Re: Notifier Panel

["Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"JoeRaisin" <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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,

I don't do a lot of fire.  Mostly just panels to monitor sprinklers.  I use
mostly SK or FW for those.  I have done a few Class A and Class B systems
that were a "little" more involved.  I had a Firelite bite me in the ass and
cost me a customer because it was NOT truly CID compatible.  In fact it had
issues and would even lock up periodically if not reporting to a specific
brand of receiver.  By the time I figured out I could fix all my problems
(that Firelite knew about, but never told me) by just converting it to a
pulse format the bridge was burnt with the customer.  I found and fixed the
problem (sorta) just in time to turn it over to another company who no doubt
looks sterling since they never had any of the problem I had.  Anyway,
because Firelite knew about the problem and let me languish for months
trying to figure it out I swore that if there was an alternative product
available I wouldn't use a Firelite product.  Kinda like DSC now that I
think about it...




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