Well guys my holy grail has just appeared on eBay, a First Alert SA76RS. I’m one of only very few people I think at this point in the community to not have one, so HOPEFULLY I win it. I just placed a bid so wish me luck 
Hi guys, I’m new to the smoke detector world but I seem to have come across a very rare piece. A First Alert SA79TA Traveling smoke and fire detector.
I am going to put it up on ebay within the next week and was giving whoever was interested a heads up. No idea what these things go for but hope someone on this forum that enjoys this stuff wins.
Thanks have a nice night everyone!
Awesome score! Only two SA79TA’s are known to exist at the moment. I will definitely consider bidding when you list it. Does it come with it’s box or is it used?
[quote=Gbrandong post_id=87494 time=1597276529 user_id=6218]
Hi guys, I’m new to the smoke detector world but I seem to have come across a very rare piece. A First Alert SA79TA Traveling smoke and fire detector.
I am going to put it up on ebay within the next week and was giving whoever was interested a heads up. No idea what these things go for but hope someone on this forum that enjoys this stuff wins.
Thanks have a nice night everyone!
[/quote]
I would say 25 to 40 bucks
Hey so today I was at a moving sale and found one of those weird BRK 769s with a First Alert cover
Also I was at my Aunt’s house recently and I found some weird alarms:
- SA76RS. The only thing odd is that the house was built in 1985, which seems late for an RS.
- Weird Edwards alarm 1. A while back someone posted an unusual rectangular Edwards alarm. There is one there, its mounted in the basement. Not only is it already a rare alarm, but the label on the back is really striking-apparently it was originally a LINE CORD alarm that was converted to hardwired. So were they same one? Were there two versions? and how astronomically rare is this weird linecord thing if the only a couple of the standard versions are known to exist?
- Weird Edwards alarm 2. This is completely different looking than the first one. Theres a little dial on the front that is used to test. I cant find any pictures of one online. This version was meant for wire-in installation according to the label, but the Interconnect wire is connected somewhere. There was no interconnect on the linecord alarm. So what is this weird model, and why is it interconnected? And how much more rare is it?
The good thing is that they said they would be happy to have me replace the alarms, so I will be glad to have an SA76RS and some weird Edwards homonculuses in my collection.
Okay, that house is full of weird alarms. Remember the supposed sa76rs?
Now that I think about it, I am not so sure about that.
You may remember this weird PCB owned by the CassetteMaster.
Well that looks familiar to what was in that alarm.
So was this a rare alarm? Is that what it even is? And what was its model number?
This is so weird…
That is cool Helen75 that you will be getting an SA76RS, but that is odd that the RS was in a house built in 1985 since the RS was last produced around 1979. My only guess is that it could have been brought over from another house? My Dad did that with the Westlclox Smoke Signal we had in my first childhood home. It was in the laundry room, when my family and I moved to our other home in 1981 he decided to take it down from there and bring it to the other home and also install it in the laundry room. Never understood why he just didn’t buy a new one at the time. Unfornately that detector was replaced in 1997 and I didn’t take it when I had the chance. Also that was before I had the internet and long before the days of Youtube. I moved out of the house in 2003 and my parents sold it a year later in 2004. But thanks to Ebay and this forum I have started up a cool collection of detectors/bell including the RS. I wish I could help you with the Edwards ones, they sound neat. If you get them I would love to see videos on them.
Hey Helen75 that weird looking PCB you thought was an SA76RS is supposedly a transitional model between the SA76RS and SA76RC. Going by some of the comments I read. It also had a pulse to it. Most squealer horns were continuous in those days. Very interesting. What did the cover on this one look like?
Like an RS
Oh okay that is definitely a rare one. Can’t wait to see pics or a video when you get it.
Thanks, although I am still not sure thats what it is
[quote=missj_73 post_id=87527 time=1597826878 user_id=3159]
That is cool Helen75 that you will be getting an SA76RS, but that is odd that the RS was in a house built in 1985 since the RS was last produced around 1979. My only guess is that it could have been brought over from another house? My Dad did that with the Westlclox Smoke Signal we had in my first childhood home
[/quote]
My guess is that it just sat on a store shelf for awhile
Alright, what the heck is this?
https://www.ebay.com/c/23006215397
Wire-in Guardion?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/164333148030
Here is a Probe Sears
Just realized how inactive I’ve been on this forum, oof. Anyways, here’s a few interesting ones that’ve popped up recently.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/254725733898
ORIGINAL Guardion FB-1, brand new in the box. Pretty sure this was relisted a couple of times.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/254725733898
Servis (unknown model #) from the UK. Rebrand of the Dicon 300 variant with the PCB on the cover.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284008434765
First Alert SA300 double-sensor. EXPENSIVE as hell, but figured it was worth posting being how ungodly rare it is.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/264873394477
NIB first gen F900D. I already have one of these.
Nice finds, Jesse!
Also, I have been working hard on a smoke alarm discord server lately. So if you want, feel free to join!
1 Like
So on Nlinds last house browsing video there was a rare dicon in a Michigan house. Does anyone have its address? I might be in that area soon
8010 Stony Creek Rd. Ypsilanti
Thanks! That is not too far, I think I can probably acquire it.
Okay, I just sent an email to the realtor of that house. I also sent one to the realtor of the house on Strawberry Drive, the one with the sa76rs and sa80fc.