Looking for a CB200 Fire Panel????

[pazzaelec]

Hi and thansk in advance, i am looking for a CB200 alarm panel as a job i have tthe existing one has been a bit battered any one know were i can get my hands one one?

Thanks again Rob

 

[Darkwood]

Hi pazzaelec, welcome to the forum

Any reason why you cannot fit a new panel of a different model?

 

[pazzaelec]

Yes I could just I thought if it was like for like be a lot easier as its only the buttons that are damaged.

Which panel would you recommend?

Thanks for for your help

 

[Darkwood]

That would be Tazz's area, I'm sure other members could give input here as well as I've not done any conventional FA systems in a while so cannot advise on what's out there now. I take it you were just going to swap the front cover hence trying to source a like for like, nice and quick if you could pick one off the shelf.

 

[pazzaelec]

Exactly that was my plan do you know were I could source one from?

 

[Darkwood]

Like I said, not my field, I raised a note for Tazz - that man breaths fire for a living and is the man to ask.

 

[Harni]

Replace it with something else. Them CB200s are an absolute load or rubbish. Bang a Haes or Kentec in there. Will probably be the same price if not cheaper as the CB200 (if they are even still available!) and will be substantially better quality.

 

[tazz]

CB200 is a discontinued panel....so only chance is ebay or used the new Fike Pro.....as above this system is the pits & possibly the worsted panel ever made for faults.
If you change the panel you will also need to change all detection & call points, but it is cheaper than Fike equipment. Being a 2 wire system using sav bases and Apollo S65 detection will work on 2 wire Kentec or Haes panels, and will save rewiring the job. Good thing will be if you replace, the system will be trouble free for years.

 

[Harni]

Tazz despite the panel being a rebadged Fike, I thought you could use most conventional detection with them?

 

[tazz]

The fike twin wire system is different from the 2 wire Haes/Kentec system. Fike is its own little protocol monitoring detection and call points individually. Haes/Kentec, just reverse polarity on alarm activation, hence the need to wire sounders/bells reversed