I worked for them for 15 years.
I don’t know why you’d want to buy a 7000 panel. They’re not UL listed anymore for new fire alarm installations. You could try giving them a call if you want to buy parts as a collector. I know they still can build most of the boards (because of field repairs) for the 7000 panel.
I’m a collector and want one for my collection/historical preservation.
When you upgrade an old 7000 system in a building to say a 902, what do you guys do with the old panel? That would be an ideal find for me.
Also how do you find the literature for a 7000? Natsco does not have it on their website
The cabinet too, I just think it looks good aesthetically, imo.
Saw one of these just last week. Honestly really cool set ups
The contractor that’s installing usually gets rid of the parts. Sometimes National Time would take the parts back to the shop and repair them if possible for replacement in existing systems for some of the rarer boards.
There is an O&M manual for the 7000 panel but since it’s not sold anymore it’s difficult to come by. I don’t recall seeing a hard copy of one and every time I had to support a 7000 panel I’d have to refer to schematics of individual boards which is not available to the public.
Well hello there fellow National Time nerds! Very weird hearing all this from someone who isn’t in my circle, lol. I own 3 2000 series panels, along with dozens of signal appliances and pull stations. I’ve also been lucky enough to obtain a lot of literature on the company’s past products, along with befriend a couple managers there!
That’s interesting to know.
Seeing you have some background working with the company, you have any clue how National Time advertised their 2000 systems? Been trying to figure that out for a while - like an advertisement or a pamphlet perhaps?
Not sure. Long before my time. I’m guessing a pamphlet.
on usmodernist.org, I found some advertisements for NATSCO under the AIA Michigan chapter–go to the architecture magazine library on that site (they’re all clock-related; I even found one that’s related to an analog computer that they produced for HVAC applications)
Thank you so much!!!
