Cobb County Siren #07 - Federal Thunderbolt 1000T

[MrCoasterkid577]

Needs a Paintjob ! but great sounding siren

[Trocks797]

You know my favorite bolts are the ones that look like hell but sound like music! Awesome video.

[werdobutt]

these sirens suck i live in cobb county

[murrfarms]

@werdobutt These things have saved your butt several times, so I wouldn't be complaining. This 40-year-old clunker blows away any of the ones made today, that's for sure.

[Thewoog34]

@murrfarms Not in terms of energy efficiency or maintenance requirements. I'm no Thunderbolt hater (or old siren hater, cause my favorite siren of all time is the ACA Hurricane) but I can see why they changed things. I don't understand why Sentry still makes the 40v2t though when the 16v1t is almost as loud but only takes less than half of the power required. I think they should change their dual tone sirens to 8/12 or 10/16 since they have 8, 16, 10, and 15 port castings already.

[werdobutt]

@murrfarms i have grown to like them i live within less than a mile of cobb co siren #27 which is infact a thunderbolt 1000t and my previous comment was before i researched sirens and the only sirens that suck in cobb county are the wheelens

[amberlynn6914]

@werdobutt Heck yeah!

[g0thchik77]

@werdobutt They don't suck, they blow. ^_^

[mpap4]

Great sounding Tbolt! The Vortex mentioned may be the one at Osborne High School which would be N or this station, or one at Mableton Walk Shopping Center.

[lilaj34siren]

if yall like that one watch manchester,georgia thunderbolt siren that one has a beautiful voice

[murrfarms]

@lilaj34siren Sadly it finally quit though, blower gave out and now it's been turned off, so the 2001 is now the only siren for the town. I think it had problems long before that though, because it really wasn't all that loud compared to this one. It also had a major air leak somewhere, which is why it had that strange sound in comparison to a "normal" healthy Thunderbolt like this one. Poor old thing, that was the last one in service in my area, now it's down to just Cobb County's in the state.

[amberlynn6914]

@murrfarms You and jeb have spare blowers-FIX IT!

[gibbymane]

i just noticed the pole shook when it started up im really slow

[myrealghostbusters]

the siren is sweet looking, but it looks like it could use a new paint job.

[form109]

nice old Thunderbolt,and superb recording.

[murrfarms]

@form109 Thanks!

[Blue10AEMia]

Sounds awesome Ian, so epic it made chuck norris shed a tear.

[murrfarms]

@Blue10AEMia Hahaha somehow I knew that was coming

[LouisvilleTorn8o]

This sounds like the one you recorded a fiew months ago that had a broken rotator. Looks like they got it fixed!

[murrfarms]

@LouisvilleTorn8o Yeah it sounds nearly identical, and just as loud too. Haha I wish they did, that one's rotator is still broken as ever; this one is a different one than the siren I recorded in March.

[guinness138]

That one sounds awesome! Definitely a good candidate for a facelift.

[mohkfry]

Awesome video, Ian.

[Ciccothe]

get a video of siren #5 in cobb county marietta

[murrfarms]

@Ciccothe The 2001-SRN at the fire station? I think I'll pass...I'm surrounded by them as it is, so no need to drive 2+ hours to record one when I can drive roughly 15 minutes to a nearby one.

[Ciccothe]

@murrfarms ok i get what you say

[stlchevy95]

@Midnight1XCoffee haha i commented on one of his vids a long time ago that told him to grow up since his videos were nerdy and pointless...he blocked me:-D

And great video, as always

[Midnight1XCoffee]

@stlchevy95 Thats honestly true.

send a friend request to me plz

[lildil39485]

Love it!

[amtrak3501]

awesome video, Ian! i love the sound of this thunderbolt. had somewhat of a fast winddown

[murrfarms]

@amtrak3501 Thanks! I do too, definitely one of the healthiest I've heard in person to date. It did have somewhat of a quick one, but thankfully it's not a sickly-type of fast wind down. For some reason, some just seem to coast down slower than others, no idea why other than potentially sticky bearings.

[amtrak3501]

@murrfarms well at least the siren didnt lose pitch during the test, so yeah thankfully, it aint getting sick, still sounded spooky the way it wound down, thats a thunderbolt for ya :)

[Midnight1XCoffee]

Its sad that the value in these old badasses are going down thanks to people like cheetawolf.

Am I the only one that if a choice came up, would take a 2001?

[murrfarms]

@Midnight1XCoffee Heck I'd like to get a 2001 just for the pure hell of it, mainly since nobody has one as of yet.

[Midnight1XCoffee]

@murrfarms Damn it, I need to start kissing ass so i can go to west shore then. Although it may sit silent while I record results of the design and everything, hell, atleast i would be the first.

And I'll lol hard when h8ers h8, and people ask me to paint it yellow, or make it dual toned, then I'll just say how about no, and watch em cry! LOL!

I actually like 2001s, if you want to know why, its because the high pitch and echo amuses me. I wish Clartionworks had 2001s compared to the modulators.

[gibbymane]

man when it came round to us it bout overrode your camera, that thing was potent

[murrfarms]

@gibbymane So says the one wearing earmuffs the whole time! LOL

[gibbymane]

@murrfarms i took them off through it some like the wind down

[hootergirlsrhot]

i like 5/6 ratio the best!! give you chills when you hear it at night during a tornado warning