The Discovery Ionisation Smoke Detector uses a low activity radioactive foil to detect fires by irradiating the air in the smoke chambers and causing a current flow. If smoke enters the chamber, the current flow is reduced leading to an alarm.
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Responds well to fast-burning, flaming fires
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Designed to operate in a variety of environments
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Resilient to dust
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Five response modes
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Remote test feature