Reedsburg's 500 not working

[Archon]

Reedsburg WI Federal 500 Has stopped working. Once it is taken down it will be fixed by Red Arrow siren service.

[GabrielFairchild]

Hope it gets fixed soon!

[Andys Live WX]

Depending upon if I have time, I may be going with Bill Nagler to pick it up sometime.

[Jake_7367]

What happened to it?

[Archon]

IT is beleaved to be a commutator problem

[Archon]

Reedsburg.s Federal 500 Has Been REPLACED! By A Federal 2001-130.

Red Arrow Siren got the 500 so you don't need to call the city. It is belaved the motor is burnt out. IT is a Single Phase 500. No need to worry It may run again I have a Single Phase motor off a 2t22 that may fit the 500.

[carexpertandy]

That's too bad that they ended up replacing it. So will the 2001-130 be used only for noon whistles and fire calls? Is the Thunderbolt 1003 still going to be used for tornado warnings?

[JMAN]

Thunderbolt was removed a few years ago. Josh (Bearlovessox) had it for a while, Tom in Sheboygan now has it. The 500 had been functioning as all 3 sirens since then.

Any pictures of the 130 installation? And I thought they were going using ASC since the last new siren was a T-135?

[Model L]

well thats sad. makes me sad to see an old beast like that go, but at least it may be repaired. but srsly, a 2001-130? they totally should have gone with asc.

[Chem_Boffin_6589]

The 2001-130 is more than a good enough replacement for a single phase 500. It will match and probably do better than the 500 in quite a few ways, such as sound output, coverage, decibels etc. Don't forget the 2001-130's advantages, such as a direct drive rotator, battery back-up and so on. Besides, it was going to die sooner or later: things don't go on for ever you know.

Just as a quick clarification, what was the Thunderbolt's replacement (if it hasn't already been mentioned somewhere else on the board)