopper is. You see instead of having the chopper face sideways its actually facing downward. The sound comes down from the spinning chopper and when it hits the dome, the force of the sound gets pushed outward to make it reach far. THAT is why they call this siren a “Thunderbeam.”
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
How does the sire …
How does the sire work? I mean it looks like a spinning plate I dont get it?
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
yeah, its like at …
yeah, its like at the beginning, yeah its just a little slow, but then when it starts to wind down like that, im like oh crap, is this thing about to explode?!
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
those brushes are …
those brushes are just dying
frying brushes means a slow and painful death for a motor siren
rust in peace, sick siren D:
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
I think that it is …
I think that it is the windings in the motor it has beard up and is not getting up to speed and why the motor open thats not right is
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
It just sounds like …
It just sounds like the bearings going in the motor