My Pieced Together Federal Model 2 Siren

Here's a vid of my pieced together Federal Model 2 siren. I used a chopper motor from a thunderbolt and got a stator from Federal. I made the base and leg assembly from leftover material at work. This one finally runs right because it has a new field in it to go with the replacement armature.

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Science & Technology

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• Federal Siren
• Federal Signal Siren
• Federal Model 2 Siren
• Model 2 Siren
• Tornado Siren
• Air Raid Siren
• Civil Defense Siren

[vanamonde2]

@LouisvilleTorn8o The thunderbolt chopper is a universal series motor. 

[vanamonde2]

@murrfarms It's not a repulsion motor it's a universal series motor I believe. 

[LouisvilleTorn8o]

@murrfarms The best repultion motor I've ever heard is the chopper motor in the Doss High School Thunderbolt here in Louisville, KY. That thing is almost as steady as a Modulator.

[JustInn014]

Nice job.

[Archon2561]

@shorttman1968 Series Motors almost always waver

[murrfarms]

These little guys never cease to amaze me at how loud they are for their size. I was quite surprised the first time I ran one of mine on full voltage, definitely wasn't expecting it to be quite that loud! Sounds like you've got it working good now.

[murrfarms]

@shorttman1968 That's how they all do, never seen a repulsion motor that runs real smooth.

[shorttman1968]

sound like its kind wavering.