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



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.
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?



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