RE: WAS: Visonic PowerMax... NOW: Supplier demos

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

This reminds me of something I've been thinking for quite a long while...

I've been thinking how good it would be if we could persuade certain
suppliers to have demo days for the UKHA group. - How much inspiration
would
we all gleam if we had, for instance, Andy Roberts giving us a demo of a
fully-loaded Comfort system?...

I for one would really appreciate something like this as a source for
ideas,
and a chance to really see what's possible with certain bits of kit and a
little imagination... (and a lot of cash!)

It would also give us an opportunity to have a structured get together...

I know we have had suppliers come to some of our earlier meets, like the
big
London one earlier this year for example, but I think we all saw the truth
of the fact that it is difficult to give good demo's under these
circumstances. I'd much rather go to wherever is required in the country to
see a system installed in its ideal environment. For instance, the only
Comfort system I've ever seen "in the flesh" is my own, and I
know I really
haven't made the best of it. If I were able to see one in operation that is
packed to the gunnels and performing some really useful functions, I'm sure
I'd part with some cash on the spot!

What do others think?

Mark, do you reckon we could make a go-er of something like this?

Paul G.





>From: Scott Crowther <scrowther@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: "'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Visonic PowerMax home automation
>Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 09:42:17 -0000
>
>Moulton Park.
>
>If you're interested, you're welcome to drop by
>and we'll show you how our system works...
>
>Cheers
>
>Scott
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian G. Reynolds [mailto:brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 08 November 2001 21:47
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Visonic PowerMax home automation
>
>
>Scott, where in Northampton are you?
>I am in Rushden.
>
>B.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott Crowther [mailto:scrowther@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 08 November 2001 10:57
>To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
>Subject: [ukha_d] Visonic PowerMax home automation
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>I'm relatively new to this list, and firstly want to let you know I
have
>limited technical knowledge...
>
>However, as the below came in from Mark about the Visonic PowerMax i
>thought
>I'd fill you in on
>the company I work for.
>
>We are called Intamac Systems, based in Northampton, UK, and we are in
the
>business of
>Internet Accessed Monitoring and Control, launching with a service
called
>'Home Manager'.
>
>In short, using a Visonic PowerMax and our services you can use your
alarm
>system to control and
>program your Home Automation from any internet accessed PC. If you
don't
>have a PC at home, that's
>OK as you can program your X10 and alarm from your work PC or even the
>local
>library. So now we're
>bringing Home Automation through Power Max to people who don't even own
a
>PC!!! (probably not
>applicable to you on this list, but what about your Mum? fancy
controlling
>her house? that'd be fun!)
>
>Added to this is the security system itself: if an alarm is triggered
in
>your property, Home Manager will
>automatically phone your property to check for false alarms. If there
is no
>response from the property,
>Home Manager emails, phones and texts' your nominated 'contacts list'
in
>order to tell them there is an alarm.
>So rather than return home to an alarm bell ringing, you'll know about
it
>straight away. You can even
>nominate your next door neighbour as a contact so they can hotfoot
round
>and
>sort it out.
>
>You can add flood sensors, temperature sensors, panic alarms, fire
alarms,
>PIR's, webcams, etc
>to the Home Manager, so no matter what incident may occur at your
property,
>you'll know about it straight away.
>
>Of course the restriction is what technology is compatible with the
>wireless
>PowerMax...
>
>We provide the same alarm system monitoring for an alarm panel
"Scantronics
>9750/9850" but it has no
>X10 control in it, so its probably less relevant to this list!!!
>
>As I mentioned I'm not a technical expert, but if anyone's got any
>questions, please feel free to contact me
>and I'll try and find someone who knows the answers...
>
>Cheers
>
>Scott Crowther
>Intamac Systems
>www.intamac.com <http://www.intamac.com>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stainton-James, Mark (London) [mailto:stainmar@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 07 November 2001 11:09
>To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Security Alarm
>
>
>Mine came form Gardiner Security who are a large security wholesalers
in
>Kent. They do seem to only want to deal with trade people though. That
said
>placing the order by phone, and paying by personal cheque and picking
it up
>seemed no problem to them - go figure !!!
>
>You need the XM10U also called a TW7223 - I used a standard modem cable
to
>interface PowerMax to the XM10U.
>
>Yes I have an external siren. I am by no means a burglar alarm expert,
but
>from what I can see there are basically two types of external siren.
There
>is the regular type of siren which is powered off the PowerMax
directly,
>and
>the SCB type which additionally contains its own NiCad battery so that
even
>if all the wires are cut it still sounds. Depending on the type of
siren
>you
>need to adjust how it is connected to the PowerMax.  This is however
all
>very well documented.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Hopley [mailto:mhopley@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 07 November 2001 10:54
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Security Alarm
>
>Thanks for the info Mark, I am probably going to go this unit.
>Could you let me know where you bought your system. I have found it
online
>at http://www.ttsfire.co.uk/diy_security.htm
><http://www.ttsfire.co.uk/diy_security.htm>
 but your system would work out
>at > £800 from there. Definitely be interested in the software, I
have
>downloaded the manuals already.
>A couple of other questions if you don't mind;
>Does the powersupply plug into a 13A socket (is it just a wall wart)?
>Do you have an external siren - it looks look there might be problems
>powering one.
>
>Thanks again,
>Mark Hopley
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Stainton-James, Mark  <mailto:stainmar@xxxxxxx> (London)
>To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx' <mailto:'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:17 AM
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Security Alarm
>
>I have recently installed the Visonic PowerMax at home, and have been
very
>happy with it, and found it simple and inexpensive.  Whilst the
PowerMax is
>not nearly as advanced as comfort PowerMax does almost everything I
needed
>it to. The main points for me were:
>
>
>
>
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