A smoke detector is a device that senses smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. Smoke detectors/Alarms are usually housed in plastic enclosures, typically...
70 KB (7,474 words) - 22:54, 19 August 2024
An aspirating smoke detector (ASD) is a system used in active fire protection, consisting of a central detection unit which draws air through a network...
9 KB (937 words) - 19:26, 12 September 2023
An optical beam smoke detector is a device that uses a projected beam of light to detect smoke across large areas, typically as an indicator of fire. They...
8 KB (902 words) - 21:15, 3 May 2024
Americium-241 (section Ionization-type smoke detector)
americium in nuclear waste. It is commonly found in ionization type smoke detectors and is a potential fuel for long-lifetime radioisotope thermoelectric...
34 KB (3,895 words) - 06:32, 17 June 2024
"Aspirating smoke detector" (in German). 9 October 2023. Aspirating smoke detector Automatic fire suppression Carbon monoxide detector Fire alarm system...
6 KB (851 words) - 01:38, 6 July 2024
David Hahn (section Larceny of smoke detectors)
collecting small amounts from household products, such as Americium from smoke detectors, thorium from camping lantern mantles, radium from old clocks he had...
20 KB (2,182 words) - 14:29, 30 August 2024
Americium (section Ionization-type smoke detector)
grams of americium. It is widely used in commercial ionization chamber smoke detectors, as well as in neutron sources and industrial gauges. Several unusual...
76 KB (9,245 words) - 19:49, 16 August 2024
Laugh Track (redirect from Smoke Detector (song))
Portland studio, Flora Recording & Playback." The album's closing track "Smoke Detector" was recorded in June 2023, during a soundcheck in Vancouver, when the...
34 KB (3,213 words) - 05:57, 28 July 2024
False alarm (section Smoke detectors)
not needed. False alarms may occur with residential burglary alarms, smoke detectors, industrial alarms, and in signal detection theory. False alarms have...
11 KB (1,392 words) - 09:36, 7 July 2024
A motion detector is an electrical device that utilizes a sensor to detect nearby motion (motion detection). Such a device is often integrated as a component...
12 KB (1,421 words) - 22:36, 23 August 2024