Re: EOLR Depate

["mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

good on ya, petem. I never understood that resister in the panel coming back
on the same quad. A separate quad back to the panel, that makes sense or a
box at some accessible spot after the last (or only device) like the fire
systems with the resister symbol on the plate.

"petem" <petem001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> As specified by the Alarm circuit builder....
>
> that's the ONLY good place for Eolr
>
> Its pretty simple to understand...the Eolr is supposed to terminate the
> line...and in no way the line is supposed to go back at the panel on the
> same cable wiring...
>
> In fact ..if you want to bring back the eolr in the panel you need to use
a
> separate path for the wire..so that no short or whatever thing that could
> happen to a single pair or the whole cable could prevent the normal
reaction
> of the zone..like in a A class fire loop
>
>
> I know that some will say: its easier to debug a zone when the eolr come
> back to the panel...that's true..but still its not the proper place for it
> to be...
> unless you work like a A class fire loop...And no one do that...
>
> Anyone that argue about this is not understanding something..And should go
> back to school..And if still they don't understand they should leave the
> industry..period.
>
>
> <rwies@xxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 1143tnbacgj02a8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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
>
>