Gamewell M46 series
| Manufacturer | |
|---|---|
| Color(s) |
Red
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| Rated Voltage |
125V
|
| Introduced |
1962
|
| Discontinued |
2009-2010
|
| Succeeded by |
MS-7 Series
|
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The Gamewell M46 Series, known by many as the Century Series, was a series of manual pull stations made by The Gamewell Company.
History
It was introduced in 1962 and discontinued around 2009 or 2010, due to the company that made the aluminum castings for Gamewell going out of business: Gamewell relied on this company to cast the the parts for the Century. The Century series was originally conventional only, but in the 1986 Gamewell introduced the Flex-500/Identifire addressable panel which likewise required an addressable pull station. The model of this Century was M46-32I (the "I" standing for "identifiable") and had a large black epoxy filled module made by cerberus. This wouldn’t be the last addressable Century that Gamewell would release; in 1990 Gamewell released the INS-2 panel which used a newer addressable Century, the M46-33, this pull featured a module with a big terminal block. In the mid 1990’s Gamewell released the IdentiFlex, another addressable panel, which used the Apollo protocol, requiring Gamewell to make a compatible Century pull for this panel, which was the MS-95. The older 1st-gen MS-95’s used a removable Apollo chip and have big bulky modules. later versions of this pull used smaller more compact chips and modules. The MS-95 originally came with wire pigtails, but Gamewell introduced a terminal block version of the MS-95 called the MS-95T (the "T" standing for "terminal") sometime in the early 2000s.
The M69 series was released in the early 1980s. It was an attempt by Gamewell to “modernize" the M46 series, however the M69 series was very unpopular and was rarely installed in buildings. One possible reason for its unpopularity was that it was very hard to pull and reset, requiring more than 5 pounds of force to successfully activate.
Features
The M46 series has a red round-shaped cast aluminum pull lever with the word "PULL" written on it, behind which is a white inverted aluminum dish. This design has lead to nicknames from the life safety community, including "bullseye", "lollipop", & "full moon". Some M46 models also have a two-stage key switch or LED mounted behind the pull lever (LEDs are commonly found on addressable models). M46s can be fitted with attachments to make them key-reset or dual-action. Gamewell also manufactured an FFT jack plate for the M46,M69 and MS-95 century, it was essentially a double gang stainless steel plate with a FFT jack and mounting holes for a century station, the jack and pull would share the same steel plate. All century pull stations are made of cast aluminum and feature smooth red paint and raised lettering. Theres also a place within the aluminum cover of the m46 to store extra glass rods ( older models only )
Models
| Model
Number |
Conventional Or
Addressable? |
Additional
Features |
|---|---|---|
| M46-1 | Conventional | "LOCAL ALARM"
lettering |
| M46-23 | Conventional | |
| M46-25 | Conventional | Keyswitch |
| M46-28 | Conventional | Pigtail wires and SPST switch |
| M46-28T | Conventional | SPST switch and two screw terminals |
| M46-29 | Conventional | DPDT switch and auxiliary terminals |
| M46-30 | Conventional | DPDT switch &
general alarm key switch |
| M46-32I | Addressable | |
| M46-33 | Addressable | |
| MS-95 | Addressable | Pigtail wires |
| MS-95T | Addressable | Terminals instead
of wire pigtails |
M46-L Series
Following its acquisition by Honeywell, Gamewell released a line of rebranded BG12 series pull stations as the M46-L series. The entire series was conventional.[1]
| Model Number | Features |
|---|---|
| M46-SL | Single action, pigtails |
| M46-DL | Dual action, terminals |
| M46-OL | Outdoor, no backbox |
| M46-OLB | Outdoor, backbox included |