Re: CP-01

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Uusch.11889$_H5.3134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Reas about it here
> http://www.siacinc.org/dealer_standards.asp
>
> >I'm surprised that DSC and Paradox haven't taken this into account
> >especially Paradox).
>
> Me too!

DSC has to some degree, I don't know about Paradox but I wouldn't take the
word of a factory rep as gospel, especially when they talk about a
competitor

>
>
> "tourman" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1165075100.906725.303840@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I hate to show my ignorance, but what exactly is CP-01. I'm surprised
> > that DSC and Paradox haven't taken this into account (especially
> > Paradox).
> >
> > RHC
> >
> > Roland Moore wrote:
> >> It seems Texas is going to CP-01 starting January 1, 2007. So I went to
> >> the
> >> distributors place today for a little dog and pony on CP-01. DSC is
> >> putting
> >> it on. So I hear all the information on the 1616,1832,1864. Then I say
> >> well
> >> "what about the 4020 and the whole MAXSYS line?" It easy says DSC. The
> >> DSC
> >> MAXSYS line is not CP-01 compliant. You can not install them after
> >> December
> >> 31, 2006. Wow, I never thought a manufacturer would just abandon a
whole
> >> line. DSC says we don't feel that badly about not selling the MAXSYS
line
> >> because Paradox doesn't seem to have a single CP-01 panel that they can
> >> sell. Wow again, a manufacturer writes off an entire state?
> >>
> >> Well it's not often that I get to hang around with the trunk slammers
at
> >> the
> >> parts house. So I am thinking maybe things have changed and I shouldn't
> >> be
> >> so quick to judge some of these guys. No need to think less of
someone's
> >> ability just because they have been in the business for 5 or 10 years
and
> >> still don't know how to use a meter for some basics tasks like how to
> >> find a
> >> ground or measure inductance. So I asked around to be sure, and yep,
they
> >> still didn't know how. So I am overhearing a dealer on the phone
> >> complaining
> >> to the counter guy about some gear he just bought that doesn't seem to
> >> work.
> >> So the counter guy says are you sure you observed polarity and didn't
> >> blow
> >> it up? Sure we're sure we hooked it up right says the dealer. After all
> >> WE
> >> POWERED IT UP BOTH WAYS AND EVEN TRIED STRAIGHT TRANSFORMER POWER BUT
IT
> >> STILL DOESN"T WORK! I guess not much has changed.
> >>
> >> So where else are they having to deal with CP-01 besides us?
> >
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