Make Up a System (2.0)

Stepford Public Library

This library opened in the mid-1980’s, and has a Simplex 4010 system with a 4003 voice control panel and a 4606 annunciator at the main entrance. Like many of the systems in Stepford, CT, the system’s conventional initiating devices were replaced with addressable devices, but the signals were left intact.

  • The smoke detectors are Simplex on 4098-9601 addressable smoke detectors on 4098-9788 bases. Some of the smaller rooms have 4098-9794 sounder bases.

  • The pull stations are Simplex 4099-9001 single-action addressable stations.

  • The signals are Atlas SAV-3-60 speaker/strobes. On the ceilings, restrooms, and small rooms, there are Atlas SV22-2 remote strobes. Yes, even in the pre-ADA days, the perfectionists on the Stepford Town Council had requirements for strobe coverage.

  • The outdoor signals are Atlas VT-157UCR 70.7 volt speakers, each with a Wheelock WM3T-24 mounted above it.

  • The signals in the study booth and teen sections were replaced by Simplex 4903-9356 15 candela TrueAlert speaker/strobes.