Re: another newbie, what to do with this Brinks alarm system?

["alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

"G. Morgan" <alarmpro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> EOLR's are used to supervise the alarm loop.  With a preset resistance
> on the loop the panel is monitoring the current in the circuit, now it
> can detect open, close, and partial short -- as well as tampering with
> the circuit between the control and device.
>
> Most residential installers disable EOL supervision in programming and
> just go for a open/close, that or put the EOLR in the panel which
> completely negates the whole purpose of the EOLR in the first place.
>
>
> Think about knocking out a brick under a window and putting hemostats
> on the wire, BEFORE it reaches the contact and you'll see why EOLR's
> are useful.

Yes, but only if each window is zoned separately.
js