Federal Fedelcode Siren Code Wheel Transmitter In Operation in Alarm Room old fire station at Historic Wendover Airfield. You can watch one of my other Videos of the siren in operation. This is showing how the code wheel transmitter works with the #3 Code Wheel on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk...
Yes it runs on a pretty good sized bearing almost as heavy duty as a car wheel bearing. Back when they built things to last and that were re-build-able. An era long gone.
My Dad was the Assistant Fire Chief at the Base when it was active. From the first time I heard that siren go off and then to watch the code wheel controller in the Alarm Office in action I was hooked. That was 52 years ago. For me it was a great thing to see and hear. The motor is 5 hp 3 phase the ...
Photo taken 3/16/2018 at Historic Wendover Airfield. In the background is the historic "Enola Gay Hanger" Under Col Paul W Tibbets the 509th Composite group trained to drop the first atomic bombs that led to the end of WW2. During WW2 Wendover Army Airfield lost 121 Pilots in 157 crashes. ...