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Oxlox does still exist as a company, albeit with a different phone number now
Thanks for the info, I’ll correct the entry.
oh thats interesting i always assumed it was an early flashguard, as the people who used this then went onto what i knew as a flashgaurd
If my memory serves me correctly, these sounders were made by A&G security Electronics on Oldham. They are long gone, having been taken over by Carters. In the 70s and early eightys they wre a major control panel manufacturer with their BS80, R5 and PLX range of panels. All keyswitch operated, although towards the end they brought out a few keypad micriprocessor panels which were useless (in my opinion).
We used A&G panels at Express Alarms in Surbiton around 74/75, I used to meet someone from A&G at a service station near Coventry to collect our panels. They were what they were I can’t remember if they were reliable or not, they had turn knobs to switch on & off each zone which looked like the volume control on a record player.