appeasr the alterative to redcare might just be.... redcare ?
https://www.addsecuregroup.com/newsroom/addsecure-enters-the-uk-alarm-signalling-market-to-continue-bt-redcare-services/
Small scale manufacture pre 1970's would probably be on breadboard ?
There are chunky but modern looking resistors & capitors. All components are marked in white text along Co. Name & model no.. Use of slotted screws say built up without power tools
A 4x4 box is very heavy duty or predated the plastic alarm cased detection of the 1980's ?
I've never seen one before or heard of the co
But item would have probably been in warehouse or similar & probably quite pricey in it's day
As I understand it a a switch mode power supply switches on & off this is what I assume you are seeing on a scope ?
Texecom has been around nearly 40 yr & turn over nearly 40 million,
My stuff works, yours system despite your test equipment & qualifications doesn't ?
Sorry I disagree-
I've never had any reason to use an oscilloscope on an intruder alarm nor do I need a £500+ multi meter (it would only get lost or broken out in alarm land)
Aged 17 or so I knew something like a 9600 required a power supply to run all 16 zones & multiple keypads & speakers
Who would have guessed more than 30 years later I'd still be having conversations with people who don't understand the basics principles,
Suitable current in day & alarm, suitable voltage at each device when running off the battery, if you've not got this you'll have problems
Your alarm appear to have lots of problems I've got lots of alarms with very few problems, its funny old world isn't it ?
Me?
I think there horrid things to work with-
I had to ring risco the other week to find out how to toggle the channels to test a dualcom
Beyond paying me to stand there in person & press buttons whilst swearing at the alarm until it works the only support I can offer is moral support....
@naeem7861 you can do it son !
The full manual is online, if you don't do alarms it probably makes more sense as I have a preconceived idea of how things should work & this is an Israeli product targeted at North America ?
25+ year old cables, 20year old expanders, cable length, water in man holes, length of time its measured ?
its not a problem site,, so never tried to fixe it.
spikes killed them, I've done PE24's between Edinburgh & London this yeat & don't go back
I also do Euro's & Orisec & don't have ay real issues with anything.
Al doesn't do Texecom using more exclusive equipment...
Every possible measurement needed to commission and diagnose an intruder alarm can be done with multimeter
If you have property large enough to need 5 expanders & lots of expensive test equipment I would assume some with your qualifications & talent could earn more more doing your own job & pay a proper alarm co. to provide a working complaint system rather faff around wasting time & money doing it poorly.
I've got lots of it in the field, the oldest premiers are over 20 odd years,
But the 2.5A of power is at 12v ?
Chances are 5 extensions speakers will be almost all the current of the system !
Roughly speaking the controls will power-
Its self & some detection devices
1 external sounder
1 keypad
1 extension speaker
1 communicator
Maybe a 2nd keypad or an expander with mostly contacts on it
It will probably need a 9ah battery to have the correct amount of standbay time
That's nice... did you read the installation book where it states the size of the psu & the current drawn by each texecom device ?
You have the main board, 5 expanders, 5 speakers & a keypad
I also assume you have an external bell(s) & powered detection
All powered by the panel....
neither the controls or the button are something we'd see in the UK
one circuit wire into the left terminal,
alarm value resistor across both the device terminals,
a tamper value resistor the right terminal,
2nd circuit wire soldiered on other side of the tamper resistor
this would be double end of line resistors, you product or market place may do this differently...