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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:51 am

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This takes me back to when I had my Tbolt. Good times.

Just wondering, if you wish to share, where was your Tbolt originally in service? sorry if it was already asked.
In Big Lake, MN I believe. The guy I bought it from was from there and it was listed as a "fresh uninstall". Whether or not it was there is unknown to me.
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:54 am

QuantumCurse wrote:
Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:51 am
Brendan W wrote:
Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:49 am
This takes me back to when I had my Tbolt. Good times.

Just wondering, if you wish to share, where was your Tbolt originally in service? sorry if it was already asked.
In Big Lake, MN I believe. The guy I bought it from was from there and it was listed as a "fresh uninstall". Whether or not it was there is unknown to me.
Ah, I know who you're talking about. He dealt with a lot of Ex-M/SP (Minneapolis-St. Paul) sirens, a couple tbolts and I think the Olson School allertor went through his hands. I watched a bunch of his auctions with moderate interest in the past. There is a good chance your siren may be an old M/SP one, or maybe from somewhere else in MN.
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:57 am

Brendan W wrote:
Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:54 am
QuantumCurse wrote:
Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:51 am
Brendan W wrote:
Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:49 am
This takes me back to when I had my Tbolt. Good times.

Just wondering, if you wish to share, where was your Tbolt originally in service? sorry if it was already asked.
In Big Lake, MN I believe. The guy I bought it from was from there and it was listed as a "fresh uninstall". Whether or not it was there is unknown to me.
Ah, I know who you're talking about. He dealt with a lot of Ex-M/SP (Minneapolis-St. Paul) sirens, a couple tbolts and I think the Olson School allertor went through his hands. I watched a bunch of his auctions with moderate interest in the past. There is a good chance your siren may be an old M/SP one, or maybe from somewhere else in MN.
Interesting. I wouldn't have known. Somehow I managed to nab a 240V RCM3 from him as well and an empty ARCH panel.
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:11 pm

Another bump but I'm back! School's almost out and I'm almost graduated so that means I can have a lot more free time for work on the siren.

A lot has happened. Everything that was painted has been sanded or sandblasted and has received at least one coat of primer. Most of the bolts have been inspected and replaced or cleaned. The RCM1 Panel is now almost functional (a couple connections here and there need to be bridged). Everything has been inspected and cleaned. Parts that need oil and/or grease have been lubed. Overall the siren is at 90% completion.

A couple questions now:
Does one of the switches need to be a 3 way switch? If so which one?
What is the most common timing on the AGASTAT?
What can I use to put the lettering on the side of the switch board?

That's it now. Pictures to come when I get some taken.
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:18 pm

And the pictures:
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Sorry if they are rotated.
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:26 pm

Do you have the 4/5 port chopper?
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:28 pm

No. I never heard back from anyone with one.
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:31 pm

That's a shame! Well, you could try to jerry rig a 5/6 chopper into a 4/5 if you wanted... Its all your choice though.
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:33 pm

Haha probably not. Would require a machinist to do.
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:09 am

To answer your switch question, yes, one is a three way. There are the chopper, rotator, control, and blower switches. The rotator switch is the three way one.
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