You can modernize the panel with a normal Vista-20P and still have the keyswitch arming functionality. Make sure that it’s not a 6 volt panel if you’re replacing that detector. A lot of those old key-operated Ademco and similar Dictograph panels were 6 volt panels. Not sure about FBI.
@blackmaxima2 сағат бұрын
Amazing those roller switches still work at all.
@AIDNE7 күн бұрын
It has literally been so long since I’ve watched I now have a new KZfaq account😢 it’s nice to see you and your kitties again and great in depth video!
@tabbycats82297 күн бұрын
hey it is great to see you back!
@RYCS99 күн бұрын
On your next system test, can you tamper the sensors?
@tabbycats82299 күн бұрын
sure!
@michaelw50325 күн бұрын
Fascinating system. I love old electronsics of all kinds. Thanks so much for sharing.
@tabbycats822925 күн бұрын
Of course!!!! Thank you for viewing!
@ChesterWolfАй бұрын
My old house had one of these when I lived in Europe unfortunately the power was disconnected to the Box so I was never able to see it in action and obviously the batteries have gone flat years ago.
@craigl765Ай бұрын
I believe the blue boxes were older, so you had the newer model in the tan box. I worked on these systems in the 80s. Bulletproof control panels.
@lelandclayton5462Ай бұрын
Few months ago I removed a system like this and put in a Vista 20p. Kept the key switches and the door switches. Everything else got replaced with wireless contacts.
@johnwiiu7005Ай бұрын
Back in the soviet union the "alarm" my grandfather used was a bare live wire across the doors and windows. Anyone getting in in the night would not see it and potentially get a deadly electric shock 😀
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
wow! That is actually really genius for those times lol
@ResideoalarmsystemsАй бұрын
I hate the new voice sound not to be rude. I like the old voice
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
no offense taken! I have heard the same thing from some people, some like it...either way the system works good lol!
@Rapture_Ready_RabbitАй бұрын
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@The8pmRobloxplayerАй бұрын
Dang, that is long
@KaiBannonАй бұрын
These are super rare systems to find! My grandparents house which was built in 1988 has a sinilar style but everything is controlled by the keypads but also has a few sirens and System Sensor smoke/heat detectors with Edwards heat detectors on my system.
@jmd1743Ай бұрын
Very cool. Thank you for documenting this technology of a bygone era.
@jeiku5041Ай бұрын
I thought a 1975 burglar alarm would be like Home Alone stuff
@lukew7901Ай бұрын
Haha, with a kid who sets up booby traps
@John_Locke_108Ай бұрын
Grocery store I used to work for, 25 years ago, had the same type of security system. Just turn the key to activate the alarm and lock the door behind you.
@robertmiranda2444Ай бұрын
This is a very interesting system, i would like to see it after restoration.
@gavinhayes373Ай бұрын
Starting to make me wonder what grandmaw had hiding in that house
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
LOL! It was there when my grandparents bought the place, but the weird thing is that there is a sensor on the attic, which is really odd in my opinion. It was also connected to central station. We also found a safe lock box with nothing in it. It also has an intercom with microphones in each room, etc. Lots of odd stuff for that time. But cool none the less! My grandma said the family that owned it was really weird and kinda creepy according to the neighbors lol so who knows 😅
@WildWildWeaselАй бұрын
Shame it's not purple though 😉
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
The alarm? Lol I thing I know what your referring to...the video of the man trying to say purple burglar alarm 🤣🤣🤣
@WildWildWeaselАй бұрын
@@tabbycats8229 there you go haha xD
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
@@WildWildWeasel LOL!
@kbhasi2 ай бұрын
KZfaq just recommended me this video, and it reminded me of Sim Lim Tower in Singapore as, the last time I visited it, it had a vintage fire alarm system that I believe was installed during construction, and it was a manual or analogue system with lots of knobs and buttons, compared to the digital systems I was accustomed to seeing, so I took as much photos as I could and I think those photos are somewhere on my NAS. Besides that, I remember seeing a vintage Philips surveillance camera in one of the lift lobbies (edit: at the nearby Sim Lim Square, not Tower), which was somehow still powered on (it had a power indicator) but I didn't think the camera was connected to any video input.
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
Nice! I love those old cameras! Some of the wiring and stuff we've found in the house leads me to think there may have been cameras too but not sure, lots of capped plug Ins and stuff
@NotSexualAtAll2 ай бұрын
Fire Burglary Instruments? FBI.
