Re: Opinions

["Stanley Barthfarkle" <sbarth@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've seen a few dumbass contractors (even an electrician who claimed to
"know alarm systems") do it this way when testing a prewire. One was using a
batt & siren to test loops, and fried a few wires in a McMansion. Luckily,
he didn't start a fire, but we did have to go in and rewire several windows.
(On the "expert's" dime, of course)


"Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> By applying 12 volts dc to the loop. (I'm assuming he's talking about
>> using a battery to texst the loop)
>
> That could certainly do damage but I don't know anyone who would test
> voltage across a loop that way.  Put a hefty alarm backup battery across
> the typical loop and you might just start a fire.
>
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> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
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