For those who don't know, the blower (roots blower) on the thunderbolt basically supplies air at a high volume to the siren. This does two things for it: A) It magnifies the sound, since more air is running through the chopper and B) Provides constant amounts of air during it's entire running. One problem other sirens have is that because of how they work, they get quieter when the wind down during the attack signal (the alternative high and low, also called wail now); the blower circumvents this and that is one of the most defining features of the thunderbolt. The low point in the signal, when the pitch drives down, is the one where most people recall hearing it because it carries outwards forever. High sounds penetrate, while low ones carry. The thunderbolt is only one of two sirens that were like this ACA, a competitor of Federal Signal who made the thunderbolt, made the hurricane. Together these sirens are classified as Supercharged sirens because of the roots blower that supplies the air.
I live next door to this guy and now I am deaf. My dog is deaf. My cat I'm pretty sure is deaf. I'll find out for sure when I am able to scrape her off the ceiling!
Sirens are typically tested at a particular day and time, most places tend to do the first Saturday at noon, and if you hear it outside of testing time, it's probably an emergency. if an emergency happened during testing time, I guess they' switch to a different signal to indicate an emergency.
I've always wondered how loud the T-bolt is without the blower running. Given I hear the relay for the chopper motor trip on and off a few times, I'd say that it's not that obnoxious without the blower!
Imagine hearing that Attack sound during a tornado warning. It would be so scary everyone would be in their basements\storm shelters already. Also, I can see why there was no blower run for this test. No blower belts.
Definitely it's not a toy but why not. Looks like a good backup if one of city sirens fails or went trashed. Just like this one lol ruclips.net/video/GunlZXQMFv4/видео.html
We used to have alarms with choppers here in Sweden in the past, but nowadays we only run pneumatic horns from Kockum Sonics. Search for "Hesa Fredrik" here on YT and you will find tests of it. It's very rarely used for real situations, but the do a countrywide test run 4 times a year. It can sometimes be used for large fires or spills (there was a sulphuric acid spill in Helsingborg a couple of years ago when it was used, for example), but it's extremely rare.
The Thunderbolt 1000T I cannot find anywhere. Can an ordinary person buy one and if so, what are the installation and operational requirements in doing so?
I love it! As a kid in the 60s I would dive under the coffee table as my Dad said the commies are coming, the commies are coming! I wish I had a Thunderbolt!
Hmmmmm, I might need one of these instead of the hand cranked one I was thinking about, I live in a pretty rural area with no sirens and a tornado came up on us about 250 yards from the house last year, and about 100 foot from my neighbor's house, so I would need something to warn my neighbors since I monitor weather 24/7 and practically never sleep.
I live in Holyoke Massachusetts and there’s a world war 2 air raid siren it’s the super sirex or something like that it’s so loud you can hear it throughout the entire city and it doesn’t even rotate
"Your neighbors must love you." It can be true, especially in cases like my area where we have quiet sirens that sometimes don't even go off. my county sends everyone a special weather radio that only goes off for my county, and most people tend to disable them because the batteries they use are rechargeable and tend to fail, resulting in the thing beeping every 2 minutes 24/7. So most people in my area tend to step outside when the sirens go off to hear the siren tell what type of warning it is. It's particularly quiet in my neighborhood because the closest siren is busted.
That must hurt your eardrums but your neighbors must love you when you hear a tornado siren of any kind just sound that big ol baby no really I love Thunderbolt sirens you're so awesome
It's kinda ironic how they have been straying away with all of these mechanical sirens because of maintenance and convenience cost to service them and being cheaper to just broadcast it on tv, but by getting rid of these what if something really was to happen and tv and regular power gets knocked out and we can't watch tv. So, how are they to alert people of something? It's sad how we're becoming to complacent and dependent on computer technology. I know these air raid sirens were hooked up to a regular back up generator for that purpose if power does go out, but about the Emergency Broadcast System on the tv is what gets me and you won't be able to depend on cell phone service either to get the word out; 9-11 in New York proved that with cell phones going down to people who needed to call in and call out. I used to know of a some state land that I used to pass going along I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson where the entire state of Arizona had dumped all of their Emergency Air Raid sirens from the whole state and piled them up in the desert to rot away. Some lucky person here on RUclips shared his story on how he got lucky and was granted access by the state to scrounge up a couple for his collection to restore.
There is a device for this exact reason. A weather radio. Buy one. Sirens are meant for warning people outdoors only, not to alert people in buildings.
