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Old 3/12/10, 10:36 PM
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These where located in the bedrooms and bathrooms ceilings. They where manufactured by Bluegrass electronic LaGrange Ky. in 1989.
I want to think smoke detectors. No test button. I've never known any one to put smoke detectors in bathrooms any help would be appreciated.


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Old 3/12/10, 10:50 PM
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I would say a portion of an intrusion alarm system...see the nomenclature on the circuit board...shock (i.e. glass breakage), Mic (microphone), audio (pick up sounds). A potentiometer is visible to adjust sensitivity, red & green LED's for power on and alarm sensed. That's my guess and I'm sticking with it! Why someone would be worried about a bathroom burglar I don't know. They would have fed back to a central monitoring system somewhere in the home but that may be gone now.
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Old 3/12/10, 10:52 PM
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if you check out their page that makes sense they sell security systems



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I think it's an occupancy sensor. (acoustic)

Think clap on clap off.

There should have been a control panel and someplace.



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Old 3/13/10, 12:07 AM
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I think it's an occupancy sensor. (acoustic)

Think clap on clap off.

There should have been a control panel and someplace.
Or...

If elderly or handicapped occupied the home, could be sensors in case of accident to alert caregiver?
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