Re: More Experiments With My Old Rittenhouse Smokes, & Interconnecting New Ones

["Robert11" <rgsrose@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
Thanks for help.  Appreciate it.

Yes, normal 3 wire Romex 14/3   white, black, red, + Gnd

Regards,
Bob
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"Crash Gordon®" <NONE@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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And, what do you have between black & white?
I doubt there was a relay on a 110 VAC smoke.
And...are we talking about a Romex 14/3 (white, black, red + ground)?


"Robert11" <rgsrose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Thought I'd take a second and tell everyone my latest experiment with the
> old Rittenhouse wired-in smoke detectors that I removed, and replaced with
> the new Kidde PI 2000 ones, and my difficulties in interconnecting them.
> See my previous posts on this.
>
> As  mentioned, the interconnect line, with No detectors on it, shows 2 V
> AC.
>
> So, I thought that I might learn something about how they might have been
> hooked up with
> the Rittenhouser's by doing a little experiment.
>
> Took an old Rittenhouse and hooked it up on the bench by itself with 110 V
> AC.
> Measured between the white neutral and its interconnect wire.
>
> Guess what:  110 V AC on it !
>
> So, for you experts, how might they have been hooked up to the existing
> interconnect
> wire originally ?  Does this say that there must be a relay somewhere ?
>
> Can't imagine how it could have worked with 110 V on the interconnect lead
> in the normal,
> non-tripped state ?
>
> Any thoughts ?
> Bob
>
>
>