My first alarm was an Edwards 4”Adaptabel, and because it was 120V, I could literally just attach an extension cord to the prongs in the back, and plug it in to a socket. Very simple, but very well-made. My first modern alarm was a Wheelock MT, and I agree, they are fantastic devices!
same. i like all system sensor designs except the L series. looks like a knock off classic with a even crappier advance horn in it. i do like other alarms as well but i am a big fan of system sensor and their devices
I like all system sensor devices except the advances since I don’t like how it looks and I definitely sick of see them. I like the L-Series,Classic and Mass better then the advances
The EST Integrity is the most frequent alarm I would always hear when fire drills would take place. I would love to have one of those one day, but I just wish it was as cool at the Wheelock MT.
The first ever school I went to had the wheellock NS fire alarm, However they had a setting on it that had a long buzz as well as the sound of the horn, I don’t know how they did it but I’ve never heard anyone replicate it before. I kind of miss the old sound that they made because it was so unique.
The Wheelock MT and System Sensor MASS would make as great alarms for first-time collectors since they have many tones to chose from. The MT and MASS were my first fire alarms.
I actually started collecting fire alarms 6 months ago, as I only have one. The one I have is a Spectralert Advance P2RK. And I plan on getting a Commander 3 for my next alarm.
i'm from europe where when there is a fire alarm, you run from the alarm rather than the fire, because the alarms are so obnoxious and loud you just dont wanna be exposed to them. I personally like the integrity because it has a relatively low pitch sound, and the strobe is bright enough that everyone sees it
Likely gentex commander 3 fire alarm is a better pick because it gives us soo many screw options and it gives us a piece of a circuit and put it in the terminals so that way the panel wont get into trouble so that means the installers does not have to deal of the trouble on the panel
Great video I agree with you on Simplex. Simplex isn’t friendly to anyone collector or real system in the field. Not trying to be all negative here but I really do not like them as a company their old stuff is great but their company is going downhill and has lost my whole school district as a customer. every company isn’t perfect and has issues with their products but some are a lot better with dealing with it well done video though I think it would be interesting to see a video like this on other devices such as pull stations smoke detectors maybe even panels.
The one thing I dislike about the Wheelock Exceeder (This may sound stupid) is that bugs can get inside them. I saw once a cricket in a white Wheelock exceeder strobe Also I agree about Gentex. They make awsome products. They even make dimmable aircraft windows which is cool. The SHG, GMS, and GOS however has that issue of the strobe breaking off. I currently own a weatherproof commander 2 and a SHG and I will tell you the weatherproof enclosure does not feel like it will break at all. But unfortunately the backbox has 2 small crack from what I assume is over tightening.
02:07 System Sensor actually revised the mounting bracket for all of their L-Series devices as they're much thicker, more sturdier, and also the wiring tabs are not flimsy anymore and the revised mounting brackets are in a dark blue color. They revised the mounting bracket because of customer feedback saying that the device would not work if it was wired correctly and would cause random NAC fault troubles on the system and the mounting bracket would break easily. As for the new quality rating after the mounting bracket revision I would give it a 5/5 just like the quality condition on the SpectrAlert Advance and the new total points for the L-Series is 8/10
The Gentex Commander 3, Wheelock MT, and the Exceeder are the top three best fire alarms for collectors. You have a lot of options within these alarms. As you gave the L-series a little less, I think it should have scored a bit higher since it is multi-candela, has two tones, and easy to operate and wire up, unlike the other alarms where you don't have as much options, it is difficult to wire up, and it is a pain the way you change tones. I think the L-Series should have scored higher than the Genesis. The Genesis and the TrueAlert, I agree, there are the worst alarms for collectors.
I dropped my system sensor classic from like 10 feet and it didn't break awesome job system sensor a little finicky with the decking on it off the mounting bracket but it's OK I don't do it very much
Publix Has Wheelock. Our Walmart Has The Wheelock Speaker Strobes.Back in 2009 They Had Spectralert Advance. after Radionics. Our Super Target Has Spectralert Advance. the Other W In Valrico had Classic Then Wheelock Speaker Strobes . Sweetbay Had Est Genesis. Home Depot Has Gentex Ones On Their Ceiling. Costco Had Wheelock Then Advance And L Series Ones.
I have SpectrAlert Classic Horn Only SpectrAlert Classic Strobe Only SpectrAlert Advance Horn Strobe EST Genesis Horn Strobe Simplex Truealert Speaker Strobe And Wheelock Speaker Strobe
@@thefuturefrontierpilot75 I’m honestly not too sure but my interpretation is that a quickalert is any unit that has the weird grille and the one shown is just an early truealert. Either way it is not relevant at all to the video
Wait When you compared to see which alarm is loudest L-series was on Low Volume? sound was 92.9 decibels at 10 feet away and if that's true then I don't recommend this P2RL
No I didn’t take 20 minutes out of my time to write a stupid comment I mean I hope I got it after out of it or else it was for nothing just like that website🤣
@@FireAlarmDude5967 I can’t say the same 😂 to make matters worse, IT WAS WITHIN A DAY OF GETTING IT, and I only set it off like twice, but I’m getting a new one 😂
My first alarm was an Edwards 4”Adaptabel, and because it was 120V, I could literally just attach an extension cord to the prongs in the back, and plug it in to a socket. Very simple, but very well-made. My first modern alarm was a Wheelock MT, and I agree, they are fantastic devices!
