[TVARC] Smoke Detectors

Steven Buhrow steven.buhrow at gmail.com
Sat Mar 23 21:59:30 EDT 2019 

It is very much true that the detectors have to be periodically replaced as I had to replace all of mine at about the 5 year point. They only go bad at night and it’s really difficult to pinpoint which one is bad without taking them down one at a time. It’s a hassle enough if it’s just the battery. The worst ones are the ones that only chirp after an hour or 2.   It’s much easier to replace the entire bunch in the daytime. 

Steve
KN4JUM

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> From: "Jim Shaw" <jshaw32163 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [TVARC] Combination Smoke/CO detecctors
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> They will also do your battery replacement once a year, 205-8280.
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> Jim
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> AL7BA
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> From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of George
> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2019 7:39 AM
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> Subject: [TVARC] Combination Smoke/CO detecctors
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> Clubmates,
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> Last evening one of our combination smoke/CO detectors started chirping sporadically.  We figured it was time to change the battery.  So we did.  I got out the step ladder, climbed up and changed the battery, climbed down and patted myself on the back for another domestic task well done.  Not so fast, big boy.  Still chirping intermittently.  So Karen got a different battery and swapped it into the detector.  Ten minutes later, chirp, chirp.
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> Two batteries later, and after trying lots of tricks, it was still chirping with long and varying intervals between chirps.  So Karen called Community Watch and we went back to watching March Madness.  Next thing we know, the Big Red Firetruck is out front, and three of Public Safety?s finest are at our door.  Here?s what they told us:
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> 1.    The combination smoke/CO detectors are only good for five (5) years, then they should be changed.  Ours are dated May 2012.
> 2.    Use Duracell or Energizer batteries.  Don?t use those batteries that ASI sends out each year.
> 3.    The non-combo smoke detectors are good for ten (10) years.
> 4.    Public Safety will do the actual swapping out of detectors if we provide them.  All we need to do is ask.
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> So we are off to Ace today.  If your detectors haven?t been changed in a long time, you might want to replace them also.
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> 73,
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> George K2DM
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> Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 18:02:06 -0400
> From: Tom G <tgrosvenor3 at comcast.net>
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> Subject: [TVARC] hamqth.com
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> Hi, folks!
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> Does anyone use, RUMlogNG with HamQTH?
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> I got the attached query from a buddy back in MA.  If you use it, would you please lend him a hand?
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> TNX,
> Tom G... NV1U
> SKCC #18720 ~ QCWA #37530
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> From: KA1F <ka1f at mycomputerhelper.net>
> Date: March 23, 2019 at 8:10:11 AM EDT
> To: Tom Grosvenor <tgrosvenor3 at comcast.net>
> Subject: hamqth.com
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> Tom;
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> What do you or any of your friends know about HAMQTH.COM
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> I am trying a new logbook program, it is RUMlogNG, free, and has a logbook available called HAMQTH.COM. This fills in the information on your contacts as you log them.
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> The one thing it requires is an email address and that is something that I try to avoid posting anywhere,
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> FYI the program is for iMac and presently I picked up a old(?) 27" with 12G of memory, 256 GB SSD, and 1TB SATA drive.
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> The graphics are great and it is super fast. I was going to run VM Fusion and VM computers but going native sounds FB. 
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> FLdigi and WSJT-X are both available for this computer.
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> Check around if you would.
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> From: bobhagan <bobhagan at juno.com>
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> I heard that they do not provide batteriesSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
> -------- Original message --------From: Jim Shaw <jshaw32163 at gmail.com> Date: 3/23/19  10:16 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: 'TVARC' <tvarc at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [TVARC] Combination Smoke/CO detecctors They will also do your battery replacement once a year, 205-8280.?JimAL7BA?From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of GeorgeSent: Saturday, March 23, 2019 7:39 AMTo: TVARCSubject: [TVARC] Combination Smoke/CO detecctors?Clubmates,?Last evening one of our combination smoke/CO detectors started chirping sporadically.? We figured it was time to change the battery.? So we did.? I got out the step ladder, climbed up and changed the battery, climbed down and patted myself on the back for another domestic task well done.? Not so fast, big boy.? Still chirping intermittently.? So Karen got a different battery and swapped it into the detector.? Ten minutes later, chirp, chirp.Two batteries later, and after trying lots of tricks, it was still chir
> ping with long and varying intervals between chirps.? So Karen called Community Watch and we went back to watching March Madness.? Next thing we know, the Big Red Firetruck is out front, and three of Public Safety?s finest are at our door.? Here?s what they told us:The combination smoke/CO detectors are only good for five (5) years, then they should be changed.? Ours are dated May 2012.Use Duracell or Energizer batteries.? Don?t use those batteries that ASI sends out each year.The non-combo smoke detectors are good for ten (10) years.Public Safety will do the actual swapping out of detectors if we provide them.? All we need to do is ask.So we are off to Ace today.? If your detectors haven?t been changed in a long time, you might want to replace them also.73,George K2DM?Sent from Mail for Windows 10?
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