Yeah, they definitely were. There are a bunch of multi candela SmartSync TrueAlert Speaker Strobes and remote strobes, fixed Candela TrueAlert speaker/remote strobes with no TrueAlert marking and a 4903. One of the remote strobes is actually a Simplex QuickAlert due to the strobe reflector being different. The 4903 and fixed candela TrueAlerts are most likely the originals. Most of everything here seems 15CD, so not that bright, but it's perfectly fine. I believe the model of the 4903 is 4903-9150 due to its 15CD strobe.
Hearing the older Slow Whoop over TrueAlert speaker/strobes reminds me of the South Shore Plaza mall in Braintree MA. They had a Simplex 4120 system network installed around 1996, and several of the 4903 speaker/strobes got replaced with TrueAlert speaker/strobes over time. When I heard one of the 4120 systems in action in spring 2010 they did the older Slow Whoop. But they've had an expansion and a few minor renovations since then, so it's likely at least one of the 4120s got upgraded to a 4100ES or something.
Don’t forget to point out that the target at the South Shore Plaza has the system sensor spectralert (ceiling and wall mounted) spsr speaker strobes (and I’m led to believe that they’d do the classic 4100 slow whoop as well since there are also simplex pull stations down there too). It’s sounds very rare to see something like this, and I know that the target probably didn’t exist during the time that you were around their alarm yet, but I heard stories that the newer system sensor spectralert spsr speaker strobes do the same simplex slow whoop just like in the rest of the mall.
And the closest moments I’ve actually been around this exact slow whoop in person, took place at the Needham Sheraton in Needham MA which has a simplex voice evac system but it’s the 4100U and it does the code 3 tone. Then another time was when I was at the south shore plaza as well, but the alarm was already silenced before I got into the mall (and the fire dept was just exiting the mall to return to their trucks when I entering). Lastly: I was traveling out of Boston’s south station and just like the needham Sheraton, they too had a simplex 4100U voice evac in code 3 and the voice evac message was a female one at the train station. It said something like: “when you hear the evacuation tone after this message walk to the nearest exit or exit stairway, do not use the elevators”. Complete deja vu for me
@@gregorygold4491 Oh, I've seen that unusual setup at the Target. I suspect maybe they were going to use a Fire-Lite voice-evac system or something, and had the speaker/strobes and remote strobes already ordered, but ultimately they found it easier to just make it a Simplex system to be on the existing network. Yep, South Station also has a Simplex 4100U voice-evac system; uniquely it also reuses several components from the Thorn-Kidde voice-evac system it replaced (no doubt they used one of those Thorn/Autocall to 4100U upgrade kits).
@@ZakWolf that’s an interesting fact about south stations fire alarm. When I was around it in June 2018, theres also a funky mix of different speaker strobes there too, simplex truealerts in the cvs and bathrooms (excluding the ones in the metropolitan lounge which are Wheelock speaker strobes/remote strobes, Shockingly there’s also 2 known space age speaker strobes in sync with the system too: one in the ticket room, the other near the exit to the red and silver lines in the basement, and everywhere else, there’s Wheelock e70 speaker strobes and other Wheelock speaker strobes in the food court and the platforms.
There are some systems that have a combination between Speakers and Horns. therefore, alongside the speakers playing tones and messages, people will also hear the loud screeching from the electronic horns.
Sometimes they're set up for a "pre-alert" tone. I've seen the beep (officially called Horn by Simplex) and the chime tones be used, but I've also seen glitches happen too, so I'm not 100% sure if the tone was supposed to happen or not. If I'm there to test next year, I guess we'll know for sure!
Was the building being purchased by another company or something? All the cubicles looked like they had been emptied. I know you probably try to do the tests when there are no people or very few people in the building but all of the computer and other equipment seems to be gone as well.
This is common in high-rise buildings, these buildings are usually fully staffed with a fire safety director who can give instructions over the microphone tailored to what is going on instead of a generic pre-recorded message.
I'm thinking the devices in this building are: Simplex TrueAlert Speaker Strobe 4906-9151, 4906-9154, 4906-9101. Maybe 4903-9356, 4903-9196, 4904-9168. The strobes aren't that bright. It is definitely not 75 or 110CD. I think the 4903 is 15CD, so it's probably a 4903-9146 or 4903-9168, but it's not 30 or 110CD.
3:44 I don’t know why, but I kinda like how the whoop tone sounds when it echoes. It’s pretty cool, but eerie at the same time!
The first beep is what my building has sounded like for years but my childhood was plagued by the main sound in this video lol
Nashville TN has Simplex Classic Voice Evac Fire Alarm System
Nice. I was expecting the newer whoop. It seems that most of the devices were replaced.
Do you happen to know the name of this sound? I can only find the actual alarm model
@@softis2000 don't know, the name might be in the Simplex software which I don't have.
