I have that exact smoke detector but in a battery powered version. If I am not mistaken it uses a photoelectric detection system as opposed to an ionization chambre.
A neighbour of mine used to have one of those detectors in their house but it was the battery powered one. To me they look more like doorbell chimes than smoke detectors. I think these were a rare item as well and werent on the market very long. Electromechanical buzzers always made me jump (and still do til this day). But piezo buzzers never did.
Awesome video. That smoke detector sure looks really old. What a deep sounding electro-mech sounder, too. I have 3 BRK 1789ACi 120VAC smokes in my house, and they also have lectro-mech sounders also. I jump 10+ feet in the air when they go off! Smokes Alarms with electro-mech sounders are much more interesting that the one equipped with piezos. Do you have any other smoke alarms with electro-mechanical sounders that you could possibly make videos for?
Wow nice vid! I've never seen smoke alarms that plugged into an outlet. I've heard ones like that however. My old house had Probe 202s, and my current house used to have Firex FX1020s. Both were VERY loud. They scared me when i was little. Electromechanical buzzers sound WAY more urgent than piezos!
i had to turn up my volume actually
jman66053 7 months ago
Why wont you spray it?
hyperbaricchicken101 1 year ago
I have that exact smoke detector but in a battery powered version. If I am not mistaken it uses a photoelectric detection system as opposed to an ionization chambre.
JustJane 2 years ago
that was so quiet i can't here it
catsandpowerlines 3 years ago
Not very loud at all.
sfs2040 4 years ago
if it runs by household wire, it will not help in a situation where the power's out. Thank God such items are powered by 9v's or AA's.
brunoofthesheikra 4 years ago
It sounds like an electric razor, appropriately enough.
mjb1124 4 years ago
I have one of those too! They sold them in a Gulf catalog back in the 70's.
scooterbugs25 4 years ago
Where can I find one?
coffeeandsugar20 3 years ago
Ebay sells a lot of them
scooterbugs25 3 years ago
that's the biggest smoke alarm i've ever seen!
NewAgeServer 4 years ago
Not loud at all
mallmaven 4 years ago
A neighbour of mine used to have one of those detectors in their house but it was the battery powered one. To me they look more like doorbell chimes than smoke detectors. I think these were a rare item as well and werent on the market very long. Electromechanical buzzers always made me jump (and still do til this day). But piezo buzzers never did.
JME1973 4 years ago
Awesome video. That smoke detector sure looks really old. What a deep sounding electro-mech sounder, too. I have 3 BRK 1789ACi 120VAC smokes in my house, and they also have lectro-mech sounders also. I jump 10+ feet in the air when they go off! Smokes Alarms with electro-mech sounders are much more interesting that the one equipped with piezos. Do you have any other smoke alarms with electro-mechanical sounders that you could possibly make videos for?
ericmpp 4 years ago
how old is the smoke?
mastrsushi101 4 years ago
Late '70s is my guess
NLind 4 years ago
oh yeah that sounds for an awfully long time after you release the test button!
bi0boy 4 years ago
Wow nice vid! I've never seen smoke alarms that plugged into an outlet. I've heard ones like that however. My old house had Probe 202s, and my current house used to have Firex FX1020s. Both were VERY loud. They scared me when i was little. Electromechanical buzzers sound WAY more urgent than piezos!
bi0boy 4 years ago
That is ONE wierd smoke detector!
tyeman200 4 years ago