Re: EOLR Depate

[DrPhil <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you ever had the resistor corrode out and cause false alarm when
the switch is mounted low on the side of the door frame and the wire is
drilled down into a crawl space below?  Moisture from the crawl space
works its way up from below and causes the resistor to corrode.  I have
had this happen several times over the years. May take a year or more to
happen.  Now I hesitate to put a resistor on the end of the line in this
situation because I hate false alarms.
	After reading this article I wonder if I would rather have F/A or get
sued.

ronwies@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> EOLR Placement Debate
>
> I have been in the alarm industry for about 36 years now and over that time
> I have witnessed many innovations.  One of these is the circuit supervision
> provided by the end of line resistor.
>
> When I first entered the industry the EOLR was not necessary because we used
> an end of line battery.  The circuit was automatically supervised.  When
> technology moved the battery to the control panel this all changed.  Since
> that time we have debated placement of the EOLR regularly.
>
> I have taught in my NTS classes that proper placement is critical.  Placing
> the EOLR on a terminal in the control panel is just, in my opinion wrong.
> The supervision is important and not hard to achieve.
>
> Well, now there is real evidence to support my position.  Please visit
> <http://www.securitysales.com/t_ci_articleView.cfm?aid=1926&sid=2>.  This is
> a story that appears in this months Security Sales magazine.  A woman died
> and proper placement of the EOLR would have probably saved her life.
>
> I don't know what more to say except do it right.  Protect your future and
> the future of your company or the company you work for.
>
> Ron Wies