From 1872 til 1962 Edwards was an independent company with both Canadian and US divisions (Canadian plant located in Owen Sound Ontario) General Signal bought Edwards in 62 and Edwards essentially remained "A Unit of General Signal" until 1998 when it was purchased by SPX Corporation. Then in 2005 General Electric purchased Edwards from SPX and so the Edwards brand was subsequently merged under GE's "security division" and reamained so until 2010 when it was finally acquired by "United Tecnologies" and merged under their "Carrier" brand of which it remains today. (United is also the parent owner of the Otis elevator co and Kidde) While they mostly manufacture horns and electronic signals today it would seem the MB-24 is still being manufactured albeit in China(Owen Sound Plant has long since closed) Without a doubt the GS bell sounds by far the best and the loudest.....it would seem the modern MB-24 quality went downhill after SPXs takeover in 1998 as every new bell of that model after 2000 sounded like crap compared to The GS ones and all bore the black labels thereafter. I believe that is about the time the outsourcing began.
@nics-systems-electric Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the good history
@mikeross880 Жыл бұрын
Also I now have a theory as to where Edwards' GS series of MB-24s may have originated from...my theory is is they might have originated as a result of Edwards/GS acquisition of Toronto Based manufacturer Mirtone in 1988. While it is now well known that Edwards produced 430D series bells with the "Mirtone" following that year I believe that they also "scooped up" the original series of Mirtone's product line of motor bells and rebadged them with the "GS" logo in the years that followed. It seems logical since up until the 90's Edwards never sold or produced motor bells other than the vibratory type. Also having looked online the original Mirtone bells appear to be fairly indentical in design to the later GS branded bells. This is just a theory mind you but it seems quite possible that after the Mirtone purchase up until The SPX takeover the GS bells may very well be later rebranded versions of Mirtone bells.
@gcchannelsmedia11 ай бұрын
Keep in mind the GS bell also has another model number, MB74330, which is what I call it. There is another bell made by simplex, the early model 2901-9724, which sounds similar to the MB74330. Both of those bells are the lowest pitch 10 inch alarm bells I’ve heard.
@leoschneider3570 Жыл бұрын
I really like how you upload regularly unlike other fire/electrical channels, that we have to wait months for uploads
@nics-systems-electric Жыл бұрын
Well for now I'm able to but in a couple years it might be different probably be not quite as frequent
@Uhh.thankyou Жыл бұрын
@@nics-systems-electric college?
@nics-systems-electric Жыл бұрын
@@Uhh.thankyou no more like just not being in my school district anymore will get rid of a lot of my content college is only 6 to 8 weeks a year for me so that won't be a good excuse lol
@mateuszmorgaa8490 Жыл бұрын
and how many decibels is it
@Uhh.thankyou Жыл бұрын
@@nics-systems-electric darn
@NyxKemo8 ай бұрын
On the GS bell, the MB74330 model is actually the Mirtone model number so it’s like a dual brand bell, because Edwards and Mirtone are the exact same brand, i’ve seen the Mirtone logo with the GS logo below it
@user-jt6of3hx9p7 ай бұрын
I saw those in Brandon (Shoppers Mall and Canadian Tire)
@J19_vlogger74 Жыл бұрын
NIce vid. You screaming at the Sound meter was so funny. I did that one time and it said 132. Now it doesn't seem to work right.
@sieandknsproductions3491 Жыл бұрын
Can you show us the difference between the and inside and strikers of vibrating and motor bells (439d and MB10-24
@CJ9899 Жыл бұрын
General Signal bought Edwards in 1988, as well as Mirtone. I’m not sure exactly how long GS owned Edwards but it was probably up until when General Electric took over Edwards in 2005. The GS MB bells are basically just the predecessor to the Edwards MB bells. I have both the 6 inch and 10 inch version of the GS versions and the 6 inch version has a Data sheet with a date of 1996 on it. I can also say that the 6 inch versions are MUCH more rare.
@jennywatts7054 Жыл бұрын
I am probably going to like this video
@splatoongigi25236 ай бұрын
Imagine if you had the edwards durabel gong and started putting the 439D Mechanism (i know it would sound the same)
@BesthanddryerakaWDA Жыл бұрын
15:35 that Edwards GS Bell sounds like a Mircom BL-10B
@ronnasaclolo4 ай бұрын
That's Correct
@TFEAS-09 Жыл бұрын
So even though they look the same, the internal build, motor design, terminal placement, gong size, and sound are all different compared to each other! However, I like the sound of the GS one. But even the 439D sounds good too!
@flower34447 ай бұрын
I know the bells by the circle color😂😂😂
@flower34447 ай бұрын
Nic is super awesome
@user-jt6of3hx9p6 ай бұрын
That mall all the bells In it They were All all GS Bell and Mirtone 74306 and Edwards MB6-24 and 439D 10AWC And MB10-24 and MBA6-24 And this 1 bell with an exception is 1 439D 6AWC
@user-jt6of3hx9p6 ай бұрын
But at the shoppers mall i can point to it just behind the Canadian Tire I can see it but you guys can’t
@user-jt6of3hx9p5 ай бұрын
Whatever it was they uh- they had 1 439D 6AWC And somebody said I should take it so I did
@ronnasaclolo4 ай бұрын
Correct
@user-jt6of3hx9p4 ай бұрын
11:45 sounds satisfying
@IanGSully Жыл бұрын
10:24 Man! Those MB10-24s don't lack metal very much. Unlike the Shitlock (Wheelock) bells where their internal workings are just about all plastic!
@user-Calebculwell Жыл бұрын
You should do a video about the est 270-spo pulls
@ThatOneFDriver Жыл бұрын
Can you do a chime strobe vs a horn strobe please?
@Roxy_gacha24 Жыл бұрын
Was this based off my request? If so, YAY!!
@nics-systems-electric Жыл бұрын
Probably
@Roxy_gacha24 Жыл бұрын
@@nics-systems-electric yay!!! Can you set your system up to have an exterior bell for if the sprinkler goes off/trips?
@nics-systems-electric Жыл бұрын
@@Roxy_gacha24 if a sprinkler activates it sets off the fire alarm system like any other alarm. for a system like this we don't typically install a separate sprinkler alarm
@Roxy_gacha24 Жыл бұрын
@@nics-systems-electric oh alright, the consideration was taken sincerely. I just asked cause my school had it. 😀
@nics-systems-electric Жыл бұрын
@@Roxy_gacha24 I know it's common in some places I've never seen them here though