Re: Just "Inherited" Brinks System & Want to Know Options

["bdebj2" <djoiner3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

brinks never uses eol, except for smokes and heats

. Change out the main control panel (box with
> CPU and battery in it) and the keypads. Ohm out the wiring with a digital
> multimeter to see if they used EOL resistors on the input zones- if so,
> locate them (usually at the end-of-line- ie; the device) and change them
> to the resistors with the value the new panel will be looking for

all smokes are 4-wire, all heats are 2-wire..but if they are
ran in series, and you plan on replacing them, PAY ATTENTION
to how they are wired!!!!!!

> PS- need to determine whether your smoke detectors are 2-wire or 4-wire-

the eol is at/on the smokes/heats themselves


> someone here probably knows- this makes a difference in how they're wired
> and whether you have (or need) a power supervision relay at the
> end-of-line on your fire circuit(s). This relay, if installed, will be
> wired with a resistor that will need to be changed.


the sireen IS supervised, but at the panel, not at the siren itself.


>Your Siren loop probably isn't supervised, but if it is properly
>supervised, there will be a resistor at one of the sirens that needs to be
>changed also.