Re: Dammit.. How to get 2 zones and power from a 4-conductor

["Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx>]

What panel are you using ?,  on most panels the zone common and the power
negative are the same so you can use the power -ve at the motion for the
zone common.

Alternatively if the panel supports DEOL  then use DEOL and have the tamper
circuit open the zone completely,

Doug

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"Nelson Muntz" <none@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> So I just finished this job with 5 home-run motions to the CP.  As I
> was doing training I told him about the tamper switches on the motions
> IS25100TC (front and back) that I wired in series with the alarm
> contacts.  He thought that was great - then added, "so I'll be able to
> know right away when someone knocks the thing off the wall, right?".
> Of course the answer is 'no'.  I never planned on putting the tampers
> on a separate 24 hour zone - otherwise I would have run 6 conductor.
> Now he wants that "feature", and the trick for sharing a 'common' wire
> for power and zone won't work as far as I can tell.  Am I correct, or
> is there a way to do it without running more wire?
>