Re: Ademco Vista-15 Install Manual

[Robert L Bass <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> This is entirely possible and have seen several of my
> panels over the years come very close to to igniting
> from neglected batteries. I never leave anything in
> the box.

That's surprising, Crash.  In the 24 years I installed for a
living it never happened to me.  I've never even seen an alarm
battery get more than uncomfortably hot.

Paper ignites at about 450º Fahrenheit (230ºC).  That's hot
enough to roast a turkey.  If your control panel cabinet reaches
that temperature, (1) something is drastically wrong; and (2)
your control panel is no longer functioning.

I don't doubt your panel got hot enough to make it seem as though
it was ready to ignite, but reality is they just don't get that
hot, even in Waco.

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Robert L Bass

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