Chicagosiren-hunters wrote:Sounds like the brushes are going out, the wind down seems too fast for a bearing issue...

Yeah, the brushes have definitely seen better days. Also notice how the pitch fluctuates a bit.

Special thanks to the fire department for letting me sound it off! This Model 2 seems to have a bearing issue, as it has trouble getting up to speed.

https://youtu.be/_UhL8M_bo-Y

sirensandfirealarms wrote:

Sorry about the bad quality picture. I came across this siren on street view, and I cant figure out what it is. Does anyone here know?

its either a darley champion single head or a single head little giant

I think it's a Darley Champion.

QuantumCurse wrote:

Lily D wrote:Sorry about the bad quality picture. I came across this siren on street view, and I cant figure out what it is. Does anyone here know?


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Could it be a Sterling N-5?

No, It's not an N-5.

Sorry about the bad quality picture. I came across this siren on street view, and I cant figure out what it is. Does anyone here know?

3t22 wrote:At the fire headquarters on Main St across from the bus station there's the only Thunderbeam in New England (that I know of) in their tower. Not too sure if it's still active or not.

It's an active fire siren.

Federal 2T22 Noon Blast Chester, CT
https://youtu.be/I50A9-Lsx0w

Whelen WPS 2902 Siren Test Glastonbury, CT
https://youtu.be/l39P5Cry9Ok

Interesting. I wonder if the 2910 is a replacement for the 4008 or if it's on a separate system. It's the only non 4008/3016 I could find. A few years ago, I talked to one of the guys at the power plant and he said that it was installed as a) a backup siren and b) a possible replacement in the far ...

There's an old 5B about 4.6 miles away from my house, and I'm impressed by how clearly it can be heard, even from indoors.