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Where there any Whelen Sirens in different colours other than Black and White?
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:09 am
by Blixt1000
I remember one of the sirens of San Onofre was a Whelen 2806 that was White. And that got me thinking. Are there any other Whelens that are different colours out there? I do know that there were some rotational Whelens that were painted the CD Yellow and of course the aforementioned White Whelen in the SONGS System. I also knew that the competitor Modulator had different colours out there like the ones in Hawai that were Green and the infamous rainbow one in Monroe County, MI. So tell me. Where there any Whelens that wern't the normal Black, Gray or White out there and if so, I would like google maps location or picture if available.
Re: Where there any Whelen Sirens in different colours other than Black and White?
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:57 am
by CD_Siren
I think the S.O.N.G.S White Whelen was actually painted black at one time. The paint probably just came off somehow.
Re: Where there any Whelen Sirens in different colours other than Black and White?
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:54 pm
by Palmspringslocator2
CD_Siren wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:57 am
I think the S.O.N.G.S White Whelen was actually painted black at one time. The paint probably just came off somehow.
The white Whelen was actually re-painted white for whatever reason. Before it got removed the black started showing a tiny bit in certain spots
Re: Where there any Whelen Sirens in different colours other than Black and White?
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:39 pm
by carexpertandy
Re: Where there any Whelen Sirens in different colours other than Black and White?
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:19 pm
by HX56
There is a double Whelen 3016 setup at Cannon Beach. The 3016's are Forest Green.
Location: 331 Ocean Ave, Cannon Beach, OR 97110, USA.
Re: Where there any Whelen Sirens in different colours other than Black and White?
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 3:41 pm
by Model L
those whelens have deteriorated to a more muddy green. but they're still up and presumably still work.
Re: Where there any Whelen Sirens in different colours other than Black and White?
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:02 pm
by metalstorm
St Louis County MO used to have a system with many 3016s and 400Rs that were civil defense yellow to match the older Thunderbolts and 2t22s in their system. All are now replaced by 29xxs.
Re: Where there any Whelen Sirens in different colours other than Black and White?
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:37 pm
by uncommonsense
metalstorm wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:02 pm
St Louis County MO used to have a system with many 3016s and 400Rs that were civil defense yellow to match the older Thunderbolts and 2t22s in their system. All are now replaced by 29xxs.
Those were 2000Rs. 400Rs were equivalent to Vortexes.
That said, STL County's old system also had a few CD yellow 4004s which I'm not sure were seen anywhere else.
Re: Where there any Whelen Sirens in different colours other than Black and White?
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 5:41 am
by siren fan
HX56 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:19 pm
There is a double Whelen 3016 setup at Cannon Beach. The 3016's are Forest Green.
Location: 331 Ocean Ave, Cannon Beach, OR 97110, USA.
A video of these would be awesome. I'd like to see how they oscillate.
Re: Where there any Whelen Sirens in different colours other than Black and White?
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 3:47 pm
by uncommonsense
The rotators are disabled on the 3016s. They're used directionally along the coast.
Cannon Beach has a fascinating system because its primarily made up of Frankenwhelens that have been salvaged from used parts (such as the 3016-DSA). They also have the WS-400Hx4 siren head that's floated around here from time to time.
