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Reading, PA to test City Hall siren tommorow

Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:39 pm

So, looks like the Mayor of Reading decided to try and light off the archaic Thunderbolt atop City Hall for the 9/11 ceremony last month, but was told it wasn't functional. So what does he do?
He decides to have it repaired, and it will be tested tommorow at 8:30am to determine if any other repairs are needed.
The last time it went off, the USSR was still a thing, and Reagan wasn't even president yet. I wonder how it'll sound.

The mayor plans to sound it every 9/11, in honor of the lives lost.

Surprisingly, public response seems to be very positive. According to a poll on this article: http://www.readingeagle.com/news/articl ... -city-hall, over 60% of people think it's a good idea for them to test it, so that it'll work in the event of a real emergency.
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Re: Reading, PA to test City Hall siren tommorow

Thu Oct 19, 2017 6:33 pm

Dude i will have to see if i can go see it
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Re: Reading, PA to test City Hall siren tommorow

Fri Oct 20, 2017 2:56 pm

Per the news, she lives. It'll need further repair to sound like it would've so long ago, but it worked. At 8:37, the test began. It was described as 'a brief, faint signal'. All the subsequent times it was sounded, it was louder and longer.
It probably needs a full restoration lol.
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Re: Reading, PA to test City Hall siren tommorow

Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:21 pm

After some analysis it seems that the only thing not working is the rotator but that's to be expected as the thing has been sitting in the same position for a number of years. At the end of the video you can hear the siren with its 6M blower running.
With all this said I really do hope they then think that they may need to have a look at all the parts which need oil before sounding it some more times. Things like flushing out the blower etc.
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