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what is this?

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:41 pm
by Dale Earnhardt
Stuck here in Miami airport and notice these. What are they?
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Re: what is this?

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:09 pm
by bezking
I would say it's either a WiFi access point or, more likely, some kind of motion sensor/security thing.

Re: what is this?

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:16 pm
by mike m
Looks like a wall mount scintillator probe, (radiation detector).

Re: what is this?

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:46 am
by d119
Could also be a smoke detection system for the fire alarm. I've seen a few similiar things mounted up high like this, they "watch" for smoke and in turn activate the fire alarm.

Re: what is this?

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:23 am
by RadioSouth
The number on the box follows the format of a multi zone fire alarm system but in todays world in a sensitive place like an airport who knows ?

Re: what is this?

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:08 am
by mmckenna
Mystery solved:
http://www.systemsensor.com/beam/

...or at least something disguised as that.

Re: what is this?

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:01 pm
by Will
Dale Earnhardt wrote:Stuck here in Miami airport and notice these. What are they?
Hey, Long time no see/hear from.

Re: what is this?

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:14 pm
by d119
Hey! I was right for once! I've only ever seen this type of thing used in one other place, and it was of a different design... Very cool none the less

Re: what is this?

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:05 am
by jmr061
This is a bit off topic.

Jason