Logan's Reactions Yes. Regulations state that you cannot sound your siren when there is a storm nearby, however, you can activate yours if the county's are activated.
There are no regulations directly referring to use of sirens. Now you can't just set them off whenever you want. Only during tests or other sanctioned events. I have permission to sound my siren(s) in my tiny town during monthly tests.
Play the Emergency Broadcast System tone (the scary one) in the middle of the night, then activate this thing before setting off exploding targets in the woods nearby. Your neighbors would either have PTSD or put in institutions afterward.
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That siren will hide the sound of the gunshots when the rest of your neighborhood pays you a visit
If I was your neighbor I would love that siren.
No really, thunderbolts rock.
me too
Hey your the back up if one of the towns siren's fail
try running it with the blower
Derek Wall he did run it with the blower
Yaaas even thou you'd be woken up by the sound at night XD
For those who don't know, the blower (roots blower) on the thunderbolt basically supplies air at a high volume to the siren. This does two things for it: A) It magnifies the sound, since more air is running through the chopper and B) Provides constant amounts of air during it's entire running.
One problem other sirens have is that because of how they work, they get quieter when the wind down during the attack signal (the alternative high and low, also called wail now); the blower circumvents this and that is one of the most defining features of the thunderbolt. The low point in the signal, when the pitch drives down, is the one where most people recall hearing it because it carries outwards forever. High sounds penetrate, while low ones carry.
The thunderbolt is only one of two sirens that were like this ACA, a competitor of Federal Signal who made the thunderbolt, made the hurricane. Together these sirens are classified as Supercharged sirens because of the roots blower that supplies the air.
Wow! Good to know.
Thinks
I live next door to this guy and now I am deaf. My dog is deaf. My cat I'm pretty sure is deaf. I'll find out for sure when I am able to scrape her off the ceiling!
bruh imagine if the blower was on
Really?
@@bycuritiba That's right! You've heard nothing until that 550 volt blower gets running!!!
😆
@@garysmith8455 The blower is 240
"Son, can't you find a hobby that doesn't involve you pissing the entire neighborhood off?"
My mom said this to me when I made an electronic siren a few months back. I test it monthly with the county
You're a great neighbor!
Many people have these in their back yark have to give off a warning before they participate in the weekly alarm test.
This kid should literally star on "neighbours from hell"
Maybe neighbours from the earth's core
Patric Knoblich LOL THATS ME every day at noon I play this video on my dads music speaker
The neighbors love me
LOLOL
I love that you can. Hear those big relays clunk even over the siren at some points.
Okay so that’s what that is. Kind of interesting. Thanks for sharing.
vault tec wishes you and your family a wonderful day, if you survive the nuclear apocalypse
People in trailer parks in a 5 mile radius are running for their lives.
No
Most sirens sound radius is 1.50 miles, and some 2 miles.
@@noahmiller8843 the sentry 3v8 can be heard over 75 miles away
JONUTHIN'S LAWNCARE AND CONSTRUCTION INC no it can not, where did you hear that?
I love how you do it when the tests are going so there’s no confusion- only with your neighbours
Sirens are typically tested at a particular day and time, most places tend to do the first Saturday at noon, and if you hear it outside of testing time, it's probably an emergency. if an emergency happened during testing time, I guess they' switch to a different signal to indicate an emergency.
Can I borrow it to wake up my teenagers for school 😈
now thats a good dad
XD
They'll go deaf XD
Make a mini thunderbolt like the one guy on RUclips is doing
@@austinatkinson4344 bsp?
I've always wondered how loud the T-bolt is without the blower running. Given I hear the relay for the chopper motor trip on and off a few times, I'd say that it's not that obnoxious without the blower!
Fromabout 70 feet away, and on top of a pole, one I measured read 87 dBA.
How is this not shattering the back window??
Probably cause the blowers off
What on earth do you have these for??? my egg timer works fine....
Man I want one of these. hopefully Santa has a few left over in stock.
Why... why Would he have them in stock?
@@iwilleatyourdoor7805 Really? Answering to 7 years old comment? I think his channel could be abandoned now, so you don't get any answer except me.
@@rebelforce4965 KAREN!!!
@@jonuthinslawncareandconstr7772 Sorry, what??
Stevee: Santa I want a thunderbolt 1000t with a very loud blower a shiny control pad santa: what the fuck is dis guy saying😵😵🤔
Nobody:
Everybody: OH NO THE NEIGHBORS
They must love them
Ever set it off at 5:30 am right after the new neighbors move in?
