Re: Alarm Panel For Detached Garage

["T. Lee" <tommy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.


"Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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!!