Re: Dictograph Security

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Apr 23, 8:52?pm, "Mark Leuck" <m..le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > "Roland" <rol...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >
> > news:462ce029$0$17209$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > Is Dictograph Security still in business as a manufacturer? We had
someone
> > > call in wanting service for one with some power issues. I have heard
of
> > > Dictograph but don't remember ever doing anything with one.
> >
> > No, the original Dictographs were made by Dictograph however later
models
> > were rebranded FBI and Napco
>
> You're wrong.
> Dictograph in the 60's tried producing their own equipment but they
> found it easier to have Ademco modify their panels into version that
> were slightly different. Dictograph had their versions of the Ademco
> 221( I think it was the SD1 or 233)  330 332 and similar versions of
> the 502 fire panel and 512 zone expander. They also used the Ademco
> 527 smoke detector too. Going really far back to the early 70's they
> also had versons of the ademco 1000 series panels too, reversing relay
> 1005 and if I'm not mistaken they had a UL Ademco panel too. After
> about the mid 80's I lost track of what they were doing and maybe
> that's the time and equipment that you're talking about, but through a
> lot of the 70's Ademco manufactured most of their equipment.

I don't doubt that and I'm not familiar with the older Ademco stuff but in
the 90's they used rebranded FBI 4600's, 4800's, Legend 100's and Napco
850/854

They also had a 6000 series from the late 80's, no idea who made that crap
but it doesn't look Ademco