Re: Alarm Panel For Detached Garage

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

and common ground reference on pwr supply to main alarm


"T. Lee" <tommy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Frank's right. an eight zone expander will fit the bill as it pulls it's
| power off the keybus. HOWEVER, if you want anything that is not a "dry
| contact" (ie. magnetic contact, heat detector) I would put in a seperate
| power supply.
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| "Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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| > bjordan wrote:
| >> My bad.  That panel in the main house is  DSC PC5010.  I know I can out
| >> the garage on another partition, but that DSC is maxed out on power
| >> because I already have 4 keypads, 6 motions, and an escort voice
| >> (telephone) interface hooked up.  Actually, I'm slightly over on power
| >> usage, but it works fine.
| >>
| >> I can add an additional power to the DSC (pc5204, battery, transformer,
| >> cabinet), but I figure I can get a separate system whole system for th
| >> garage for about the same cost.
| >
| >
| > Add an eight zone expander to the mix and you'll have an extra eight
zones
| > you can play with.  Run a single quad out to the garage, mount your zone
| > expander there (DSC sells a small can that fits this application and
which
| > you can tamper using the expander's on board switch) and "Bob's your
| > Uncle".  Wire up a heat detector to one of the eight zones, contacts on
| > the windows and man door, and an overhead door contact on the garage
door.
| > An OPTEX outdoor PIR may be worth lookin' at too (but since you're in
the
| > "windy city", that may not be the best option).
| >
| > The extra power supply will ensure you're not maxing out the system's
| > power (which can cause early failure) and you'll be able to add the
garage
| > on a seperate partition and have it annunciate in the house. What's
more,
| > if your main system is monitored, you can program the garage zones to
| > communicate burg and fire.  BONUS!!
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