THATS what my yard needs.
Federal Signal should get back into making these things
Chad Boerth Yes. They really should.
How do you get that Tornado Siren?
I’m a 8 year old and want one
@@MonkeyFilmProductions good luck kid. Low chance unless you got 1000$
First you need to go to the home depot down the street and buy all that junk yeet all together and you can go wee woowy all day
@@MonkeyFilmProductions just build one on mc or something
Real question, like how TF do you do that without getting in trouble? LOL
Imagine hearing that Attack sound during a tornado warning. It would be so scary everyone would be in their basements\storm shelters already. Also, I can see why there was no blower run for this test. No blower belts.
Yeah
Isn't dis da guy that does siren madness or somthing?
@@FreddyFazbear-os4su yeah
Yes he is the originator of this thread.😂
I love how it sounds like it is going off and on. I LOVE CHOPPER 5!!
thats called attack mode buddy...
Do you still have the thunderbolt?
What happens if he tested it with the blower?
How did you get that...
What chopper number???
How is this legal?
probbaly did during a test. you can hear it in thee distance other alarms going off
Snake_XIX I wish I had been there
It’s not lol
Definitely it's not a toy but why not. Looks like a good backup if one of city sirens fails or went trashed. Just like this one lol
ruclips.net/video/GunlZXQMFv4/видео.html
You need permiss
We used to have alarms with choppers here in Sweden in the past, but nowadays we only run pneumatic horns from Kockum Sonics. Search for "Hesa Fredrik" here on YT and you will find tests of it. It's very rarely used for real situations, but the do a countrywide test run 4 times a year. It can sometimes be used for large fires or spills (there was a sulphuric acid spill in Helsingborg a couple of years ago when it was used, for example), but it's extremely rare.
This seems decently loud without the blower. I could only imagine how loud it is with the blower. Also, when you gonna get a new motor for the blower?
The Thunderbolt 1000T I cannot find anywhere. Can an ordinary person buy one and if so, what are the installation and operational requirements in doing so?
How much Did it cost 1234:243$ or 123424:354$
A full working unit in near mint condition can go for no more than 700-800 usd
holy fuck man...ur lucky ur still alive there doin that around the neighbours
I love it! As a kid in the 60s I would dive under the coffee table as my Dad said the commies are coming, the commies are coming! I wish I had a Thunderbolt!
Hmmmmm, I might need one of these instead of the hand cranked one I was thinking about, I live in a pretty rural area with no sirens and a tornado came up on us about 250 yards from the house last year, and about 100 foot from my neighbor's house, so I would need something to warn my neighbors since I monitor weather 24/7 and practically never sleep.
Best Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1000T ever.
AGREED IM HIS NEIGBHOR
Why do you even have that??
How do you have that??
I know a guy that has one and uses it when there’s a tornado warning since his county doesn’t have their own warning sirens
one question, why do you have it in your backyard? what use does it make
He collects them as a hobby
damn bro, did you have earplugs or what? that kinda noise would blow your eardrums
Ethel, was that the phone ringing?
Nice video, good sound. Very nice thunderbolt.
Why are the belts missing on the blower?
I live in Holyoke Massachusetts and there’s a world war 2 air raid siren it’s the super sirex or something like that it’s so loud you can hear it throughout the entire city and it doesn’t even rotate
"Your neighbors must love you." It can be true, especially in cases like my area where we have quiet sirens that sometimes don't even go off. my county sends everyone a special weather radio that only goes off for my county, and most people tend to disable them because the batteries they use are rechargeable and tend to fail, resulting in the thing beeping every 2 minutes 24/7. So most people in my area tend to step outside when the sirens go off to hear the siren tell what type of warning it is. It's particularly quiet in my neighborhood because the closest siren is busted.
where did you get your Thunderbolt 1000T and how much was it???????????????
FAR ... OUT ...!!!!!!! LOL!!!!! Listen to all of the dogs howling around the territory ...... lolol!! where did you find it? and how much?
Where did this one come from???
How did the state or Authorities allow you to own a siren and turn it on?!
What voltage do you run this at
Now where'd you get that thing?
have you ever used the blower?
where did u get your hands on one of these
How could you acquire one of these? I think it would be an interesting thing to restore and put to good use!
Hey, what are you using to control that thing? As in the auto turn on and off.
I wonder how that siren doesn't have bullet holes in it yet
Imagine your just chilling out and then your neighbor starts blasting a nuclear siren.
The entire neighborhood would love it.