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
FBII oficially lol
@evanlee932 ай бұрын
I didn't know these alarms even existed in homes back then
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
It was VERY high tech for that time!
@Lachlant19842 ай бұрын
I'd expect a system from the 70s to use electric bells or mechanical buzzers instead of an electronic siren. I suppose the siren could have been upgraded.
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
not sure to be honest! Makes one wonder! There IS a buzzer beside the siren but we have not figured that out yet. Thinking it's either for the entry delay prewarn or the smoke alarm, or the original siren maybe!
@Lachlant1984Ай бұрын
@@tabbycats8229 Hmm,, OK.
@Lando_P12 ай бұрын
Top of the line
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
for back then I believe it was! The man who owned the house owned the alarm company it was hooked too!
@BoeingBonkers7372 ай бұрын
I was absolutely mad on burglar alarm systems when I was young. I cant count how many stand alone and wired systems I bought and hooked up in my room. There are holes from wire clips, magnetic contacts, control panels and PIRs over my childhood room. I was one weird kid.
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
haha! A LOT more common than you think! you ought to see my place! Thanks for the view!
@dankoeberl264Ай бұрын
IM THE SAME WAY. Since I was like 7 (18 now) I always loved alarm systems and played around with ones I was given. Heck I just bought a bunch of old ADT equipment on EBay lol!
@nomusicrc2 ай бұрын
Horizontal
@jonzz1002 ай бұрын
Just came across this,really fascinating video on vintage technology, thanks! I wondered: do the windows have contacts on also? Clever idea having the beam as internal detection, in case an intruder got past the contact system. Very impressive and informative vid, any more on this wd be interesting
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
Thanks for the view and compliments! As far as we can tell no the windows don't but the beams shoot halfway through the main section of the house where the windows are low. All the other windows are super high up. All the exterior doors have sensors including the attic believe it or not! I'm going over this weekend so possibly more videos very soon!
@CiscoWes2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! I used to install Brinks home security systems almost 20 years ago. Fun times! I really enjoyed installing them. Every house was different and had its own challenges. The more difficult installs were older homes - the wood was like concrete! You could easily burn up drill bits drilling into the door frames and such. I avoided using wireless contacts unless I absolutely had to. Wired systems were more reliable and you didn’t have to worry about changing out batteries in the sensors or false alarms. I’d like a video that looks more closely at the panel in the closet if possible. Thanks!
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
Absolutely! I am going over this weekend to work on it some more and will try to get a good in depth video! Stay tuned!
@cannonsucks2 ай бұрын
Never seen something like this before. Super fascinating. Thanks for sharing this!
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
of course! Thank you for the view!
@danrichards4962 ай бұрын
When I was a kid in the mid 80’s I seen one go off in this big old house. It sounded like school bells and was so loud it hurt my ears and all these bright lights came on inside the house and all around the outside of the house. There was a trip wire or something running along the top of the fence and maybe an animal crawling over it set it off.
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
Cool! Yeah this system doesn't have lights or outside devices that we've found but that sounds interesting!
@tothemaxx1991Ай бұрын
Perimeter intruder alert! Looking into setting up something similar when I build my house, I'm really interested in vintage alarm and electronics systems.
@Veso2662 ай бұрын
Now u have to install another system to protect this one cuz it would be ashame for this one to be destroyed by a burglar
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
I know right?! It's such a cool system I'd be devastated if something happened to it! Fortunately my grandma does have another basic alarm system and cameras!
@user-ss1ok1nr6l2 ай бұрын
Why are you filming in PORTRAIT orientation?
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
Lol because it's my phone and my phones camera is broken so I have to film a certain way at least until I get a new phone lol!
@braniganirby35862 ай бұрын
2:42 🔊🦻🦻
@KJ7BZC2 ай бұрын
Very cool seeing someone else with one of these! I’ve got a bunch of the newer style 4012/8012 boards and an older 4000/8000, but there’s something up with my programmer I need to fix before I can use them. I’ve got the programming manual for them on paper that I can scan in if you need it.
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
Thanks man!!! I appreciate it! I actually have the manual I got from someone else but I appreciate it! Would love to see some videos once yours get working!
