@@nics-systems-electric Yeah I mean all the reasons/things wrong with it are valid besides the fact that it's way outdated. It should be replaced, and it WOULD look cool in a collection.
Fire Alarm stuff is COOL!!! Thank you Nic for encouraging me to revive what was once a long lost interest and passion of mine with your videos and learning . On a personal note there have been many "powers that be" in my world who have attempted to stamp out my love of electronics and fire alarms. But they have lost that battle. As for this development Nic that is so cool and wonderful that you will soon be getting that super sweet 6500. You're gonna love it as it's relay based and is very easy to fix and customize. Who also doesn't love that wonderful sounding vintage trouble buzzer and Durabels that pair with it. It'll work great with your vintage Edwards bell collection and who' knows; maybe you can EVEN salvage the matching annunciator at the entrance too and restore it's lamps and buzzer. Anyhow congratulations Nic..thank you as always and look forward to seeing your new to you vintage Edwards system.
I remember that back in 2012, i was at school when there was a thunderstorm, and the power went out At the time, i thought there was 2 brief power cuts, but im starting to wonder if it was actually a generator kicking in, and then switching back once the power came back (either way, because the lights were electronically controlled, rather than having standard light switches, it meant the lights went out (the emergency lights came on, but only for a second or two), and did not come back on by themselves, to turn then back on, it would require pressing the on/off switch by the door, i suppose the reason why they installed the electronic system is so the lights can automatically turn off if the room is unoccupied with the lights left on) And i remember that they tested the fire alarm after the power briefly went off the first time (and yes, it did work)
Just like you I am apprenticing at a school board and I work with many of these 6500s of various sizes. Look for a red circuit breaker to reset the battery charger power supply. It trips when the battery goes bad and the resistance drops causing excessive current draw. There is a video on my channel detailing this. But that beauty belongs in your collection for sure!!!
Good tip for sure and Yeah I'm looking forward to getting this one as it is hard to find fully functional 6500 as they're usually pulled out after something goes wrong not preemptively like this one
@@nics-systems-electric that’s the problem I had too. Usually the Fire alarm techs that would remove it would destroy it in some way. Let me know if you need any parts for it as I have tons and tons of the parts. There are several generations of 6500 and the parts are not necessarily cross comparable.
If you take the system gets replaced soon, please take it too, take the bells and the pull stations. It would be cool to see some durabels in your collection if they decide to replace the devices too
@@nics-systems-electric okay, if you do get that 6500 and put it in your garage one day, you should do a video where you test it and put a lot of bells on that system
As far as I know we’re not Technically supposed to apparently as it’s not been ULC/CSA approved and tested to work on that panel but it’s the best option as you can’t get the old detectors anymore so it’s this as a temporary fix until there is a new system in there
lol Sometimes you actually have to because sometimes real dead old batteries will still show somewhat decent voltage but then as soon as there’s any load on them they just drop right down
@@nics-systems-electric Good point! At super low load, unless the cell's been deep discharged, you won't see it with just a voltage measurement. Buddies car died the other day and needed a boost, and his battery was at over 12V when measured with the multimeter but dropped to 6V when trying to crank lol
The drone footage is really cool, and it’s quite sad that nobody ever has replaced those batteries since 2011
Ya not very good lol
"This would look good in my collection"
(proceeds to come up with reasons it should be replaced anyway)
Lol somebody wants a new toy! 😉
If it was getting scrap, I’d take it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that happened anyways, they are wanting to replace the old ones
@@nics-systems-electric Yeah I mean all the reasons/things wrong with it are valid besides the fact that it's way outdated. It should be replaced, and it WOULD look cool in a collection.
