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RE: NOW PowerMax alarm RE: Alarming Thoughts


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  • Subject: RE: NOW PowerMax alarm RE: Alarming Thoughts
  • From: "Stainton-James, Mark (London)" <stainmar@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 16:00:31 -0000
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Zone means sensor. The maximum resistance on the wired zone is 220 ohms - so probably doesn't help you much.

 Battery life on the PowerMax sensors is around 7 years as an average.

 There is no remote keypad availble for the PowerMax, so you would have to use the Keyfob.

 Have you looked at something like the Napco Gemini which is a hybrid wired/wireless system which interfaces with HomeSeer.  http://www.napcosecurity.com

 Or I guess there is as you say Comfort, which many people on this list are using

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Crowther [mailto:scrowther@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 29 January 2002 15:31
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: NOW PowerMax alarm RE: [ukha_d] Alarming Thoughts

hmm, the spec says 'zone', but I have a funny feeling that means sensor in installer speak.
 
Maybe Mark SJ can shed some light (he has one).
 
or try having a chat with a Gardiner store, they might be able to help.
 

Scott Crowther
Intamac Systems Ltd

t: +44 (0)1604 679262
e. scrowther@xxxxxxx
w. www.intamac.com

-----Original Message-----
From: BUTLER, Tony, FM [mailto:tony.butler@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 29 January 2002 15:20
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Alarming Thoughts

Thanks for this guys, looks like the kinda thing I'm after.
One thing I'm not sure on is the wired bit:
Is it one wired sensor or one wired ZONE?
 
If zone then gr8, as all downstairs PIRs (which I have put in the wires for) can be one zone.
I'm still in two minds about alarming upstairs and/or adding door/window contacts.
After all, why break in @ 1st floor level when it would be far less obvious @ ground level.
Similarly, any competent theif is going to spot door contacts & work around them, any 'chancer' will probably just smash their way in, so the PIR would get them anyway....
 
The review of this product is quite positive.  The main problem I had b4 (apart from battery life) was the alarm going off for no reason - perhaps because of car alarms or something down the road.  Certainly no-one else had the same system I did......
 
Oh yeah, one final question:
I had a loan of a ladder ages ago, so I wired in a siren attached to the outside wall
 
I have no idea of what wires I used -how can I tell without a) getting a ladder again & physically inspecting it, or b) damaging either the siren, or myself? :)
 
cheers,
 
 

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