Re: what is the best wire for a perimeter alarm

["Roland More" <NoSpamroland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>The rodents had chewed all the plastic insulation off all
>the romex wires that were in the freekin building

Must be a different building code where you are. Any commercial job here
gets thin wall, or Greenfield etc. I've yet to see a rodent get through any
type of EMT. But where you are on the waterfront perhaps something from
20,000 leagues could come up and get you.

"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sep 15, 11:11?am, "Roland More" <NoSpamrol...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> You know using that gauge wire is a perfect way to stop service calls
>> from
>> rodent chews. It could be even better if you used it on an old direct
>> wire
>> system from say Potter. 90VDC could almost weld their little teeth I bet.
>>
>> "Nomen Nescio" <nob...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> news:ab107ea943170ce68dfe35a47b1c931b@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> > Try using Romex.  It's readily available, and the heavier wire reduces
>> > the
>> > chances of other contractors breaking a wire.  Be sure to order some of
>> > those 1" diameter flush mount contacts, and an auger bit to install
>> > them
>> > with.-
>
> Reminds me of an estimate I was asked to do down on the water front,
> many years ago. They were opening a sea food snack bar and wanted
> security. The store had been abandoned for quite a number of years but
> still had drop ceiling tiles. I was doing a survey and got up on a
> ladder and moved some ceiling tiles around and as I tilted them, these
> black and white what looked like "chips" cascaded to the floor. I
> didn't get down from the ladder to examine them but proceeded to move
> tiles and shine my light above the tiles. It was dirty but there were
> these little piles of black and white "pieces" lying in piles all over
> the tops of the tiles. As I looked closer the black pieces were rat
> and mouse droppings but it didn't register what the white pieces were.
> Not a sign of any activity though, so I kept shining my light around
> and all over the tops of the tiles were these parallel ( about a 1/4
> inch apart) what looked like small tubing running side by side from
> one end of the room to the other and into the walls.  Then when I
> followed them to the electrical boxes, it finally dawned on me what I
> was seeing. The rodents had chewed all the plastic insulation off all
> the romex wires that were in the freekin building. I just couldn't
> believe my eyes. What a fireworks display ....... had the power been
> turned on.
>