Re: Stitch two glass breaks together?

["Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

Total nerd wrote:
> Thanks for the info.  I have a few 2-wire Firewolf smokes strung
> together and once one of them falsed on me.  You're right, I didn't
> know which one it was at the panel, it simply said Fire, but infact
> these have a little red LED on the one that trips, so I saw it.  I
> think the problem is that I'm running out of zones at the panel.  In
> fact, I think I'm out now.  So, that leaves me with the keypads.  I
> want to use them as much as possible... the nearby doors, windows, etc.
>  It would be great if they could also be used for the nearby
> glassbreaks and motions too, but apparently you're saying that can't...
>  someone else responded to another post saying that the keypad's bus
> power is the same as the aux power.  Maybe I can run only power from
> the panel and hookup the 2-wire zone contacts to the keypad only, just
> like an un-powered door magnet.  The keypad won't know the difference,
> right?

Running power from the keypad sounds good. Another suggestion that (I
think) Crash made in another thread  is to purchase a small 12volt
power supply and standby battery and mount it in a closet near the
keypad. It may prove to be the "easier" solution compared to running
wires from the main panel.