I've always wondered what those Smoke Sentenels sound like. Seeing them on Ebay regularly i've noticed mentions of Freon being used to power the sounder but I wonder what the sensor uses. Could you do a demo on the Smoke Sentenel sometime when you get a chance GA?? Assuming it still works.
Question for you Gamealarm. Do any of your vintage units especially the really really old ones (Such as the Teledyne and the Sunbeam Centurion) use Radium 226 instead of Amercium 241 as the radioactive material in the ionization sensor?? Casettemaster did a video awhile back in which he had an old detector from the early 70's that was marked as having Ra. 226 and I wonder when the manufacturers made the switch to Am. 241. (I'm assuming mid 70's or so)
Okay thanks Gamealarm, so there were many of those alarms at the that time than I thought. I have also seen circular alarms made around the same time as the GE alarms. From what remember this alarm would totally light up when it was activated and it had an old electromechanical horn. They would actually provide enough light in the dark. I was wondering if these were GE alarms as well. Thanks.
The origional GE smoke pictured is a little different than the second generation 12.6 volt unit. It has an Edwards silver squealer horn, the smoke chamber has holes instead of slots, and the battery connection is a little different.
I have also seen earlier alarms that resembled the BRK in this video. The vents around the side were the same as the this one but the vents towards the centre were different. Did early BRK's have more than one cover design?
These detectors were also sold by other manufacturers, who had different cover designs, but the same base unit. They include: Motgomery Ward, Sears (some models), First Alert, Smoke Alert, and Family Guard.
Hey Gamealarm, thanks for sharing this. Those are some nice vintage alarms. My parents used to have a Sears alarm in their old house but the cover was removed to access the battery. The cover was identical. I only wished that I had have kept it when they removed it and replaced it with a newer alarm. They also had an old Dicon alarm as well. What a screech that thing made when the alarm was activated. Could you make a video on the BRK alarm? My cousin had an alarm like that in her house.
Our home used to have the original GE 12-volt detector like the one shown in this video. I watched the video of your other GE 12-volt (the one with the black sounder inside). Could you take the battery out of that one, and make a demo of GE's original detector (with the brass horn)?
the unknown plug in smoke alarm is called smoke sentinel
crazybeavers155 2 years ago
I've always wondered what those Smoke Sentenels sound like. Seeing them on Ebay regularly i've noticed mentions of Freon being used to power the sounder but I wonder what the sensor uses. Could you do a demo on the Smoke Sentenel sometime when you get a chance GA?? Assuming it still works.
MikerWL 2 years ago
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crazybeavers155 2 years ago
Question for you Gamealarm. Do any of your vintage units especially the really really old ones (Such as the Teledyne and the Sunbeam Centurion) use Radium 226 instead of Amercium 241 as the radioactive material in the ionization sensor?? Casettemaster did a video awhile back in which he had an old detector from the early 70's that was marked as having Ra. 226 and I wonder when the manufacturers made the switch to Am. 241. (I'm assuming mid 70's or so)
MikerWL 2 years ago
where did you buy the ge smoke alarm at . also when was the first smoke alarm made and what it look like and what it sound like.
bams501 3 years ago
@bams501 the first home smoke detector was the SmokeGard 700. wendywolfe1 has an excellent video of them.
NLind 1 year ago
Okay thanks Gamealarm, so there were many of those alarms at the that time than I thought. I have also seen circular alarms made around the same time as the GE alarms. From what remember this alarm would totally light up when it was activated and it had an old electromechanical horn. They would actually provide enough light in the dark. I was wondering if these were GE alarms as well. Thanks.
JME1973 3 years ago
Hey Gamealarm, sorry to bother you again but is that original GE alarm from the mid 1970's or the late 1970's like your other one is?
JME1973 3 years ago
The origional GE smoke pictured is a little different than the second generation 12.6 volt unit. It has an Edwards silver squealer horn, the smoke chamber has holes instead of slots, and the battery connection is a little different.
gamealarm 3 years ago
Hey Gamealarm,
I have also seen earlier alarms that resembled the BRK in this video. The vents around the side were the same as the this one but the vents towards the centre were different. Did early BRK's have more than one cover design?
JME1973 3 years ago
These detectors were also sold by other manufacturers, who had different cover designs, but the same base unit. They include: Motgomery Ward, Sears (some models), First Alert, Smoke Alert, and Family Guard.
gamealarm 3 years ago
Hey Gamealarm, thanks for sharing this. Those are some nice vintage alarms. My parents used to have a Sears alarm in their old house but the cover was removed to access the battery. The cover was identical. I only wished that I had have kept it when they removed it and replaced it with a newer alarm. They also had an old Dicon alarm as well. What a screech that thing made when the alarm was activated. Could you make a video on the BRK alarm? My cousin had an alarm like that in her house.
JME1973 3 years ago
Pretty cool... Amazing that you still have that old GE unit still NIB.
pickyourpartnow 3 years ago
Dear Gamealarm,
Our home used to have the original GE 12-volt detector like the one shown in this video. I watched the video of your other GE 12-volt (the one with the black sounder inside). Could you take the battery out of that one, and make a demo of GE's original detector (with the brass horn)?
Jibjub80 3 years ago