station lighting with tones

[fire_master_21]

We are building a new station and I am looking for info. Who makes a system to turn on lights in the station when activated by tones?

[Andy Brinkley]

The Federal Signal Informer with the DRSO option gives you two relay outputs and a switched audio output, allows you to control lights, a buzzer or siren plus feed audio to a PA Amplifier. I have some info on the Informer at:

http://www.brinkleyelectronics.com/informer/fs_fr.htm

[kens]

If you want a really fancy one contact Comtech Comm. in Sacramento. ph 916 568 7800 they make a microprocessor based unit with lots of features.
Good luck
Ken

[Gocart878]

the veetronix alert reciever does all your looking for and the same idea. i dont know price comparisons towards the informer, however they do the same thing as the informer and are just as good. see the website for more info. i think its veetronix.com

[nmfire10]

Don't forget guys. The informer, or a minitor amp charger or a CDM with horn output are doing nothing but drive a relay or give you contact closure. You still need to find a way to interface this into 120v station lights.

[Bigred]

Something new from Federal signal, step up from the informer...

http://www.federalsignal-indust.com/def ... ookup=2389

[Tom in D.C.]

With regard to exactly how you turn on the 120V or 277V to the house lights, the
common electrician's method is to use a remote-control contactor made by a company
such as ASCO or Russell. What these are are actually very large current capacity
relays made to mount within a switchboard with the keying voltage usually being 120VAC.
Any electrical consulting engineer knows about them, how to use them, and how to
circuit them for your purposes, so I suggest that after you select the alarm package
you want to use that you turn the whole thing over to the engineer whose name is going on
the plans.

[larrybl]

i use home automation devices like the X-10
http://www.thehomeautomationstore.com/x ... ation.html
program the H/L feature on the radio.
Send the +/- output to the X-10 transmitter.
Plug the receiver in any outlet, and plug in a lamp to the receiver.
Done

less than $50.00 per station

Larry