Visiting my old high school in Dayton made me think about how we used to wire panels.

They're renovating the building and I saw a dusty old Ademco 4120 panel still mounted in the janitor's closet, which got me wondering how many of you still run into these dinosaurs and what you tell the customer about replacing them.

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chen.jade1mo ago

Parts are basically impossible to find" is putting it mildly. I saw one last year where the keypad membrane was so worn you could see the CIRCUIT BOARD. The homeowner asked if we could just fix that one piece. I had to tell him finding a new keypad for that would be like finding a new carburetor for a horse and buggy.

lisa6712d ago

Honestly, have you guys ever had a customer who just loves their old system? I had a guy in Trotwood last year who begged me to keep his 4120, said it never gave him a false alarm in 25 years. I told him straight up parts are impossible to find and the transformer alone is a fire hazard, but he just didn't care. Some people value reliability over features, you know? Ngl, I respect that even if I'd never keep one myself.

the_cora1mo ago

Found one in a basement last month, just a total relic. Told the homeowner it had earned its retirement (and that parts are basically impossible to find now).

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