Testing a very vintage Edwards system!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2022
- Hands down one of the best opportunities i have ever had this year. Thank you so much @timreinhardt4594 for making this happen, i enjoyed every second of this extremely loud system. Also peep my problem with the door and the bell staying on LOL, that made for some very comical conversation afterwards! There also used to be an old vibratone horn tied in on the outside of this building, however it is long since removed. Location of this building will remain private for reasons.
This system is compromised of:
(Unkown model) Edwards panel
270-SPOs (later model)
Edwards 380 Fire Horns
(Unknown make or model) Bell
Do not pull fire alarms unless there is a real emergency, all of my tests/Videos are done in a controlled environment with all proper permissions.
Of course, old fire alarms like those are louder than the ones of today (even the SpectrAlert Advance, TrueAlert and Wheelock AS). The Edwards shield logo seen on the panel and pulls suggest that system's from the 1960s. (I've seen a few Edwards systems from the 1950s and 1960s with such Adaptahorns.)
sorry, my phobia is phonophobia😅
Reminds me of my childhood when I went to a school in the mid 1990's with these "fire horns". They always scared the crap out of me to the point where I wanted to get out of the building ASAP!
Definitely! My middle school had similar horns to these up until about halfway through my 7th grade year (2019 or so), they were inevitably replaced with newer speaker strobes. Almost acquired it but unfortunately that fell through
@@michiganfirealarmsmore4684 why did the acquired speaker strobes fell through?
my school has these (in the main wings of the school, except for the science laboratories) and they scare the crap out of me when I'm right next to them because they're so loud
Me too in my Elementary School days in the 80's
It makes me so happy to see these systems in use. I love Edwards, specifically anything before 2000 lol. The panels they made in the 60s were something else, and definitely made to last forever.
I'm trying my best to preserve any I can. Unfortunately my area doesn't believe in preservation and these types of systems are super rare.
Yeah, unfortunately the area I personally live in doesn’t believe in it anymore. All the old panels I grew up with have been replaced ages ago, maybe if anything a couple older simplex panels but thats practically it.
Guessing post 2000 they went to China?
I’m so glad you got this opportunity!! for some reason my school district is obsessed with keeping their older devices, especially at my high school (there was a disconnected 9806 in the gym) and it has been through many generations, sad to see how they don’t manufacture them anymore. Although it is understandable considering how people have certain hearing and visual disabilities which is why we have horn/strobes to this day. But this video absolutely slaps!! you earned a subscriber.
so weird seeing a trouble bell casually on the wall not by the panel. this is the 2nd only instance i know of this ever happening
Please tell me more? Very interested in these bells, to the point this video made me buy one NOS
Big fan of bells too, uhh idk what else to tell you about this trouble bell besides the fact that it’s an Edwards model numbered like 311 or something. I don’t remember it’s been a while lol
I love seeing old systems like these.
Nothing more than listening to the sound of AC fire alarm horns.
I had this exact same system at my elementary school! I honestly miss those Edwards Adaptahorns growing up, plus I enjoy old vintage fire alarm systems. There is a reason I just ordered myself an Edwards Adaptahorn with an Edwards 270 to go along with it.
Good ol Tim, never fails to impress us.
Love that sound of old AC Horns! AWESOME BRO!
Love the system! Churches can have some of the coolest fire alarm systems in them!
4:38 “that’s Thunderbolt Threshold when you walk in front of that horn” I feel like it is more like a P-50 threshold lmfao. My 7002T is very comparable to a Thunderbolt whenever I go into my room while it’s going off without hearing protection. It hurts so bad I have to cover my ears the second I come in as it is that loud
That is a proper fire alarm, not these high-pitched shriekers.
i think they’re louder than spectralerts
@@michaelgrahamwongacutemadness Older fire alarms like those Adaptahorns are indeed louder than SpectrAlert Advances and other newer electronic fire alarm horns.
@@ZakWolf I have a rare Wheelock Type 1 and it seems to be deafening compared to this newer Faraday horn/strobe which I just got that might be even quieter than the similar 6180 based on what the TH-cam user that uploaded a video of it said, but I’m still not sure how these compare to a maxed out SpectrAlert or MT; I’ll do a demonstration once my third alarm for this AC-powered fire-watch system for my residential live-music space arrives in the mail.
I like march time and continuous. Code 3 just gets annoying after awhile.
@@geoffg8840 I find Code 3 less harsh on the ears than Continuous. I know this from when my college did several fire alarm upgrades in the past decades, going from Space Age VA4 horn/strobes and any old electromechanical horns still in use (set on Continuous) to SpectrAlert Advance/L-series and Wheelock Exceder horn/strobes (set on Code-3).
