Re: Elk Doorbell?

[Mitch <sumcoolgai@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the tip... that got me searching.

I set the "fast loop response time" and the "slow loop response time"
for the zone to 20 ms (the lowest it would go) and that seems to work.


BruceR wrote:
> Is there an option to set the zone to "immediate?" To prevent falsing
> the zone may be looking for the closure to last longer than just a
> button push.  If you need a sustained press to activate it you could use
> a 555 timer circuit (about $10). The button press would trigger the
> timer to close a relay for as long as you need to fault the zone.
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> From:Mitch
> sumcoolgai@xxxxxxxxx
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>>By the way... I tested the connections and there is continuity
>>throughout.
>>I also just took out the doorbell switch and held the wires together
>>and the chime came on after about 3-4 seconds.
>>
>>So, is there a way to get a momentary closure to trigger the alarm?
>>
>>thanks,
>>
>>Mitch
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>>Mitch wrote:
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>>>I thought it would be easy to wire the doorbell to a zone, set it to
>>>normally open and then have a voice chime on the doorbell button
>>>being pushed.
>>>
>>>So, I hooked it up, but it doesn't work.
>>>
>>>Am I missing something?  The doorbell's just a switch, shouldn't it
>>>work? Thanks,
>>>
>>>Mitch
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