*Tornado siren
Bro where did you get this siren from I gota get me one
How do you get permision to set it off?
I wonder if this was he one from la crosse?
How much did that cost u
Sounds just like a dual tone Whelen WPS-3016.
Yeah it does 😃
That must hurt your eardrums but your neighbors must love you when you hear a tornado siren of any kind just sound that big ol baby no really I love Thunderbolt sirens you're so awesome
how you get that?
2018???
I dont get it, what does the blower do?
Do you have to be certified by authorities to run a siren in your backyard? Just wanted to know...
“its so loud i think we have gotten deaf”
*the blower not being on:*
this peaks at almost perfect siratone 612 pitch
I'd love to have a siren in my backyard but at the same time... I'm deathly afraid of loud noises :/
I think I heard one of these going of in my neighborhood on new years
WAIT HOW DO YOU BUY A SIREN
how did you purchase it your nieghbours realy love you
where can i get one? sounds like the eows 612!!!
how much for the thunderbolt
How'd you get it?
Placing my order from AMAZON right NOW
what
Vyclops I don’t remember why I wrote that 😂
I found an allertor on ebay
Your neighbors must be so happy to see the siren go off
Lol.. The DOGS in your neighborhood must just love it.. I thought I heard howling at one point..
The other siren in background: its my test day. The tbolt:pfft I can beat that old siren. Watch who's boss.
the bug screen is missing i want one of these
where the hell did you get that?!
Probably eBay or a siren graveyard like West Shore Services
I bet your neighbors must love your sires as much as you! lol
7-3 setting?
Glad I aint your fukin neighbour!
"Ah shit! There goes our crazy siren neighbor again."
Wow! I always wondered how the Thunderbolt worked. Now I know! Thanks! 😀
It's kinda ironic how they have been straying away with all of these mechanical sirens because of maintenance and convenience cost to service them and being cheaper to just broadcast it on tv, but by getting rid of these what if something really was to happen and tv and regular power gets knocked out and we can't watch tv. So, how are they to alert people of something?
It's sad how we're becoming to complacent and dependent on computer technology. I know these air raid sirens were hooked up to a regular back up generator for that purpose if power does go out, but about the Emergency Broadcast System on the tv is what gets me and you won't be able to depend on cell phone service either to get the word out; 9-11 in New York proved that with cell phones going down to people who needed to call in and call out.
I used to know of a some state land that I used to pass going along I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson where the entire state of Arizona had dumped all of their Emergency Air Raid sirens from the whole state and piled them up in the desert to rot away. Some lucky person here on RUclips shared his story on how he got lucky and was granted access by the state to scrounge up a couple for his collection to restore.
There is a device for this exact reason. A weather radio. Buy one. Sirens are meant for warning people outdoors only, not to alert people in buildings.
There are still sirens, the tv broadcasts are just an addition for those who may be inside and cant hear the sirens.
aznative78 The city doesnt give a damn about sirens unless they are 🅱️roke
Insane inflow NOT everyone can afford to pay for a weather radio, it's called being low income
aznative78 ummm it’s called batteries and generators oops
Now it sounds like an EOWS 612 because of the high pitch.
Yes indeed
That's a really late thunderbolt, look at the new FS logo on the rotator box
Michael Hayward he put that there
how loud is that up close?
loud
+Oliviah Macollng Having grown up with these as tornado warning sirens near where I grew up: unfathomably loud at that distance.
Very
nice video i like your thunderbolt 1000T it sounds good
ok tornado siren creeps me out and this one is freaking scary xd
Damn is that even legal to have your own tornado siren
Logan's Reactions Yes. Regulations state that you cannot sound your siren when there is a storm nearby, however, you can activate yours if the county's are activated.
Jason Kenneth could you own a federal signal modulator
TazeVlogs Considering the fact that is has "federal" in it's name....no
+SkullTrap so does the thunder bolt its full name is Federal Signal Thunderbolt (im not putting in all of the damn thunderbolt types m9)
There are no regulations directly referring to use of sirens. Now you can't just set them off whenever you want. Only during tests or other sanctioned events. I have permission to sound my siren(s) in my tiny town during monthly tests.
I want a 1000AT
You should ride on top of it
XD
Play the Emergency Broadcast System tone (the scary one) in the middle of the night, then activate this thing before setting off exploding targets in the woods nearby. Your neighbors would either have PTSD or put in institutions afterward.
I'm surprised the window didn't brake
This video should have a whole lot more views, Great video man :)
you should test it WITH the blower