Building alarm system with synchronized strobes
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1. A method of synchronizing audible alarms and visual strobes comprising:
- connecting the audible alarms and visual strobes to common power lines and applying power to the audible alarms and visual strobes through the common power lines; and
after the audible alarms and visual strobes have been powered, repeatedly changing the voltage on the power lines to control timing of the audible alarms and visual strobes.
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Abstract
In a building fire alarm system, the light strobes of a network of strobes are synchronized to flash simultaneously. Each strobe has a charging circuit to charge a capacitor which discharges through a flash tube. Once a capacitor is charged, the charging circuit is disabled. A synchronization pulse is applied through common power lines to trigger discharge of each strobe capacitor through the flash tube followed by recharging of the capacitor.
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1. A method of synchronizing audible alarms and visual strobes comprising:
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connecting the audible alarms and visual strobes to common power lines and applying power to the audible alarms and visual strobes through the common power lines; and
after the audible alarms and visual strobes have been powered, repeatedly changing the voltage on the power lines to control timing of the audible alarms and visual strobes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An alarm system comprising:
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a pair of power lines;
at least one audible alarm powered by said power lines;
visual strobes powered by said power lines; and
means for applying power to the audible alarm and visual strobes through said power lines and repeatedly changing, after said power has been applied, said voltage on the power lines to control timing of the audible alarm and the visual strobes. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An alarm system comprising:
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a pair of power lines;
at least one audible alarm powered by a voltage on said power lines, the audible alarm being controlled by a change in the voltage on the power lines after power is applied; and
visual strobes powered by said voltage on said power lines, the strobes being repeatedly triggered to synchronously flash with a change in the voltage on the power lines after power is applied. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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