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Re: How to connect window sensors?



ADI has them, but they come from China and may contain lead.



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Crash Gordon
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<I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe>
"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1191984533.186903.301900@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| On Oct 9, 9:11?am, "Bill" <billnomailnosp...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| > You can get a long drill bit (like 5 ft.) which has a hole in one end in
the
| > electrical department of home improvement stores, electrical supplies,
etc.
| > Then drill up from the window opening into the attic. or drill down from
the
| > window opening to the baseboard.
| >
| > So the hole drilled is inside where the window opens.
| >
| > Then pull a wire through the hole (using hole in drill bit to attach
wire),
| > then solder on wires as you did and use electrical tape or whatever.
| >
| > Then squirt silicone into the hole and gently push sensor back into the
hole
| > so it is flush with the window opening surface. Then glue magnet to
window
| > or drill hole in window wood and stick magnet in hole.
| >
| > Stick dirt and dead flies over sensor before silicone dries. Then you
have a
| > sensor on that window and no wires or contacts visible!
| >
| > We spent two weeks doing this to a guys house who went out of town while
we
| > were doing the work. He came back, called the office and was pissed! He
was
| > really ticked we did not install his system like we said we would. We
said
| > we did install it! He did not believe us. We had to go out and put a
beeper
| > on and open/close each window to prove it was installed. And we pointed
to
| > where the contacts were. He said "I don't see anything!" We said well
that
| > is what you paid for....
|
|
| Where do you buy your dead flies?
|




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