Solid reliable system
Great video of a successful Edwards test!
Recently found an Edwards that has no lights, has solenoids with cardboard numbers that pop up indicating which zone went off. There is a lever that flips the numbers back into standby position.
This is a true fire alarm system.
Nice stuff! That bell you saw was an Edwards trouble bell. I think it’s a 340T or 341T.
Had to buy one!
So much better than the electronic alarms of today.
The cow bell is the trouble bell. it sounds if there is a break in the pull station wire, a break in the hoorn loop or if primary power fails but the supervisory power is still active. it will also sound on alarm.
Ah, good to know. Thanks!
Very nice! i love old edwards horns!
Sorry for reply spamming your comments but I wanted to give *you* credit for a very awesome video! This is definitely one of my favourites now, got ahold of the trouble bell and now just looking for one of those buzzy boi horns! Lucky you for being able to participate in such an awesome vintage system test, loved the heck out of it and you got yourself a new subscriber!
Hey its all good! I definitely love the way the horns sound, probably some of my favorite AC style horns! Thank you for subscribing as well, greatly appreciate it!
Is this system going to a fire museum once it's replaced?
@@michiganfirealarmsmore4684 Yessir! 😁
@@neohistoryfan1014 that I cannot say because I’m not sure myself, but I can assure it is going nowhere anytime soon!
Edwards 374 Apatahorn The Loudest Fire Alarm in The Multiverse
this had to have been the same alarm system that was used in the old part of my elementary school it was a non stop horn sound with no code this is pretty nostalgic not gonn lie
My school was built in 1975 and consisted of 3 adaptahorns. 2 flush mount and 1 regular horn. in 1990 they went under construction. The 2 flush mounts where removed. The entire school was replaced with Federal signal 450D's + VALS. the regular Adaptahorn was wired into the new system. What happened to the other Adaptahorns, In that remodeling they gutted the entire place out and made more class rooms. And as of 2023 neither of them are their and the addition with that had the old adaptahorn is being rebuilt because of a fire. And that was because some dumbass cut a wire.
Well, that'll wake you up in math class😂
When There’s a Fire The Horns SCREAM at you to Get The F Out because there’s a FIRE!!
Awesome AC system
Now that's what a fire alarm sounds like
I personally own a Edwards 374a 120vac and it’s extremely loud lmao I love mine.
3:01 never seen a bell like that before.
My school has a bunch of Edwards trouble bells
I remember a few years ago I found a fish store in South Carolina on an Island and it has these very same LOUD!!!!! Edwards Relay horns that I’m pretty much terrified of.
Reminds me of the alarm in my elementary school that is long gone
This system will definitely wake up the dead
I’m surprised you’re here, PISS OFF! Says the demented high school drop out!
1:30 that one barber
Loudness level: EXTREMELY LOUD
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I believe the unknown model bell is an Edwards 340T FA system trouble bell.
Bought one thanks to this video!
Are these louder than -9806's? Unless it's super-quiet, like a -9838 from 20 feet away, you should definitely wear hearing protection if you're going to be listening to them for a significant period of time.
I have a model 384 Adaptahorn, and it definitely could be louder than a 9806!
I went to two schools that had these fire alarms. They are loud enough to wake the dead.
it might be louder than the national time 411
@@michaelgrahamwongacutemadness As an owner of a national time 411 and Gent Tangent horn (adaptahorm clone), the 411 is louder but vibrates less
I have a 372-A Edwards Adapthorn I'm trying to troubleshoot. The motor clicks but doesn't spin when connected to batt. Could it be dirty brushes or a short in the windings? I'm not too sure how to fix it.
Sounds like a lawnmower/ tornado siren
actually to me it sounds more like an electric hair cutter on very high volume, hence the buzzing the fire alarm sound.
louddddddddddddd and i want a adapta horn some day
That bell at 3:03 is an Edwards 340T Trouble Bell
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Ohh believe me, I'm thanking you! I love weird wacky old obscure fire alarm stuff, and with your help landed me a brand new old stock one (test vid on my channel) so thanks very much for the ident! 😁
@@ImpyLane ofc!
sound slike a very loud eletrical transformer
Definitely
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sounds like an on going fart lol but love the old systems
I I like the sound of these horns better than the crap they make today.
Its just a dumb horn change it to a true alert or something newer instead of that ancient 1000 year old garbage and that would be the most irritating alarm ever luckly that company doesn't exist anymore it failed to turn off because it needs to be replaced k