Re: security system advice

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Much easier to just spread about 20 pounds of carpet tacks in the
crawlspace.



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**Crash Gordon**







"Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| "alarman" <nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > chambersdon@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
| > > Hi everyone,
| > >
| > > I have recently had a number of break-ins at a rental property I am
| > > trying to renovate.  I have been doing a total rewire since the house
| > > was built in 1900 and still has a couple of exterior fuse panels on
| > > the back porch (it was a duplex I'm converting back into a single
| > > family house)  A day after I had the house ready for rough wiring
| > > inspection thieves broke into the 6' crawlspace and cut and stole all
| > > of the wire running under the house.  I secured the crawlspace a
| > > little better, had the house rewired and nearly ready for inspection
| > > again and the thieves returned, broke off the lock and cut the wire
| > > again...I'm fed up and need a security system (at least
| > > temporarily).
| > >
| > > I'm looking at the DSC 1832.  I want to put a motion sensor under the
| > > house near the new wire breaker box where all of the wires come under
| > > the house with both a siren under and outside of the house.  I also
| > > purchased a couple of pepper spray release traps that work off of the
| > > 12VDC bell signal(one for under the house and one for in the house).
| > > I plan on placing another motion sensor in the house in the hall where
| > > the breaker panel is located because that is where the thieves will
| > > most likely go if they can't get in under the house. (I put a serious
| > > lock mechanism on the door to get under the house).
| > >
| > > Here are my questions/problems:
| > >
| > > 1. To pass the rough wiring inspection, I will most likely have to
| > > remove the old fuse boxes from the house leaving the house without
| > > power for a few weeks until I can get the sheetrock completed and the
| > > final wiring inspected and passed.  What are my options for powering
| > > the security system during this time?  I thought about using a 12V car
| > > battery somehow but I'm not sure how to go about it at this point.
| > > Has anyone out there run into having to power your alarm system for an
| > > extended amount of time without power to the house?
| > >
| > > 2. Will the DSC be able to drive 2 sirens and 2 pepper spray traps
| > > without some type of aux power supply?  The pepper spray traps use
| > > just a few mA to power an audible countdown timer and then 800mA to
| > > power the solenoid for 30 seconds while the pepper spray is dispersed.
| > > The sirens will be standard interior and exterior sirens but I will
| > > attempt to get sirens with a lower amp draw.
| > >
| > > Does DSC sell an Aux power supply to fit into the control panel?
| > >
| > > 3.  This brings up another question.  I will have 2 pepper spray traps
| > > but i don't want them both to go off.  Can I control 2 seperate 12V
| > > bells based on what zones are triggered with the DSC?
| > >
| > > 4.  Based on the info above, will the DSC be the best choice or would
| > > a VISTA 20P or other system be better?
| > >
| > > Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.  I have never
| > > installed a security system but i have done other electonic projects
| > > and I'm not usually firghtened by wiring diagrams and instructions.
| >
| > Pepper spray traps? Really? Cool. You'll need an aux power supply all
| right.
| > It's a PC5204, and it needs it's own 16.5 VAC/40VA transformer, and
| battery.
| > Use a relay to cut the siren while the pepper spray trap is drawing it's
| 800
| > mils. I think the 1832 has zone follower attributes on the pgm outputs,
| > hmmm...seems I saw that. Donno.
| >
| > --
| > js
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| Yup it does although it works by zone banks, so if he wants zone 8 to trip
| the pgm zones 1 to 7 will too
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