sixwheeledbeast
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Something is wrong if you have hard drives that make noise louder than ambient. SSD would not be recommended at all. There are 4 way DVR's out there with passive cooling never seen an NVR tho due to the PoE and anything bigger would normally have a fan. NVR/DVR fans are normally the small noisy type so you could go custom and replace the fan for a better one using the fan header.
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DT isn't going to solve the issue if it's heat or a door in the way.
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So your wiring it?
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May just be me but I'd much prefer a Veritas over a Gardtic 816. OTOH I don't agree with having the customer select the panel and fit LED from new. They have called an engineer out for advice but want you to fit LED against your advice, rings alarm bells (excuse the pun).
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I see no issue with LED panels, in fact for a DIYer they are more likely to come with basic instructions and have success at a working system. Saying that I personally wouldn't fit one any more for the extra cost it's worth it for "full panel" features, like EOL or a decent sized event log.
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Type B would be over the top for domestic. A minimum standard needs to be reasonably attainable to be effective.
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Pictures speak a 1000 words.
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Lets all work for nothing, it may catch on.
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Fireangel have had a massive amount of battery failures within a couple of years from there 10 year ones. Fire brigade stopped fitting them for a while as one caught fire in Hull somewhere I believe? Replaced a good few with Aico 10 year ones for people.
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That is the screen displayed when a keypad has power but no data.
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As above you can try a new battery and power cycle it. However, if you don't test the controls and there is a fault it will wreck the battery and become unreliable again
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Sounds ridiculous but they make lamps out of all sorts of old tat.
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Looks like that Texecom <> Orisec feud got out of hand :(
sixwheeledbeast replied to datadiffusion's topic in Just Joking
We thought you'd both been taken, for a while. -
They lockout when they are not looked after. I would suggest you get someone out to see if can be serviced, new battery and re programmed for your needs. Alarms need regular maintenance to be reliable.
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Depends on what your tampering with
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Looks like that Texecom <> Orisec feud got out of hand :(
sixwheeledbeast replied to datadiffusion's topic in Just Joking
In short, the guy that started Texecom sold it to Halma around 2005, he left a year or so after the sale. He was part of Orisec starting up around 2013. -
Looks like that Texecom <> Orisec feud got out of hand :(
sixwheeledbeast replied to datadiffusion's topic in Just Joking
If you know the history of the companies you'll know why they are near to each other. I have no idea about what allegedly happened on twitter tho. -
Who said it was a door contact? Opening the device is the obvious solution. I did say most, that said you still have to carry a stupid array of batteries as an engineer, I am not going to list them all.
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CR123 is pretty standard for most wireless sensors now.
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Do you know who is watching your Ring cameras?
sixwheeledbeast replied to sixwheeledbeast's topic in Members Lounge (Public)
In another twist to this topic, in the US they are now sharing all footage with US police forces. https://slashdot.org/story/19/08/28/1324211/doorbell-camera-firm-ring-has-partnered-with-400-police-forces-extending-surveillance-reach -
Omnicron 8000 24 HOUR LIGHT On since decorating
sixwheeledbeast replied to Frappo1988's topic in Control Panels (Public)
The lid isn't on the front room sensor properly. Also if you haven't had it serviced recently you will likely need a control panel battery at least, if the rest is working. Alarms do need regular maintenance. -
Eh? Who mentioned fire?
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I makes sense that the 8XP should work with them, as I say you wouldn't be able to fill the zones without them. They are known as "International series" if they are 8xx. This is not to confuse with the "Pre-Elite" Premier models which are long discontinued for example Premier 24, 48, 168 etc. I have no idea about support for Premier Elite over there but if they are then it's certainly a much more flexible panel for the extra cost. There maybe some other reason why the 8xx are still popular in SA tho.
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Type AC which have been the standard on domestic for years, either FTO or take many times the rating to trip, if you have even the smallest amount of DC circuit leaking back to the device. PV's and EV chargers are becoming more common, but even a poorly made phone charger, USB socket outlets or plug top DC transformer could cause this. Most of the stuff we plug in now a days is AC>DC, gone are the days of the post war copper shortage and a ring of undersized conductors, designed to power two 1 bar heaters...
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Everything is down to cost as always. I love to see the end of the RFC and Type A RCBO's as standard. As always it will take someone getting injured to make this become the standard.
