Re: Connecting 4-wire smokes to Ademco V15P

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's a lot easier to use 2 wire smokes...you just connect them to the fire
zone put the resistor at the last smoke and program the zone...done. No
power supervision relay etc...


"rahouston@xxxxxxxxxxx" <rahouston@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to sort out the installation of 2 4-wire smoke detectors to
> my Ademco Vista 15P panel.  According to the instructions, I need to
> connect power in a way that will allow the smokes to be reset.  It
> looks like the panel has a "trigger" point, where if I connect the +
> power and program the trigger correctly, it will power down/up to
> reset.  Other than that, if I connect the power to auxillary power, the
> smoke will not reset, which I'm assuming may contribute to possible
> false alarms.  Another alternative is to install a separate relay to
> reset, but I don't really want to do that.
>
> Am I on the right track with this?  Is there a better alternative?
> Does the "trigger" option work well?
>
> Thanks, in advance, for your help!
>
> Rob Houston
>