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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Fri Nov 25, 2016 9:53 pm

Good news: I talked with a friend who I knew had a 1000(T) in town, and tried to see if they could obtain it. It'll be there on with mainly big help.
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Fri Dec 23, 2016 1:40 am

Update time!
Funds have run out for now. Mainly working on little stuff such as cleaning paint up and fixing dents. I found a decent rotator motor and it works fine.

To do
1. RCM1 panel wiring (going to get someone to help me on that)
2. Finish stripping paint and repaint it
3. Wire everything together and run a full power test

Oh and a side note but I had to get a new flange (me and my granddad cracked the old one) and there is no machined tube that goes into the head. Is it fine without it? Or should I try and get another one made and fitted?
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:44 am

Unfortunately, to run it as a unit, you're going to need an RCM1B. The three phase motor starters in your RCM1A won't do any good for the single-phase motors on your blower and rotator.

Can you take some pictures of what you mean by "machined tube that goes in the head?" The only thing I can think of would be the sleeve bearing under the collector rings in the chopper tube. I'm not certain, and I'm a sucker for pictures anyway, haha.

Also, have you decided what color you're going to paint it?
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Fri Dec 23, 2016 1:53 pm

DrDanthrax99 wrote:Unfortunately, to run it as a unit, you're going to need an RCM1B. The three phase motor starters in your RCM1A won't do any good for the single-phase motors on your blower and rotator.

Can you take some pictures of what you mean by "machined tube that goes in the head?" The only thing I can think of would be the sleeve bearing under the collector rings in the chopper tube. I'm not certain, and I'm a sucker for pictures anyway, haha.

Also, have you decided what color you're going to paint it?
Oh I've gotten all the single phase starters and contactors (Thanks CDV777-1) for the RCM1B. I've had them for a while but never put them together with the fear of blowing it up. I have run the power through them when doing tests per the instructions included with them

I will post pictures in a bit when I get out there to work.

Colors i would like to use would be either Black, Grey or White. If i go with white, I'm going to get decals made to match those of the McGuire Nuclear Power Plant thunderbolts. Example is here: http://www.jmarcoz.com/sirens/huntersville4_nc.jpg and http://www.jmarcoz.com/sirens/huntersville3_nc.jpg
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Fri Dec 23, 2016 2:09 pm

Here is the picture as promised. It's an old one I found on my phone. It's the yellow part in the blower tube.
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Blower and mystery tube in the flange
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Fri Dec 23, 2016 6:50 pm

Ah, thank you for the pic. That's just part of the flange, it gives the chopper assembly vertical support when mounted to the blower. To couple the assemblies you'll need one. I'm sure your local metal shop should have no problem fabricating one from the dimensions of the old one.

Oh, and I'd recommend those decals regardless of what color you paint it, they look really cool!
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:59 pm

DrDanthrax99 wrote:Ah, thank you for the pic. That's just part of the flange, it gives the chopper assembly vertical support when mounted to the blower. To couple the assemblies you'll need one. I'm sure your local metal shop should have no problem fabricating one from the dimensions of the old one.

Oh, and I'd recommend those decals regardless of what color you paint it, they look really cool!
Thank you. Does anyone know where the Federal Signal logos that are on the sides of the rotator box can be found?
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Fri Dec 23, 2016 9:07 pm

QuantumCurse wrote:
DrDanthrax99 wrote:Ah, thank you for the pic. That's just part of the flange, it gives the chopper assembly vertical support when mounted to the blower. To couple the assemblies you'll need one. I'm sure your local metal shop should have no problem fabricating one from the dimensions of the old one.

Oh, and I'd recommend those decals regardless of what color you paint it, they look really cool!
Thank you. Does anyone know where the Federal Signal logos that are on the sides of the rotator box can be found?
http://www.suburbanaccents.com/ has the "FS Thunderbolt," "Circle F Lightning Thunderbolt", and Civil Defense logo decals on file.
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Fri Dec 23, 2016 9:21 pm

DrDanthrax99 wrote:
QuantumCurse wrote:
DrDanthrax99 wrote:Ah, thank you for the pic. That's just part of the flange, it gives the chopper assembly vertical support when mounted to the blower. To couple the assemblies you'll need one. I'm sure your local metal shop should have no problem fabricating one from the dimensions of the old one.

Oh, and I'd recommend those decals regardless of what color you paint it, they look really cool!
Thank you. Does anyone know where the Federal Signal logos that are on the sides of the rotator box can be found?
http://www.suburbanaccents.com/ has the "FS Thunderbolt," "Circle F Lightning Thunderbolt", and Civil Defense logo decals on file.
What is the best way to contact them? And what should I say?
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Re: Thunderbolt 1003A help and pictures.

Sat Dec 24, 2016 1:38 am

Just give them a call and tell them you're restoring a Thunderbolt siren. If you give them a picture of that blower decal, they could probably make one up for you as well.
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