Re: Monitoring Rates

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

try the windy city guys



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**Crash Gordon**






"alarman" <nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| 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
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