Re: Alarm Panel For Detached Garage

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

My suggestion would be to put the 5204 either in the can with the main panel
if room allows or put it in a can adjacent and pull the appropriate sized
wires put to the garage. this will allow you to redistribute the power load
on the main panel and the 5204. Take some devices off the main panel and put
the 5204 on it, then power the devices you took off the main panel from the
5204 and the devices you are putting in the garage.

take the yellow and green off the keybus and power from the 5204 to the
garage to run the 8 zone expander. be sure to size your wires appropriately
and make sure that you don't exceed the keybus wire length limit.


"bjordan" <jordanbrian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'll need the extra power supply, because I'll want an LED keypad and
> motion detection (or two twinned) in the garage.
>
> The PC5204 manual indicates that it pulls 20mA off the keybus.  I
> suppose the 1A of power it adds comes off the AUX terminal.  Can I jump
> the AUX to the incoming keybus red so that the PC5204 powers itself?  I
> ask because the main house system (PC5010) is already maxed out on
> keybus power.
>
> Also, can the PC5204 both power itself and add power back through the
> keybus that connects it to the panel?  In other words, if a system was
> overtaxed on power, can a PC5204 be added to the system with the AUX
> connected to the system keybus?
>
> The PC5204 manual is very brief!
>
>
> T. Lee wrote:
>> 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.
>