Re: Replacing Radionics with Vista 20P

[nick markowitz <nmarkowitz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 21, 9:00=A0am, d_romprey_at_yahoo_dot_...@xxxxxxx (d_romprey)
wrote:
> responding tohttp://www.secure-gear.com/security-physical/Replacing-Radio=
nics-with...
>
> d_romprey wrote:
> Christopher Glaeser wrote:
> > I am replacing an old Radionics with a new Vista 20P. =A0A VOM indicate=
s
> > that
> > the Radionics EOLR value is 1K. =A0The Vista 20P expects 2K. =A0The wir=
ing
> > was
> > installed during construction of the home, and replacing the installed
> > EOLRs
> > is likely not an option. =A0What is the recommended solution? =A0Put an=
other
> > 1K
> > in series at the panel?
> > Best,
> > Christopher
>
> -------------------------------------
> Are you sure you are using the right panel for this application? The plac=
e
> was never wired properly by all appearances.Meeting code is going to be a
> real issue. What kind of wire was used , is it a four wire because if it
> is you only need two (unless you have 4-wire smoke detectors)in that case
> if you have extra wire you can wire each device with a feed pair and a
> return pair. If it is all in 2-wire your only real solution would be to
> use zone expanders to cover each device( 4219's and they use 1K resistors
> ) or upgrade the panel to one with a polling loop and use modules
> (4193sn)which would be a better fit but also more costly.

Had a similar situation with a comm job with a radionics and that's
what I did put the V Plex in to solve supervision problems.