Re: Monitoring Rates

["alarman" <nospam@xxxxxxxx>]

Jim wrote:
> On Feb 27, 10:21?am, "alarman" <nos...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> That's not available either, at least ?not readily. Seems like
>> anything but 22/4 and cat 5 is special order.
>>
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>> js
>
> Yes it is special order but I just order it a couple times a year and
> stock it. It's compact ( ie. smaller than 22ga) thousand foot boxes.
> The difference in resistance is insignificant for normal residential
> and light commercial use as keypad runs and to ease wire wrangling
> multiple four conductor wires, on long runs. I've used it for years
> for anything under or around 100 feet runs without ever having one
> problem resistance wise. The only reason 24 gauge isn't recommended is
> because it's easy to not strip it properly with miller strippers and
> nick the wire. But other than that and contrary to the common myth,
> the resistance of 24 guage wire for normal burglar alarm use is quite
> acceptable even for power to PIR's and such. If you've got concerns
> about it, just figure the wire resistance versus voltage drop over
> less than 100 foot runs, and you'll see what I mean.
>
> Just ordered some so I've got the number at hand.
> Superior Essex 18-341-33
> 6X24 UTP Cat3
> CMR GY 1KFT PB

I've used cat 3 3 pair in the past for alarms, and I know it works OK. I
just like the multi cable.
Still haven't heard back from Contractors wire and cable. Why do these
outfits go to the trouble to advertise if they aren't going to follow up the
responses? It baffles me.

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js