@shockingguy2 ай бұрын
I remember working on these suckers, ha ha ha, I still have some of those key switches
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
They definitely are very complex for the time they were installed! That's why i shut the power off before touching anything on it lol!
@HelloKittyFanMan2 ай бұрын
Haha, "each kitchen"! 😅 Yeah, but I have been in friends' houses that did and do have 2 kitchens! I love that kind of house though it's a very uncommon design!
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
LOL! I was in the kitchen and that's what my brain went too lol! It does have 2 living rooms, a front room and back room. I love the 70s styles too!
@HelloKittyFanMan2 ай бұрын
"It has these on every single door." Wow, interesting that she would think it was "necessary" to arm every pantry, bathroom, and furnace closet door, etc., in her house!
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
lol! No I should have said every EXTERIOR door lol! Also this alarm was in there when they bought the place lol
@HelloKittyFanManАй бұрын
@@tabbycats8229: Oh! Yeah, "every _exterior_ door" makes more sense. I wonder why you didn't say that. Hmm... OK, thanks for your reply and comment love!
@MIW_Renegade2 ай бұрын
I watched ExitSign250's video about the vintage Dictograph system and now i keep seeing these old rare vintage alarm systems, i love it
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
I saw that too! Expect a lot more videos on this system going over this weekend to work on it some more!
@MIW_Renegade2 ай бұрын
@@tabbycats8229 i look forward to that
@suezq742 ай бұрын
@@tabbycats8229 i saw it too!
@ElectronicsFansSwitchesandmore2 ай бұрын
Same!
@user-jd5go1fx3h2 ай бұрын
Same
@wesleywfc98212 ай бұрын
When will you do a test of the Simon xt
@vintagesimplexfirealarmsof64402 ай бұрын
Test the fire alarm side of panel
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
I plan on it so stay tuned!
@ronaldmackall16212 ай бұрын
I'm suprised that system doesn't have a bell box appliance. When i was a child (in the 70s), my family lived in a house that had a very similar alarm system installed. It didn't have a siren, but it did have an incredibly loud bell box on the side of the house. When it went off, it sounded like someone was robbing a bank😂
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
To be honest I'm surprised too! It does actually have a Buzzer that goes along beside the siren. We haven't figured out what it's for yet but we're thinking either the smoke detection part of the system or the prewarn for the entry delay. Either way gonna try to find out this weekend!
@Alwaysdoinit1122 ай бұрын
I expected to hear an old AC buzzer
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
haha! Well the system has a buzzer hooked to the siren, I am assuming for the smoke detector and prewarn, possibly, can't confirm it use but as of right now it dosen't work, but we are still working on it!
@Alarmo052212 ай бұрын
I don't like the voice, but it is a cool alarm system
@BulacanUMNChannel342 ай бұрын
POLICE
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
I have had a lot of people say it sounds like a police car lol! Thanks for the view!
@Justingaming8942 ай бұрын
I guess you’re adding a motion sensor
@alexandersalarms53802 ай бұрын
awesome system, what detector are you replacing that one with?
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
The smoke detector? Well for that I'd like to try and find an original chloride pyrotector just like it and replace it! The wiring seems good I think the detector is just bad!
@alexandersalarms53802 ай бұрын
@@tabbycats8229 Oh I see. I'd recommend putting a brand new detector up, but if you can find a chloride detector thatd also be better than nothing
@angelacrossen92982 ай бұрын
You don't need to hide the pin. If it's a one protecting your home, you'll have to hide it.
@angelacrossen92982 ай бұрын
You don't need to hide the pin. If it's a one protecting your home, you'll have to hide it.
@firealarmlover20102 ай бұрын
My smoke detectors went off at Saturday because the eggs were burned and then fire department arrived
@tabbycats8229Ай бұрын
wow! Well at least everything was ok I hope!
@Justingaming8942 ай бұрын
I actually like this voice better because the older one talks to fast and this one actually says words slower so my grandpa can understand beacuse he is very old and the voice is working well for them and my grandparents used to have an adt impassa but my grandpa hated it but this one is much better than adt
@Justingaming8942 ай бұрын
This is the Voice my grandma has on her alarm system
@tabbycats82292 ай бұрын
cool! yeah it is easier to understand then the old voice, in my honest opinion! On your other comment, we used to have an impassa too! There are some vids of it on my channel, I prefer this sytem 1000 times over though! I still have the impassa as part of my demo collection tho