I like this. You should do older devices like the 9838.
Gotta be advanced or classics for me. Idk I like the design.
same. i like all system sensor designs except the L series. looks like a knock off classic with a even crappier advance horn in it. i do like other alarms as well but i am a big fan of system sensor and their devices
@@theblueexitsign8249 Exactly The L-Series Is awful 🤮
I like all system sensor devices except the advances since I don’t like how it looks and I definitely sick of see them. I like the L-Series,Classic and Mass better then the advances
First alarm I ever bought was a classic tbh.
I'd really recommend the MT or Commander 3
The EST Integrity is the most frequent alarm I would always hear when fire drills would take place. I would love to have one of those one day, but I just wish it was as cool at the Wheelock MT.
Well done! I love your collection!
The first ever school I went to had the wheellock NS fire alarm, However they had a setting on it that had a long buzz as well as the sound of the horn, I don’t know how they did it but I’ve never heard anyone replicate it before. I kind of miss the old sound that they made because it was so unique.
I really like the EST Genesis horn/strobe. Also, that horn/strobe you said was the less cool Wheelock MTA is an EST Integrity horn/strobe.
The Wheelock MT and System Sensor MASS would make as great alarms for first-time collectors since they have many tones to chose from. The MT and MASS were my first fire alarms.
MASS is expensive and most of them require you to break tabs to change tone so I’m not a fan
You should do one of these but for older alarms such as mechanical horns. That would be interesting...
i agree with everything. also yay my two fav alarms won! besides the classic that is.
If you're starting a fire alarm collection, I recommend getting the Gentex Commander 3 as your first alarm.
I got the commander as my first alarm!!
I can say commender 3s are very good fire alarms, I also have one but it is rebranded by hochiki.
I got the P2RH as My First.
I like the Commander because it is modern and has some good tones.
I actually started collecting fire alarms 6 months ago, as I only have one. The one I have is a Spectralert Advance P2RK. And I plan on getting a Commander 3 for my next alarm.
That’s cool
System Sensor speaker strobes and Simplex LifeAlarm speakers for me!
i'm from europe where when there is a fire alarm, you run from the alarm rather than the fire, because the alarms are so obnoxious and loud you just dont wanna be exposed to them. I personally like the integrity because it has a relatively low pitch sound, and the strobe is bright enough that everyone sees it
Likely gentex commander 3 fire alarm is a better pick because it gives us soo many screw options and it gives us a piece of a circuit and put it in the terminals so that way the panel wont get into trouble so that means the installers does not have to deal of the trouble on the panel
I want a bell so bad… probably the only thing my parents would allow too
Great video I agree with you on Simplex. Simplex isn’t friendly to anyone collector or real system in the field. Not trying to be all negative here but I really do not like them as a company their old stuff is great but their company is going downhill and has lost my whole school district as a customer. every company isn’t perfect and has issues with their products but some are a lot better with dealing with it well done video though I think it would be interesting to see a video like this on other devices such as pull stations smoke detectors maybe even panels.
I agree. I despise simplex, everything about them is icky. Too complicated, way too many moving parts.
Should i get a 2901 9838 and 4903 9101 strobe plate cause i like simplex mechanical horns more than newer devises
My favorite fire alarm brands will be system sensor and wheelock
The one thing I dislike about the Wheelock Exceeder (This may sound stupid) is that bugs can get inside them. I saw once a cricket in a white Wheelock exceeder strobe
Also I agree about Gentex. They make awsome products. They even make dimmable aircraft windows which is cool. The SHG, GMS, and GOS however has that issue of the strobe breaking off. I currently own a weatherproof commander 2 and a SHG and I will tell you the weatherproof enclosure does not feel like it will break at all. But unfortunately the backbox has 2 small crack from what I assume is over tightening.
02:07 System Sensor actually revised the mounting bracket for all of their L-Series devices as they're much thicker, more sturdier, and also the wiring tabs are not flimsy anymore and the revised mounting brackets are in a dark blue color.
They revised the mounting bracket because of customer feedback saying that the device would not work if it was wired correctly and would cause random NAC fault troubles on the system and the mounting bracket would break easily.
As for the new quality rating after the mounting bracket revision I would give it a 5/5 just like the quality condition on the SpectrAlert Advance and the new total points for the L-Series is 8/10
Cool
They've still done it, I'm not buying them again. If I wanted spectralerts I'm sure a lot of people would agree with me getting the classics.
