Re: cleaner wiring solution needed

["Jackcsg" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd use some MC cable...and paint it purple, with yellow work boxes.

300 ohm? Well I did a school service call a few years back, and the dealer
put 26 Topaz (Ademco) motion detectors on one alarm loop. Ever used a bunch
of Topaz units on a zone? Each one will add 25 ohms resistance to the loop.
The zone never went normal from the day it was installed. Nothing like
getting your monies worth....
No false alarms though....What does **Warning**System Force Armed**Bypass
600** mean anyway? I think that's normal....a lot of the schools send the
same information....yup it's normal.
Jack....we had a break-in, can you go see why the alarm didn't work....

"Crash Gordon®" <NONE@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I think I'll start using 14/3 Romex for contacts...that ought to keep it
from getting burned by sparky.

Once I tried to do a take over on a house...until I opened the window
contacts and the entire house was run on 300 ohm TV stuff...remember that
flat brown tv antenna wire?! Sheet...what freekin idiot ran that house!


"Jackcsg" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > > I started using 18 awg wire as a minimum
> > > on all my installs. The wire holds up
> > > better to those who come behind me, and
> > > it holds up better on the installs for
> > > pulling.  I run 18/6 to all my keypads for
> > > access control.  All in all, I've had much
> > > fewer problems, which offsets the cost
> > > difference.
> >
> > True, the cost difference is insignificant compared to hardware and
labor.
> > But I prefer standard 22/4 for recessed contacts because it's easier to
> push
> > back in the 3/8" hole.  It's also a pain getting 18/4 into the wire
entry
> > holes of many glass breaks and motion detectors.
> >
> > If you're getting better results with 18-gauge that's fine though.
> >
> I only use 1078 contacts for recessed installs. In fact, other than some
> tuff concrete filled doors or a few roll-ups here and there....it's the
only
> contact I use. I just drill out the Motions and Glassbreaks. I've just
> noticed better results...My trucks a little more weighted down though.
>
>