Re: Z110 door monitor problems

[Jim Davis <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 11:22:08 PM UTC-4, RTS wrote:
> On 9/2/2020 5:16 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
> > On 8/28/2020 3:56 PM, RTS wrote:
> >> On 8/28/2020 4:34 PM, Rod B wrote:
> >>> I have used a z1100 at several homes in three states because my wife=
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> >>> likes this model.
> >>> During Hurricane Laura this week I shut the z1100mai power switch in=
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> >>> the alarm control box to save the alarm batteries since we lost power=
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> >>> Today our power is back on on so I turned the alarm switch back on=20
> >>> and everything is perfect except one, the door monitor.
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> >>> Instead of three beeps we a door is opened, I get about 15 beeps.
> >>>
> >>> Every thing else is fine.
> >>>
> >>> Help
> >>>
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> >>
> >> try turning the monitor command on..
> >>
> >> press 6=C2=A0 then your PAC (user code)
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> > Are you ever tempted to give people bad advice like:
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> > Them:=C2=A0 How do I reset the trouble.
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> > You:=C2=A0 Short these pins (to reset panel.)
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> > I never used to be, but now that I'm out of the business...
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>   funny you should say that..
> I was called to repair an old ademco 1023 panel one time..
> the original installer had placed a dead short switch across the
> DC output ckt, which was used as the "turn system off" switch..
> They had put a 10 ohm resistor across the actual arm/disarm
> connection on the 1023..   ;-)
> I never did find out if they had made a mistake in wiring or
> just didn't know any better...
> Oddly it didn't seem to have damaged the panel..
> Oh, this one was so old it was using 6vdc indicator bulbs
> to display armed and ready to arm...
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> *Rocky T. Squirrel, esq.*

That was the old Ademco 215 push button remote with the red and white indic=
ator lights. I think those light bulb were 24 volt bulbs so they would last=
 forever. The remotes had a keyed version too but I don't remember the part=
 number to that one. Was it the # 256? Or was that the one with the silver =
front, single key and red LED and tamper switch? They ones with the red and=
 white lights both came with either the push button or the 2400 flat key lo=
cks or the 1300 round UL key or with a UL round key.=20
Click it's armed ----- click it's disarmed.
So simple compared to today's equipment.