The Siren Board

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.

Dude i will have to see if i can go see it

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.

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.