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Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:04 pm

I thought that the System 7000 was a gas-powered Thunderbolt unit. Or am I thinking of the System 2000?

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Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:34 pm

the 7000 was a Thunderbolt in something like a Conex box with a generator. It was used at isolated military camps or anyplace line power was unavailable or unreliable.

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Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:39 am

System 7000 was gass-powered gerator.

There is a System 200??????

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Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:54 am

Tele.Tech.4000 wrote:System 7000 was gass-powered gerator.

There is a System 200??????
I think so but am not sure.

I think the System 2000 used butane or propane somehow, but I am not sure. It is rarely talked about.

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Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:54 am

The System 7000 was essentially a Thunderbolt with a generator to drive the blower and some step down electricals for the chopper, rotator and controls.

Im unsure to how many were sold or if there was a System 2000. I have the System 7000 clipping in a PDF to those who would like it.

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Like my Design Tech project :P Ill have a look at those couplings and see if they would be useful.

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Elliott wrote: Just wanted to clarify "completely solar powered"; its actually solar recharged, battery powered (if no AC feed at all). I'm sure you understand that Robert, but didnt want a newbie to get confused.
I am still a newbie! - don't understand half of what you-all discuss;
"System 7000 gas powered; 2000; Conex box", etc.??

For the 1stime I saw a FS 2001 during Denver'siren test.
Surprisingly, there was no line power to it even though it was close to a school building.
I presume they charge the batteries, install them, and then sun keeps
them topped-off from then on.
Elliott wrote:Again, neat idea, just not practical. Most newer sirens are DC motorized now, so that inverters aren't required.
Robert the -XX (A new low!)

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I've seen the PDF file with the System 7000 series; think of a low metal "toolshed" with a siren on top. The shed is supposed to hold the generator, blower, controls, and other equipment.

I remembered a picture of the 2000 that someone posted in the old forum but I forgot where it was located or what site it was on. It looks like a normal T-bolt but the blower box was slightly taller and a little wider so it could have held an engine in place of the blower motor and a generator head for the chopper and rotator.

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Based upon the replies to this topic, I am concluding that no member of the airraidsirens forum is aware of any municipalities that would be willing to pay $3000 for a Tbolt battery backup system.

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MidwestTbolts wrote:Based upon the replies to this topic, I am concluding that no member of the airraidsirens forum is aware of any municipalities that would be willing to pay $3000 for a Tbolt battery backup system.
I am confident that's correct. I'm not at all sure you could do it for that price, but that's neither here nor there.

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MidwestTbolts wrote:Based upon the replies to this topic, I am concluding that no member of the airraidsirens forum is aware of any municipalities that would be willing to pay $3000 for a Tbolt battery backup system.
Agreed.
They are satisfied withe performance of their municipal power which has been working fine for years. (Maybe only rarexceptions where it was knocked out by storms the Thunderbolts were meanto warn.)

I can't imagine anyone here spending the money.
They would likely save it to apply it to a new electronic siren system.

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