Re: "Magnet tamper" for surface mount contact?

["Robert L Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I've read the specs on the balanced contacts, but
> don't see anything about how just unscrewing
> the magnet would trip an alarm?

It won't.  Properly installed, unscrewing the sensor will trip an alarm, but
there's no special protection for the magnet.

> I see that placing an additional magnet up by the
> contact would upset the magnetic balance and
> then trip the alarm, or unscrewing the magnet and
> then moving it closer to the contact and taping it
> in place would trip the alarm....

True, but messing with the magnet only tripsd the alarm when the system is
armed.  There's no 24-hour protection for the magnet.

> But I don't see where unscrewing the magnet
> and keeping it the same distance from the
> contact would cause an alarm.

Correct.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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