Re: DC only alarm panel

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Feb 8, 12:21=A0pm, Frank Kurz <t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 08/02/2011 6:03 AM, Techvoid wrote:
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> > "Frank Kurz"<t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote 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 typ=
e
> >>> 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 t=
rbl
> >>> if
> >>> a jumper was installed. =A0where does the jumper go? =A0any other pan=
els that
> >>> would work?
> >>> 3 doors and a motion and of course an audible notification appliance.
> >>> gracias
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> >> You can power your panel with another 12 battery. =A0Hook it straight =
up to
> >> the AC input. =A0That way your solar panel only needs to charge the fi=
rst
> >> battery. =A0The system will keep the other charged. =A0Any panel will =
do, but
> >> the smaller ones tend to draw less in the way of power. =A0On some pan=
els
> >> 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 a=
t
> >> least 13.1 to 13.4 VDC the keypad's could go into AC trouble mode. =A0=
I
> >> think you'll have a better chance with the FBI XL-2 product. =A0It use=
s a
> >> 12VAC transformer rather than the standard 16VAC one.
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> > I can power most any panel by putting 12vdc to the ac inputs? =A0didn't=
 know
> > that!
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> If you're a real techie, you can do anything for a home project. =A0This
> application looks like it would certainly qualify as one! =A0:-)-

Yeh sure. Big project!
Go down to Rat Shack and buy a small inverter.