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Potter Announces SignaLink™ Bridge Wireless Supervisory System

Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC of St. Louis, Missouri USA, announces the release of the SignaLink Bridge Wireless Supervisory System, which will now allow users the ability to use fully supervised wireless communication between dry contact devices. The SignaLink Bridge removes the need to hard wire dry contact devices to each other and operates on a 2.4 GHz frequency. Each SignaLink device has a maximum communication range of 800’ with a weather and UV resistant polycarbonate …

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Air Leakage and Dry Pipe Systems

One of the keys to assessing the overall health of a dry or preaction system is to keep an eye on its leak rate. Excessive leak rates can put unnecessary strain on air compressors or nitrogen generators. For systems with air compressors, this can lead to an increase in corrosion since the more the air compressor runs, the more oxygenated air is introduced into the system. Increasing leak rates can also signal serious potential problems looming. Prior to the 2008 edition of NFPA 25, …

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Potter Peer to Peer Fire Alarm Systems Win Product of the Year

Potter Electric Signal Company is proud to announce a victory for its Peer to Peer Networking Cards at the Security Today 2021 New Product of the Year Awards. This is the third award for Potter’s networking cards in 2021. The NCE-1000 and NCF-1000 Peer-to-Peer Networking Cards allow for networking between fire alarm panels using ethernet cable and fiber optic cable (single mode or multi-mode) respectively.  Up to 200 panels can be networked together, and once the cards are …

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MAD Security Network Penetration Testing

MAD Security conducted penetration testing for both the Nitrogen Generator and Fire Panel systems using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-115, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM), and Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES) methodologies.  This technical testing effort was focused on assessing the security of these devices and their associated hardware by actively attacking and …

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Potter Receives Platinum Awards For Networking Cards

Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC is proud to announce Platinum-level wins at the 2021 Government Security and 2021 Campus Security awards for its Peer to Peer Networking Cards. This is the third award for Potter at the Government Security Govies since 2018, and its second at the Campus Security Secure Campus Awards, in the category of Fire & Life Safety. The NCE-1000 and NCF-1000 Peer-to-Peer Networking Cards allow for networking between fire alarm panels using ethernet cable and …

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Potter Announces IntelliCheck™ Advanced Leak Rate Monitor

Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC of St. Louis, Missouri USA, announces the release of the IntelliCheck™ Advanced Leak Rate Monitor, which will grant users improved monitoring of dry and pre-action sprinkler systems using a supervisory gas supply. The IntelliCheck has been designed to provide similar data to the IntelliGen® controller on existing or new sprinkler systems not utilizing Potter nitrogen generators The IntelliCheck monitors system pressure, compressor runtimes, …

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