Re: Quality Ademco engineering

[Eyeball Kid <jimbo1@xxxxxxx>]

Nomen Nescio wrote:
> Here's a couple of interesting Ademco bugs you may not know about:
>
> The 6160 is the replacement for the 6139 Alpha keypad, which is no longer
> available.  Only one tiny little problem:  the 6160 doesn't work on older
> Ademco panels.  The workaround:  replace the control panel as well as the
> keypad.  Or find a 6139 on your junkpile.  Oops.
>
> If you're using the 7845GSM radio, you may not have heard about the recall.
> Early versions of the radio have a defective microprocessor.  The radios
> stop working after a while.  A link to the recall notice is on the Alarmnet
> website.  Oops again.
>

see my earlier post regarding CO detectors on a zone expander
(my B**** list for Ademco/Vinegarpit is two pages long and I give to
everyone from the company I meet)