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    Old Risco System Replacement

    in !!..DIY Installers..!!

    Posted · Edited by datadiffusion

    13 minutes ago, Logan said:

    If its a ID system NEITHER of these panels would work 

     

    As I say, outside of commercial where the iD system really WAS a useful idea, e.g. warehouses with about 20 fire doors around the perimeter, I've never come across a domestic one yet where there were not 2 or even 3 branches and enough spare cores.

     

    But if it is Risco I doubt it is iD and might be worth extending, as as far as I know Risco Bus is still a current product.

     

    Back to the OP...

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    Old Risco System Replacement

    in !!..DIY Installers..!!

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    Hi, welcome to TSI.

     

    Is there literally just one line from the panel for all sensors?

     

    In my experience with iD systems, there is rarely just the one massive chain but maybe 1 or 2 smaller ones, just for convenience, even if they are commonned at the panel. 

    IF thats the case on a domestic, and provided there are enough cores, you can often just use the same wiring with shared power and 2 wire EOL at the detector. Or at worst minimise the

    amount of wireless components. Remember, a wireless alarm will need regular battery changes - I always avoid wireless where it can be avoided ;)

     

    Also, if you really mean Risco, this isn't the iD biscuit system, this would (in my more limited experience) surely be the Risco Bus system, which is fairly unpopular but I think still current?

    Ac interference

    in Guest Forum

    Posted · Edited by datadiffusion

    Indeed. I know you shouldn't do it but the number of takeovers / upgrades* where I've had to run speaker connections within existing RKP or PIR lines = Many

    Number of genuine real world issues I've ever had = None

     

    *actually thinking about it, the most common scenario is builders pre-wires, where they don't put in a sounder line, needing it to be shared if the location of the CCU isn't all that,

    not only that but it's often crappy CCA cable too, still no issues.

     

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