Safety regulator, Fire-Lite Alarms Announce Recall of Power Supply for Alarm Systems
Recall 03527 · Mar 11, 2003 · Fire-Lite Alarms, Inc.
2,600
units affected
2,600
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 03527
- Date
- Mar 11, 2003
- Company
- Fire-Lite Alarms, Inc.
- Units affected
- 2,600
- Product
- Fire-Lite and Notifier brand power supplies used with building alarm systems
- Product type
- Home Control/Alarm Systems
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The recalled power supplies are used with notification appliance circuits that provide an audible, visual, or audio-visual combination notification to building occupants in the event of a fire. Only power supplies with a date code of 4602 or lower are included in this recall.
What can happen
Fire-Lite models FCPS-24FS6 and FCPS-24FS8, and Notifier models FCPS-24S6 and FCPS-24S8 can have incomplete solder connections. The Notifier model ACPS-2406 can have an improper circuit response with low input voltage. Both of these conditions may result in a building alarm system not functioning properly.
The fix
Building owners and maintenance personnel with Fire-Lite or Notifier power supplies should contact the Customer Service and Technical Support Center.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- No incidents have been reported.
- Sold at
- The recalled power supplies were sold nationwide, from September 2001 through November 2002 ,under the Fire-Lite and Notifier brand names, for $480 to $530.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled fire-lite and notifier brand power supplies used with building alarm systems?
Building owners and maintenance personnel with Fire-Lite or Notifier power supplies should contact the Customer Service and Technical Support Center.
What is the hazard?
Fire-Lite models FCPS-24FS6 and FCPS-24FS8, and Notifier models FCPS-24S6 and FCPS-24S8 can have incomplete solder connections. The Notifier model ACPS-2406 can have an improper circuit response with low input voltage. Both of these conditions may result in a building alarm system not functioning properly.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.