Re: Dictograph Security

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Apr 24, 6:17=EF=BF=BDam, "Nick Markowitz Jr." <nick-markow...@xxxxxxxxxx=
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> 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.
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> >> On Apr 23, 8:52?pm, "Mark Leuck" <m..le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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 hea=
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> >> > > Dictograph but don't remember ever doing anything with one.
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> >> > No, the original Dictographs were made by Dictograph however later
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> >> > 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) =A0330 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=
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> > 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 c=
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I was just looking at one of their old residential units. That
"woodpecker" relay that Ademco had is really some design. Those things
work forever. I'm working on a project for a builder that I think is
going to use one of those relays.