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Has anyone has any experience with the Melcom ST5500 (4 sector alarm kit). Just wondering if this panel will keep the SLA backup battery charged? Putting a voltmeter across the battery connectors gives no voltage (battery not connected).

Hi guys Ive just moved into my first house and have just recently had electrics rewired. The elctricain was going to put an alarm system (VR8 Control Panel) in for me however I decided that I would rather go for a system that Id looked into myself and understood a little bit The electrician has laid the 6 core cable ready for the bell box, PIRs, door contacts, keypad etc...... the cable is there ready to be wired up, nothing is connected as yet Basically Im looking at the Premier 24 Control Panel an basically everything as in this alarm pack here http://www.alertelectrical.com/Burglar-Ala...System--Kit.asp My question is..............is it very difficult to wire or…

Hi all, I've been looking all over for a good source of info, and this looks to be it! I want to buy a hard wired kit that would coover a 3 bed house and dials phones. Anyone recommend anything, or indeed, any to avoid? Many thanks Slack

Hi, I am interested in programming a Radionics 7212 panel using their RAM II software. I understand it is possible to direct connect the panel's phone connection to the computer's modem using a cable, 1k ohm resistor, and a 9V battery. Does anyone have the schematic for this connection? Thanks.

Hello All... I installed a Eurosec cp8+dialler in my 3 bed house a year ago. Just decided to actually program the part sets so I can go to bed and leave downstairs and garage armed. I can disable zones via the keypad but this is a pain every night. Now I have the installation manual but I can't get my head round it, If some kind soul could give me a clue in the right direction i'd be most grateful. ATB..... Duggz

Do the 'ahem' pro's get insulted when Joe public tries to save money and install his/her own system? I'm in the process of installing a professional system myself. I am finding it very intresting and satisfying. However, Most of the principles are not to difficult to understand once you have a bit of literiture or good advice. I dont think i could do it as good as you guys, but it will be better than a cowboy installation. For me, professionalls are there for when i can't or don't want to do the work myself. Take plastering, i'm useless at it and call a tradesman everytime. However, i can and do service my car. You guys seem to me to be irritated by us DIY'ers Just…

Hi, Is there anyway to link the siren output on an alarm to triger 2-3 floodlights,with my house being a corner house and having quite big gardens i would like to put floodlights to activate with the alarm so that the entire house lit up and there was no doubt that the property was under attack.Any suggsestions on how to do it would be great or any links would be much appreciated. Thx in advance

I have a Optima G3 panel which I installed myself. I read in the manual about setting a Zone Delay of 800mS to reduce false alarms. How does this work. and is it neccessary with decent PIR's ? , Dom.

Hello everyone. Been reading these pages for a while now and have gained a lot of information. Now it's the time to ask a few questions. Be gentle, please. I installed an ADE Sonade2000 3 years ago on my house. (Looks like the Honeywell 8EP186 ) It and the rest of the system have worked perfectly. I am aware of the life that batteries have so would like to change the battery in the "bell box". It's a 8.4v 280mAh battery. Now for my question... Where can I get a replacement? Would you guys actually replace the battery or fit a new box such as an Odyssey? Thanks, Chris

Hello. I am wiring a new Texecom Odyssesy to my OPtima G3 panel. Could any of you be so kind to help me with the wiring. PANEL STROBE - STROBE + T - -VE TAMPER RETURN A- -VE SUPPLY D- +VE SUPPLY B- -VE SOUND TRIGGER BELL BOX A- 12V PERM POSITIVE B- BELL NEG OUTPUT C- TAMP NEG REMOVED TAMPER INPUT D- 0V PERM NEGATIVE SUPPLY S- STRB NEGATIVE OUTPUT TO ACTIVATE STROBE I don't want to be up and down the ladder if I get it wrong. Thanks, Dom.

I have a AJ600 with Omicron7000 box. I need to replace the exterior bell box and wonder which one to buy and where in Oldham area.

Have just replaced my trusty Citadel Defender bellbox (strobe packed up) with the new Honeywell Reson8. Now I know my LEDs in the Defender were quite dim but the ones in the Reson8 hardly show Only at late night can I see the red one and the green one is only just visible when looking at a certain angle! The green is so dim I had to get the ladder just to make sure. I haven't spoken to Honeywell yet but does anyone have any other experience of this box? Also is the quality of this product worse than the Defender or is this my imagination too? All comments appreciated before contacting Honeywell. Dave

Hi guys, we recently moved house and was never provided the alarm codes. We were informed by the previous owner that there was no problem with the alarm, so after trying to get hold of the installation engineers with little success, I finally plucked up the courage to peform a 'Power Up Rest' to clear the non volatile memory and allow me to re-program the system. I have done and all seems fine, with all tests passed apart from the bell not sounding. We do not know how long the system was disconnected from the mains but its at least 3 months, and when I opened the CPU, the battery was also disconnected. Do we have too wait a certain amount of time for a battery in the …

Hi, does the Texecom Mirage Quad PIR have an LED inside it to indicate activity or walk test? Thanks

I moved into a house 2 years ago and after a drunk house party v.stupidly i decided to change my alarm code. God knows what i changed it to tryed code i normally use and not that. So at last i have decided to get somthing done about it, I have been told by a Engineer that the little panel is a C & K Securitech 700L and that the attual alarm box thing thats hide in my bedroom is a Veritas box (its just a plain metal square. nothing on it at all) Now the Engineer says that to reset the Veritas box and defualt the system he has to "short circit" it and that with Veritas boxes there only 50/50 change if the board will live after Does this sound right? P.s i live in …