The Gentex Commander 3, Wheelock MT, and the Exceeder are the top three best fire alarms for collectors. You have a lot of options within these alarms. As you gave the L-series a little less, I think it should have scored a bit higher since it is multi-candela, has two tones, and easy to operate and wire up, unlike the other alarms where you don't have as much options, it is difficult to wire up, and it is a pain the way you change tones. I think the L-Series should have scored higher than the Genesis. The Genesis and the TrueAlert, I agree, there are the worst alarms for collectors.
You know what they say about the L Series, “Less is more.”
Cool video! Any New Updates on the Outdoor System?
I did install a new weatherproof Wheelock strobe, but that’s it. I’ll make a winter alarm test video soon!
@@FireAlarmDude5967 Yay! Thanks for the Update!
I personally think the Wheelock AS is the loudest.
Wheelock and Gentex are my favorite companies.
My workplace has Gentex Commander 3s
The Wheelock AS is the alarm that i grow up with
I have 4 commanders: three commander 3’s and one commander 4, with a new-in-the-box newer style Wheelock MT on the way
Yes indeed the Wheelock MT is a reliable device but the only time I ever see one is at my school
do this with pull stations
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👌
I dropped my system sensor classic from like 10 feet and it didn't break awesome job system sensor a little finicky with the decking on it off the mounting bracket but it's OK I don't do it very much
Wheelock mt is my favorite alarm I’d trade it in for my edwards 270 spo
I recommend classic spectralert
Test the simplex horns
my 1st one was a 9840 with a 9101
Cool
What's the name of the music
System sensor L series, or advances. But for me the best alarm for an simplex freak like me, is a Truealert device lol
I would say the same including some Gentex alarms like SHGs or Commanders. I am more of a Wheelock freak lol
I’m a system sensor freak lol. I’m a huge system sensor fan since my dads work has a lot of system sensor alarms and I got a lot of them.
I’m all 3 of you combined. A simplex, wheelock, and system sensor freak lol.
I’m a Notifier freak and a Simplex Simp.
what's the music name?
I always thought the L-series was a hybrid between the Advance and Classic
It is
Publix Has Wheelock.
Our Walmart Has The Wheelock Speaker Strobes.Back in 2009 They Had Spectralert Advance. after Radionics.
Our Super Target Has Spectralert Advance.
the Other W In Valrico had Classic Then Wheelock Speaker Strobes .
Sweetbay Had Est Genesis.
Home Depot Has Gentex Ones On Their Ceiling.
Costco Had Wheelock Then Advance And L Series Ones.
To be honest, I love the simplex truealarts.
Same
Same as well the QuickAlert/TrueAlert/TrueAlert ES devices are pretty cool, but I like the Simplex 4903s better
Gentex is Perfect for Collectors.
The MT has fast whoop?
I think he means siren.
@@AadiPendse Oh
Yeah.
Fire alarm simple truest
Hope you got a laughter out of that😂🤣😂🤣
I have
SpectrAlert Classic Horn Only
SpectrAlert Classic Strobe Only
SpectrAlert Advance Horn Strobe
EST Genesis Horn Strobe
Simplex Truealert Speaker Strobe
And
Wheelock Speaker Strobe
the mt is better cuz it dosent have a mounting bracket
That can be worse, the covers can break and are a little obnoxious when they get lost
8:06 that’s actually a quick alert
It’s not. That’s an early truealert, A quick alert has the weird looking grille as well as no truealert logo
@@FireAlarmDude5967 the truealerts came out in 1998 right?
@@thefuturefrontierpilot75 I’m honestly not too sure but my interpretation is that a quickalert is any unit that has the weird grille and the one shown is just an early truealert. Either way it is not relevant at all to the video
@@FireAlarmDude5967 welp I all was wondering and got my answer so whatever, thanks anyway
Wait When you compared to see which alarm is loudest L-series was on Low Volume? sound was 92.9 decibels at 10 feet away and if that's true then I don't recommend this P2RL
Wheelock is my favorite, especially the 7002T
TH-cam finally gave me an un-skipable 30 second ad :/
Typical TH-cam
No I didn’t take 20 minutes out of my time to write a stupid comment I mean I hope I got it after out of it or else it was for nothing just like that website🤣
The AS isn’t nicely made in my opinion, I dropped it within a day of owning it and it broke…
Maybe that’s because you dropped it…
@@FireAlarmDude5967 yea, but it wasn’t from a very high height, so they aren’t very durable
@@thefuturefrontierpilot75 I’ve never had an issue with one. My first working alarm was an AS and it’s been to hell and back and still works perfectly
@@FireAlarmDude5967 I can’t say the same 😂 to make matters worse, IT WAS WITHIN A DAY OF GETTING IT, and I only set it off like twice, but I’m getting a new one 😂
@@FireAlarmDude5967 also, it was an older version so they’re not as well designed as the newer one that you have probably