Re: Dictograph Security

["Nick Markowitz Jr." <nick-markowitz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

They also had a fire panel that was ripped off from Kddie
I have about a dozen pieces of the old ademco enhanced stuff in my
collection.

"Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "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
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>> > > 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.
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>> > No, the original Dictographs were made by Dictograph however later
> models
>> > were rebranded FBI and Napco
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>> 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.
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> 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
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> They also had a 6000 series from the late 80's, no idea who made that crap
> but it doesn't look Ademco
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