Re: DC only alarm panel

["Techvoid" <not@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Frank Kurz" <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 07/02/2011 1:49 PM, Techvoid wrote:
>> Hola
>> what small alarm panel can be used with 12vdc battery power only with a
>> solar charger?
>> what sized battery and what charger have you used or seen in this type
>> app?
>> sunny deep south us.
>> will I still get a power out trouble and will this cause any problems?
>> read where some guy called jiminex said the fbi xl2 would not cause trbl
>> if
>> a jumper was installed.  where does the jumper go?  any other panels that
>> would work?
>> 3 doors and a motion and of course an audible notification appliance.
>> gracias
>>
>>
>
> You can power your panel with another 12 battery.  Hook it straight up to
> the AC input.  That way your solar panel only needs to charge the first
> battery.  The system will keep the other charged.  Any panel will do, but
> the smaller ones tend to draw less in the way of power.  On some panels
> you may wind up with a "brown out" condition if the input voltage isn't
> high enough so if your solar charger is having a problem maintaining at
> least 13.1 to 13.4 VDC the keypad's could go into AC trouble mode.  I
> think you'll have a better chance with the FBI XL-2 product.  It uses a
> 12VAC transformer rather than the standard 16VAC one.

I can power most any panel by putting 12vdc to the ac inputs?  didn't know
that!