Daily Fire Alarm Question!

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George W. Bush

When did the BG-10 end production and the BG-12 start?

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No you are wrong. It was Obama.

To answer the previous question, it was 1999.

My question: What is the Space Age Electronics 2DCD horn a rebrand of?

A: Federal Signal 450.

Q: What year did the Edwards 270 series pull stations originally come out?

A: 1965 (or mid to late 60’s)

Q: what company makes the 17021 key?

Notifier.

When did Wheelock sue Siemens?

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Notifier.

When did Wheelock sue Siemens?

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A: 2007

Q: when was the major recall on all EST3 cpus because of how hot they would get?

A: i don’t know the exact year, but I predict it happened around the late 2000’s to early 2010’s, sorry if i am wrong.

Q: who manufactured simplex’s alarm equippment for them until the mid 90’s?

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Q: who manufactured simplex’s alarm equippment for them until the mid 90’s?

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There are several potential answers to this question.

Notification appliances: Benjamin Electric, Federal Signal, Faraday, Atlas (speakers), Gentex (mini-horns)
Smoke detectors: possibly Hochiki
Intercom: Valcom

Maybe Retired STR-SG could provide some insight.

Now a question: Which zones on the Simplex 4002 are reserved for (a) coded pull stations, and (b) waterflow?

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Q: who manufactured simplex’s alarm equippment for them until the mid 90’s?

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There are several potential answers to this question.

Notification appliances: Benjamin Electric, Federal Signal, Faraday, Atlas (speakers), Gentex (mini-horns)
Smoke detectors: possibly Hochiki
Intercom: Valcom

Maybe Retired STR-SG could provide some insight.

Now a question: Which zones on the Simplex 4002 are reserved for (a) coded pull stations, and (b) waterflow?

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Ill ask the Retired STR-SG.

[quote] Now a question: Which zones on the Simplex 4002 are reserved for (a) coded pull stations, and (b) waterflow?

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A: for coded pulls, it’s zone 1 and for water flow, it’s zone 7, if this isn’t correct, I’ll ask the Retired STR-SG if he knows what the zones are.

Q: When did simplex first start manufacturing the TrueAlert/QuickAlert series horn strobes?

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Q: When did simplex first start manufacturing the TrueAlert/QuickAlert series horn strobes?

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Q: when did STI first release the stopper covers?

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Q: when did STI first release the stopper covers?

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A: early 90’s

Q: what was Simplex’s only FWR panel?

A: simplex 4208

Q: when did simplex discontinue the 2120?

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A: simplex 4208

Q: when did simplex discontinue the 2120?

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A: 1992

Q: How many points does the 4100+ have?

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Q: what was Simplex’s only FWR panel?

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A: simplex 4208

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I can add one to the answer. The NAC on the 4001 also is FWR. Scope photo below of 4001 NAC with 1/2 amp load.

never knew that the 4001 had FWR.

OK new question. When did the second generation Gentex SHG first come out?

A: 1999

Q: what candela rating was not used in the simplex 4903 TrueAlert series notification appliances?

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The NAC on the 4001 also is FWR.
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To an enthusiast, the difference between filtered and FWR is whether or not mechanical horns sound raspy. How come mechanical horns on a 4001 don’t sound raspy? Can a panel output FWR but not to the level where it affects horn operation?