Re: Notifier Panel

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/9/2012 5:48 PM, G. Morgan wrote:
> JoeRaisin Wrote:
>
>>
>> I posted about the job where I am swapping out Notifier devices for
>> Firelite devices and the other day I changed the panels.
>
> I thought they were cross-compatible?  Or is it Firelite are compatible
> with Notifire?
>
>
>> As I was removing the old Notifier panel I notice that the hot and
>> neutral wires had been reversed on the 110 terminals.
>>
>> Would this:
>>
>> a) Have no effect
>>
>> b) Toasted the panel
>>
>> c) Messed it up, but putting them right again would clear everything up.
>>
>> Just curious...
>
> Should have no effect, unless as others have said about a ground fault.
>

The company we are subbing for uses re-branded Notifier and Firelite
panels they call, "Unimode".  As far as I can tell, Unimode's used to be
Notifiers but are now Firelite.  Or something... No one I've asked seems
to know.  They still get the Notifier devices, for backwards
compatibility, but all new panels are, apparently, Firelite.  The
devices look the same and even connect the same but unless they are the
same brand as the panel, they won't talk.

Bit me in the ass one time, early on, before I knew about the issue.
They sent to an auto parts store with a Firelite panel & smokes but
Notifier pull stations.  I didn't know then to watch out for the "N"
stuck in the middle of the part number - which is the only way to tell.
  I was going nuts trying to figure out what the hell was wrong with my
SLC.  I finally called tech assist - in this case being our ops guy (who
used to work for this particular company) and his first question was if
there was an "N" in the part number.

I like the Firelite stuff.  They seem to be dependable panels,
programming is easy, though PS2 keyboards are getting harder to find.