Re: Napco system questions

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 19, 12:33=A0am, "Robert L Bass" <Sa...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> "mleuck" wrote:
>
> > Too bad it can't seem to send high temp, low temp, waterflow, loss of h=
eat,
> > loss of air flow, low CO2, Gate Valve Sensor, low water level, pump fai=
lure,
> > 24 hour non-burg, foil break, freeze, Interior burg, perimeter burg,
> > entry/exit burg, outdoor, near alarm like DSC.
>
> Sure it can and I already explained how but you continue to pretend not t=
o
> understand that. =A0However, neither the Napco Gemini systems nor your be=
loved
> DSC are commercial fire alarms so waterflow, loss of air flow, pump failu=
re,
> etc., are irrelavent (not that you didn't know already that).

There are many other signals that I didn't list, you also forget that
those panels can be used in other markets or not as commercial fire
alarms. In the case of Napco it doesn't matter if it's a 1632 or a
commercial fire MA3000 you still cannot send any of those listed
signals.

> The problem is that with DSC you *can* turn off auto reporting, resulting=
 in
> the very real probability that someone will send a Burglary signal from a=
 Fire
> alarm zone. =A0Napco can send reports in SIA and CID. =A0Programming is a=
 snap.
> In fact, when you select the zone type, Napco automatically selects the p=
roper
> report code. =A0That you likely didn't know.

And there are many reasons why you "can" turn off that feature, namely
to send additional events not allowed with auto-reporting. Aditional
events that Napco can't send at all

> The reality is that Napco's panels are orders of magnitude more powerful =
and
> more flexible than DSC's stuff. =A0Arguing that because DSC has fewer opt=
ions it
> is therefore somehow "better" is ridiculous. =A0Arguing that DSC has the =
ability
> to send reports for commercial fire while no sane installer would ever us=
e DSC
> for commercial fire is worse.

You conveniently missed all the non-fire signals DSC is capable of
sending, I find it interesting that in areas where Napco may have an
advantage you trumpet it loudly yet when a rather important feature
such as event reporting is lacking it suddenly doesn't matter. I
suppose it isn't important to someone who once had a central station
in his den but I assure you in the real world it is.