Re: Behavior of Disconnecting Keypad From Ademco 128BP Panel?

[Crash Gordon® <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

yah...can they make them damn screws any freekin smaller?



"Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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| I hated those pigtails when the 6128/6139's were out now I miss em =
with the
| 6150/6160 series
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| "Joe" <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:4B5De.285$bG4.143@xxxxxxxxxxx
| >
| >
| > Mark Leuck wrote:
| >
| > > That'll work too, my suggestion is 23 since with many =
installations
| using
| > > multiple keypads one may not know what addresses are being used =
but 23
| is
| > > almost never used
| >
| > When I install my keypads, I have a little pigtail in my tool box I =
use
| > to ower up the keypads and address them.  That way I don't have to =
run
| > around addressing KP's after plugging in. (most of our installs have =
at
| > least 2)
| > Then I hook up my programmer buy clips or with the flyleads (rigged =
up a
| > male end) and with 16 already active I can program away.
| >
| > Although with never really having to think about the program kp =
address
| > I have gotten to a job on a monday (forgetting I did a quick service
| > call on my way home friday night on a FA162 system) I took a while
| > trying to figure out why the damned programmer kp wouldn't work.
| >
| > >
| > > "Joe" <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > > news:zTtCe.9965$1Y1.7469@xxxxxxxxxxx
| > >
| > >>
| > >>Mark Leuck wrote:
| > >>
| > >>>"petem" <petem001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > >>>news:cKXBe.91$Ci4.80697@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > >>>
| > >>>
| > >>>
| > >>>>we have to disconnect the keypad in place cause,its at address =
16 and
| > >
| > > its
| > >
| > >>>>the only keypad enabled in the panel..
| > >>>>and as you should know if 2 keypad are connected whit the same =
ecp
| > >
| > > address
| > >
| > >>>>they will freeze...
| > >>>>
| > >>>>what's dumb about that?
| > >>>
| > >>>
| > >>>Whats dumb is not going into programming and enabling another =
keypad
| > >>>location then connecting the programmer set to that address, =
thats what
| > >
| > > I
| > >
| > >>>do, usually address 23
| > >>>
| > >>>
| > >>
| > >>We do it in the other direction.  Our programmers are always =
address 16
| > >>and the first keypad on the system starts at 17.
| > >
| > >
| > >
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