Re: Addressable Fire Panel Search

["petem" <petem001@xxxxxxxxx>]

"JoeRaisin" <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de groupe de
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> On 10/27/2010 2:26 AM, Frank Kurz wrote:
>> On 26/10/2010 7:49 PM, ABLE1 wrote:
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> Looking for a reliable Commercial Addressable Fire Panel.
>>>
>>> Needs to have more than 150 zones.
>>>
>>> Easy to program with on board keys, etc.
>>>
>>> Downloadable with included software.
>>>
>>> Reasonably priced.
>>>
>>> At least 2 NAC's
>>>
>>> Any other features would be standard on most any Commercial Fire Panel.
>>> I can name a number of panels Silent Knight, FireLite, Ademco, and
>>> others.
>>>
>>> Actually looking for pros and cons that you are using. Any tidbit will
>>> be
>>> helpful.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Les
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> With 150 ZONES you've pretty well limited yourself to "the big guys". If
>> EVAC and fire phones are involved, you won't have a whole lot of
>> options. Notifier, Chubb Edwards, Simplex, Siemens, Gamewell. Mircom may
>> figure in there as well. Their FX-2000 is also priced well, but I
>> understand that they've had some problems in the US market. Why so many
>> zones, mind my asking?
>>
>
> Could we have a discussion on the Edwards line?
>
> The Direct TV job is dismal - large portions of many days are spent trying
> to connect with other techs who either have equipment you need, or need
> equipment you have.  Once a week (and again on the first of every month)
> we have to drive two hours (one way) to submit paperwork, get inventoried
> and get what equipment they will issue (never enough for the whole week).
> We also engage in a "tech meeting" where, among other things, they
> complain about gas usage.  This being a piece-work job I see why they have
> such high turnover - in the 6-7 weeks I've been there I've seen three guys
> walk out the door.  Two of them had been there several years (five years
> is considered an "old timer").  Perhaps if I worked directly for Direct TV
> it would be different, but being a "Semi-independent" for a
> sub-contractor...
>
> ANYWAY - I've just accepted a job offer from a fire and safety company as
> a service tech.  They use, almost exclusively, Edwards products.  I will
> be doing service work and head end programming.
>
> Having only had contact with Edwards gear as a user doing fire inspections
> I am curious.  It looks like fairly solid equipment and I'm told that
> programming is straight forward without too many twists.
>
> The company has been around for many years and they are picking up the tab
> for my code update to renew my fire alarm license - plus I'm starting at
> just a buck an hour less than I was making when I left the other place
> (frankly, more than I expected).
>
> I would like to hear opinions/experiences with the Edwards line.
>
> Thanks
>

There old equipment (this will show my age) like the 9600 custom was a
tank..

new one like the esa2000  and such were piece of junk, at that time I
stopped using those panel and got into Notifier..