Originally Posted by
buzz66
Fire Detectors use an Integrity Resistor to prevent False Fire Warnings. Chip detectors do NOT have any Integrity resistors.
Test resistors are used on Fire Bottle, Winch Cut, ETC type Squibs to limit the current during integrity test.
I don't think you can be right about the resistors. If no resistors, what does the chip detector test function do?
Perhaps you are thinking about resistors in series? I am thinking about a resistor in parallel within the body of the detector.