Yeah, they definitely were. There are a bunch of multi candela SmartSync TrueAlert Speaker Strobes and remote strobes, fixed Candela TrueAlert speaker/remote strobes with no TrueAlert marking and a 4903. One of the remote strobes is actually a Simplex QuickAlert due to the strobe reflector being different. The 4903 and fixed candela TrueAlerts are most likely the originals. Most of everything here seems 15CD, so not that bright, but it's perfectly fine. I believe the model of the 4903 is 4903-9150 due to its 15CD strobe.
Hearing the older Slow Whoop over TrueAlert speaker/strobes reminds me of the South Shore Plaza mall in Braintree MA. They had a Simplex 4120 system network installed around 1996, and several of the 4903 speaker/strobes got replaced with TrueAlert speaker/strobes over time. When I heard one of the 4120 systems in action in spring 2010 they did the older Slow Whoop. But they've had an expansion and a few minor renovations since then, so it's likely at least one of the 4120s got upgraded to a 4100ES or something.
Don’t forget to point out that the target at the South Shore Plaza has the system sensor spectralert (ceiling and wall mounted) spsr speaker strobes (and I’m led to believe that they’d do the classic 4100 slow whoop as well since there are also simplex pull stations down there too). It’s sounds very rare to see something like this, and I know that the target probably didn’t exist during the time that you were around their alarm yet, but I heard stories that the newer system sensor spectralert spsr speaker strobes do the same simplex slow whoop just like in the rest of the mall.
And the closest moments I’ve actually been around this exact slow whoop in person, took place at the Needham Sheraton in Needham MA which has a simplex voice evac system but it’s the 4100U and it does the code 3 tone. Then another time was when I was at the south shore plaza as well, but the alarm was already silenced before I got into the mall (and the fire dept was just exiting the mall to return to their trucks when I entering). Lastly: I was traveling out of Boston’s south station and just like the needham Sheraton, they too had a simplex 4100U voice evac in code 3 and the voice evac message was a female one at the train station. It said something like: “when you hear the evacuation tone after this message walk to the nearest exit or exit stairway, do not use the elevators”.
Complete deja vu for me
@@gregorygold4491 I live in Needham MA!
@@gregorygold4491 Oh, I've seen that unusual setup at the Target. I suspect maybe they were going to use a Fire-Lite voice-evac system or something, and had the speaker/strobes and remote strobes already ordered, but ultimately they found it easier to just make it a Simplex system to be on the existing network.
Yep, South Station also has a Simplex 4100U voice-evac system; uniquely it also reuses several components from the Thorn-Kidde voice-evac system it replaced (no doubt they used one of those Thorn/Autocall to 4100U upgrade kits).
@@ZakWolf that’s an interesting fact about south stations fire alarm. When I was around it in June 2018, theres also a funky mix of different speaker strobes there too, simplex truealerts in the cvs and bathrooms (excluding the ones in the metropolitan lounge which are Wheelock speaker strobes/remote strobes, Shockingly there’s also 2 known space age speaker strobes in sync with the system too: one in the ticket room, the other near the exit to the red and silver lines in the basement, and everywhere else, there’s Wheelock e70 speaker strobes and other Wheelock speaker strobes in the food court and the platforms.
There are some systems that have a combination between Speakers and Horns. therefore, alongside the speakers playing tones and messages, people will also hear the loud screeching from the electronic horns.
Yeah, I've seen that before
I love your videos
That continous slow woop is super loud
Awesome!
Interesting it beeped then went into whoop. Wonder why it beeped
Sometimes they're set up for a "pre-alert" tone. I've seen the beep (officially called Horn by Simplex) and the chime tones be used, but I've also seen glitches happen too, so I'm not 100% sure if the tone was supposed to happen or not. If I'm there to test next year, I guess we'll know for sure!
3:48 that reverb tho
I didnt hear any bells? But those buildings give me anxiety lol, all the halls look the same, but glad you had fun!
Bell test means to see is fire alarms are functioning or not
Why did it start with a 500 Hz tone?
Oh Dear! Dead Speaker/Strobes! That's not good!
Was the building being purchased by another company or something? All the cubicles looked like they had been emptied. I know you probably try to do the tests when there are no people or very few people in the building but all of the computer and other equipment seems to be gone as well.
Most of the employees still work from home.
How come there was no voice message
This is common in high-rise buildings, these buildings are usually fully staffed with a fire safety director who can give instructions over the microphone tailored to what is going on instead of a generic pre-recorded message.
I Was Ask The Same Thing.
IDK, it was just the way it was programmed.
0:06 Beep and Slow Whoop
PLEASE PULL THE FIRE ALARM
Agreed. Because seeing him key activating pull stations a lot is kinda getting boring
0:01 you can hear a voice in the background saying “don’t do this again!”
Do not use the elevators!
Its fine to use eleavtors during a fire alarm inspection.
9:56 4903!
I'm thinking the devices in this building are:
Simplex TrueAlert Speaker Strobe 4906-9151, 4906-9154, 4906-9101. Maybe 4903-9356, 4903-9196, 4904-9168. The strobes aren't that bright. It is definitely not 75 or 110CD. I think the 4903 is 15CD, so it's probably a 4903-9146 or 4903-9168, but it's not 30 or 110CD.