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04-30-2012, 07:52 PM
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How i spent my day
I spent 5 hours staring at this while we removed devices in areas to be demolished in a school. Read all three Manuals twice. Taught myself some more fire alarm today. I like installing the system in the new school so far.
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04-30-2012, 08:16 PM
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Putting that in? or taking it out?
That's so late 80's- 90's. The 5000's were great in their day.
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04-30-2012, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by leland
Putting that in? or taking it out?
That's so late 80's- 90's. The 5000's were great in their day.
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We're taking it out zone by zone. Old high school being demolished as the new one goes up. The original from the 50's was next to it.
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04-30-2012, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by angryceltic
...The original from the 50's was next to it.
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I'm not even sure what a fire control panel from the 50's would look like. Was it line voltage?
-John
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05-03-2012, 10:25 AM
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Probably an old Simplex panel.
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05-28-2012, 09:17 AM
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I removed an old panel from a mill/ retail building in Rhode island. I'm going to dig up pics if I can. For its time it was advanced. However it took up about 13' of wall space.
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05-28-2012, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Big John
I'm not even sure what a fire control panel from the 50's would look like.
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The following are from one of Boston University's buildings.
Annunciator panel
Panel
Looks like they missed the wall, the trough had FA conductors in it.
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05-28-2012, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by angryceltic
We're taking it out zone by zone. Old high school being demolished as the new one goes up. The original from the 50's was next to it.
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Why would they waste time taking out an old system is the building is being demolished.. 
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05-28-2012, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by B4T
Why would they waste time taking out an old system is the building is being demolished.. |
He said the existing is being demolished as the new building goes up. Do you even bother to read?
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05-28-2012, 09:55 AM
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Quote:
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Why would they waste time taking out an old system is the building is being demolished.. |
Apparently they are demolishing a section at a time so they can't just shut the system down.
(Or what Peter said)
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05-28-2012, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by BBQ
.............Looks like they missed the wall, the trough had FA conductors in it.
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It almost looks like it's sitting on a curb..... like it did enter the wall, then the wall got removed.
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05-28-2012, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 480sparky
It almost looks like it's sitting on a curb..... like it did enter the wall, then the wall got removed.
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Nope, just a slab.
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05-28-2012, 01:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BBQ
...Panel
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Neat pictures, thanks.
I know those old pull boxes have a clockwork mechanism in them that sent out a pulse code to the street loop. But it also looks like there's another clock-work gear in that top right box. Any idea what that is?
-John
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05-28-2012, 01:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Big John
I know those old pull boxes have a clockwork mechanism in them that sent out a pulse code to the street loop.
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Like this one of mine.
(Click on it, it is a video)
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But it also looks like there's another clock-work gear in that top right box. Any idea what that is?
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No idea, I only looked at this for a short time.
We were there installing a replacement for it.
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05-28-2012, 02:10 PM
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very cool looking UL plate
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05-29-2012, 07:24 PM
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I spent 9 hours outside doing a pool and shed hookup in a humid 96 or so degrees. Tomorrow is 8 hours doing a fire alarm system in 20 degree freezers at a cold food storage facility
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05-29-2012, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by zwodubber
I spent 9 hours outside doing a pool and shed hookup in a humid 96 or so degrees. Tomorrow is 8 hours doing a fire alarm system in 20 degree freezers at a cold food storage facility |
Certainly beats monotony.
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