@murrfarms nope. only one does, and that's the one that amtrak filmed. The one at the park may have been fixed, but I have gone there 2 months in a row, and it never activated, so mabye they broke it even more lol.
@ND1003 Ohh ok, gotcha. I knew at least one of them did, but for some reason I was thinking this guy did too. I agree with the one at the park, seems like it only worked right once when Dan (Siren1000T1) recorded it lol.
@kasm279 Someone miswired the three power leads either going to the motor or coming from the main service entrance. To fix it, all you have to do is swap L1 and L3 on the incoming power side of the motor starter (or T1 and T3 on the outgoing) and the motor and siren will spin the opposite (and in this case, correct) way.
@kasm279 Less output, since ACA (and ASC too) designed their rotors and stators to be uni-directional, with knife edge stator ports that cut inward at a 30º angle, and L-shaped rotor ports that pushed the air against the knife edges and chopped it much more efficiently than Federal's bi-directional rotors and stators, creating a lot higher output using the same diameter rotor and the same size motor.
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ND1003 2 weeks ago
Awesome video of that allertor. Love the windup!
TspesVladD 1 month ago
yep the echo is fine
ricofojas2011 3 months ago
Epic echo. Awesome video.
mohkfry 4 months ago
It works! Yay!
timeslip325 4 months ago
gotta love that echo, awesome vid.
amtrak3501 4 months ago
@amtrak3501 you should have heard it in person!
ND1003 4 months ago
@ND1003 i have before back in 2009 with mohkfry, but never video'd it, just audio.
amtrak3501 4 months ago
I would bet it's a 3 phase siren wired backwards.
dualactionsurgilator 4 months ago
Wow, that windup reminded me of the looney toons intro.
Blue10AEMia 4 months ago
is there anything nearby i bet that is causing the epic windup and windown
garyhstorms10 4 months ago
Good lord what a dramatic windup! LOL I love it, sounds extra creepy. I thought the one at the Simplicity plant spun the correct way though?
murrfarms 4 months ago
@murrfarms nope. only one does, and that's the one that amtrak filmed. The one at the park may have been fixed, but I have gone there 2 months in a row, and it never activated, so mabye they broke it even more lol.
ND1003 4 months ago
@ND1003 Ohh ok, gotcha. I knew at least one of them did, but for some reason I was thinking this guy did too. I agree with the one at the park, seems like it only worked right once when Dan (Siren1000T1) recorded it lol.
murrfarms 4 months ago
@murrfarms What causes them to spin backwards?
kasm279 4 months ago
@kasm279 Someone miswired the three power leads either going to the motor or coming from the main service entrance. To fix it, all you have to do is swap L1 and L3 on the incoming power side of the motor starter (or T1 and T3 on the outgoing) and the motor and siren will spin the opposite (and in this case, correct) way.
murrfarms 4 months ago
@murrfarms besides going backwards, does it have any other effects? (less output, damage, etc)
kasm279 4 months ago
@kasm279 Less output, since ACA (and ASC too) designed their rotors and stators to be uni-directional, with knife edge stator ports that cut inward at a 30º angle, and L-shaped rotor ports that pushed the air against the knife edges and chopped it much more efficiently than Federal's bi-directional rotors and stators, creating a lot higher output using the same diameter rotor and the same size motor.
murrfarms 4 months ago
LOVE that echo on windup!!! :)
aco52672 4 months ago