Fire Alarm stuff is COOL!!! Thank you Nic for encouraging me to revive what was once a long lost interest and passion of mine with your videos and learning . On a personal note there have been many "powers that be" in my world who have attempted to stamp out my love of electronics and fire alarms. But they have lost that battle. As for this development Nic that is so cool and wonderful that you will soon be getting that super sweet 6500. You're gonna love it as it's relay based and is very easy to fix and customize. Who also doesn't love that wonderful sounding vintage trouble buzzer and Durabels that pair with it. It'll work great with your vintage Edwards bell collection and who' knows; maybe you can EVEN salvage the matching annunciator at the entrance too and restore it's lamps and buzzer. Anyhow congratulations Nic..thank you as always and look forward to seeing your new to you vintage Edwards system.
thank you we’ll see if this will get pulled out of the school in time before i leave the district that would be cool to take it
I remember that back in 2012, i was at school when there was a thunderstorm, and the power went out
At the time, i thought there was 2 brief power cuts, but im starting to wonder if it was actually a generator kicking in, and then switching back once the power came back (either way, because the lights were electronically controlled, rather than having standard light switches, it meant the lights went out (the emergency lights came on, but only for a second or two), and did not come back on by themselves, to turn then back on, it would require pressing the on/off switch by the door, i suppose the reason why they installed the electronic system is so the lights can automatically turn off if the room is unoccupied with the lights left on)
And i remember that they tested the fire alarm after the power briefly went off the first time (and yes, it did work)
Interesting
I can tell you really want to flip that breaker.
Can’t if I wanted to
If you lucky in UK the batteries are changed out two to three year's depending on if the area you are in have lots of black outs.
nice video keep up the work love the vids keep up the work nic
Thanks
When the system gets replaced, will it be replaced by a Notifier addressable system?
It would be
Keep up the awesome content!
Thanks
7:32 I wonder if they do know that, but they just don't care.
Just like you I am apprenticing at a school board and I work with many of these 6500s of various sizes. Look for a red circuit breaker to reset the battery charger power supply. It trips when the battery goes bad and the resistance drops causing excessive current draw. There is a video on my channel detailing this. But that beauty belongs in your collection for sure!!!
Good tip for sure and Yeah I'm looking forward to getting this one as it is hard to find fully functional 6500 as they're usually pulled out after something goes wrong not preemptively like this one
@@nics-systems-electric that’s the problem I had too. Usually the Fire alarm techs that would remove it would destroy it in some way. Let me know if you need any parts for it as I have tons and tons of the parts. There are several generations of 6500 and the parts are not necessarily cross comparable.
If you take the system gets replaced soon, please take it too, take the bells and the pull stations. It would be cool to see some durabels in your collection if they decide to replace the devices too
I will try if it happens during my time left
@@nics-systems-electric okay, if you do get that 6500 and put it in your garage one day, you should do a video where you test it and put a lot of bells on that system
I thought the i3 is listed for use for all conv 12/24vdc panels
As far as I know we’re not Technically supposed to apparently as it’s not been ULC/CSA approved and tested to work on that panel but it’s the best option as you can’t get the old detectors anymore so it’s this as a temporary fix until there is a new system in there
One of the first ten I guess
That replaced detector looks familiar, is it the same model as the one from the durability test?
Same detector just branded differently
I believe it was years of use that smoke detector alarm was instaled!!!!
Probably
if u keep the detector pls don't smash it like u did to the different one like this LOL.
Why not
@@nics-systems-electric collection or a mini board fire alarm system test
@@nics-systems-electric also fragile
@@firealarmman6800 I would prefer to destroy it. It’s no good anyways
@@nics-systems-electric ahh good point
Lol I like your guys way of testing your batteries--who needs a meter? Just short em and see if sparks fly
lol Sometimes you actually have to because sometimes real dead old batteries will still show somewhat decent voltage but then as soon as there’s any load on them they just drop right down
@@nics-systems-electric Good point! At super low load, unless the cell's been deep discharged, you won't see it with just a voltage measurement. Buddies car died the other day and needed a boost, and his battery was at over 12V when measured with the multimeter but dropped to 6V when trying to crank lol
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