Re: What is the Gadget Flashing?

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Nov 17, 10:11=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Nov 17, 7:57=A0pm, mleuck <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Nov 16, 10:23=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > On Nov 16, 6:27=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > On Nov 16, 4:29=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > > On Nov 16, 12:35=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > > > On Nov 15, 10:26=A0pm, Jack <country...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > > > > What is the flashing device that's connected to this DSC pane=
l?
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> > > > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDUHLpf5nRcs&feature=3Drelated
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> > > > > > > My Mother in Law is looking into replacing her panel with an =
Alexor
> > > > > > > panel from DSC. Will she be able to use her existing sensors?=
 A security
> > > > > > > dealer dropped off a few pamphlets for her to check out. I ha=
ve read the
> > > > > > > previous posts on this group regarding this panel and it's up=
 and down
> > > > > > > as to whether the group recommends this panel. What's the lat=
est word on
> > > > > > > this panel?
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> > > > > > I don't know anything about the Alexor panels except that I hea=
rd that
> > > > > > there was some kind of problem with it regarding loss of wirele=
ss
> > > > > > communication without there being any notice, which DSC denied.=
 So
> > > > > > it's just the word of a central station who lost contact with a=
ll of
> > > > > > it's Alexo panels at the same time for a day or two, =A0against=
 DSC who
> > > > > > said it must be something that the central station did wrong.
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> > > > > > =A0However, if that green light is really on a GSM receiver tha=
t's
> > > > > > sitting next to your keypad, I'd really find another alarm comp=
any to
> > > > > > deal with. That device should be hidden away somewhere so it is=
 not
> > > > > > just hanging on the wall beside a keypad. I mean come ON! =A0it=
's a
> > > > > > security device that if compromised by an intruder could cause =
the
> > > > > > system to not communicate with your central station. It should =
be
> > > > > > installed kind of hidden away somewhere and as high as possible=
 in the
> > > > > > house to obtain the best communication advantage to the local t=
owers
> > > > > > in your area. And even if it does do that being mounted beside =
your
> > > > > > keypad, it looks like someone just got lazy and couldn't be bot=
hered
> > > > > > making the installation look professional to some degree. Seein=
g this
> > > > > > makes me wonder what ELSE ..... they didn't do =A0..... that yo=
u can't
> > > > > > see.
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> > > > > > I'd certainly get someone else in to give you an estimate and s=
ee what
> > > > > > they say when they see the location of the transmitter.
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> > > > > RHC: Just a side note Jim; I have several dozen of the Alexor pan=
els
> > > > > in service now in homes where is is IMPOSSIBLE to install a
> > > > > conventional alarm, and they are proving to be decent alarms, alb=
eit a
> > > > > bit on the expensive side. The only service issue that has come u=
p
> > > > > (and it comes up with ALL of the panels) is the four double A
> > > > > batteries in the keypad only last about four months before needin=
g
> > > > > changing. When I install the system, I show the client how do do =
this
> > > > > since it IS going to come up. Other than that I have not had the =
issue
> > > > > you describe with loss of communication, or for that matter, ANY =
other
> > > > > service related problem with them.
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> > > > > To avoid this problem, the client can have the installer include =
a $20
> > > > > transformer that plugs into the keypad and an AC outlet, which ma=
kes
> > > > > the batteries in those cases only "backup" in nature.-
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> > > > I don't know the details of the incident but I would suspect that i=
t
> > > > was just a local tower issue. What was of bigger concern to the
> > > > Central station is that there was no indication that the network wa=
s
> > > > down until people started calling in that they were getting no resp=
nse
> > > > from central station from alarm conditions.
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> > > > I don't use DSC anything .... so I don't have any first hand knowle=
dge
> > > > of this.
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> > > > With regard to the keypad battery problem I'd just automatically
> > > > install the power source for the keypad and tell the customer that =
the
> > > > battery was only for standby power. Make a plus out of a negative.
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> > > RHC; Easier said than done when inevitably, the keypad is to be
> > > installed in the front lobby where there never seems to be an outlet
> > > handy (within 6 feet). Good idea though, but wouldn't work in many if
> > > not most situations....
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> > Why should it matter if an outlet isn't within 6 feet?
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> RHC; Unless you want to run a long extension cord, the transformer
> only comes with a 6 foot connection cord from the AC outlet to the
> keypad. Since this kit also comes with a mounting stand, I have to
> assume that anyone buying it is planning to install it on a kitchen
> counter or some such place where an AC outlet is conveniently
> available. But in the front hall of the homes here there is never an
> outlet available close to the desired wall mounting position.-


A few of my satilite phone chargers have to be in places that are
convenient to answer the phone but not near an outlet. Cut the wire
and add enough additional wire to get to an outlet. You can even snake
it behind the wall from the keypad until you get to the baseboard then
run it along where the carpet goes under the molding or between the
tackless and the wall, under the carpet. Or, you can use that real
tiny single pair plastic raceway attached to the molding, to get to an
outlet. Or, if possible, bring it to the basement. Or .... just run it
to a hamster in the wall on a wheel which produces static electricty.
Should last about a month before they have to replace the hamster.
With a little food and water .... could last quite awhile. You'd have
to do a trial run to check if that was cheaper than replacing
batteries though.