Re: Multiple magnets, one zone, EOL resistor. Never works!

["alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Total nerd" <geekboy0001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hah!  You got me.
> Anyway, there were TWO problems I finally figured out:
> First, I stuck a resistor at the panel and it still read open.  So,
> since it's a little expander module, I removed the unit from the wall
> and put it under heavy lights and looked very closely at the contacts.
> There was a piece of something (wire possibly?) jammed between the
> contacts!  I removed that and it worked so far.  But, the long 50' span
> of window switches still read open all the time.  So, I shorted each
> one at a time and determined that the second one was bad.  I cut it
> out, replaced it, and re-soldered each connection and now it's fine.
> Goddam incredible.  I bet guys that do this every day must find all
> sorts of crap shorting out the panel... dog hair, mice, roaches,
> joints, whatever.

This is a shining example of why we should ALWAYS home-run all door and
window contacts.

> One thing I did also notice is two of the window magnets slipping off
> the metal part of the Andersen windows.  I guess that tape doesn't
> stick very well. I tried a dab of silicone DAP but that didn't work
> well either.  I suppose I'm just going to Super Glue the darn things.
> What do you guys use to make sure they never fall off?

Screws.
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