can you (or one of the great ees lurking about) not convert a battery
powered unit to a 115v house current unit?
scott, electicly ignant
On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, William M. Gilroy wrote:
>
> Some people asked me to send them back what I found out.
> I figured I would submit it to the list since this may
> interest other people. Nobody seems to manufacture a
> smoke detector what has both an Ion and Photoelectric
> sensor that is powered by AC. I called Kidde, First
> Alert and Firex (Maple Chase). I also check with a
> couple of fire inspectors, several electrical supply
> houses and 2 companies that install fire and sprinkler
> systems. The closest I could find was a battery powered
> dual detector unit. What I installed was:
>
> Firex ion detectors in most locations. They are AC/DC backup
> powered, can be wired together, and the alarm that triggers
> shows that it triggered with an LED. In the master bedroom
> I installed photoelectric detector and a
> battery powered CO/ion smoke detector. That unit is not
> wired into the rest of the units. In my garage I installed
> both an ion detector and a heat detector. The house is a
> smallish ranch. I also installed a smoke alarm in the hallway
> and in each bedroom. This should cover me for the next couple
> of years. If someone releases a dual detector, I can always
> toss the ion detectors since they were $12 each. Not the
> best solution, but it seems like it will work for me. YMMV.
>
> Bill Gilroy
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