I have been reading a few of your post, and I found the descussion about the bellboxes quite funny. Whats everyones view on the best bellbox? Will the most powerfull 4 sounder box get a better response, or will it just make all your nieghbours hate you forever.

Pete Bainbridge

Well the way I see it, If a 4 sounder unit gets more people looking at your house when an intruder is breaking in. then its done its job assuming someone phones the police that is.

I also believe that any system should have some other form of letting the owner know there is a problem. IE a conection to a monitoring station, or at the very least a speech dialer.

Adrian

As a rule the louder the sounder, the more notice it gets.

If my Nova4Q went of id certainly get a response (123dB), even if it was just a neighbour coming to complain. Most sounders are between 110 and 115dB, and serve their purpose in most situations, but theres quite a few below the 110dB mark which really attract no more attention than a car alarm might.

Whats the point of having an alarm that people will just ignore.

If it scares off the scrote trying to nick your fancy TV surely it's up to the job??

I also believe that any system should have some other form of letting the owner know there is a problem. IE a conection to a monitoring station, or at the very least a speech dialer.

Adrian

Yup Auto Diallers are what I prefer (Vocaliser)........Me just doing domestic & all!

BT told me Redcare was out due to my ADSL connection (@ home)

which pleased me no end

I got this thing about payin' people to do nothing

If my Nova4Q went of id certainly get a response (123dB),

Wow 123 dB............

You got a link to some guff on that?

John

Was the norm years ago for insurance companies to insist on 125db+ in buildings with high value goods.

Was the norm years ago for insurance companies to insist on 125db+ in buildings with high value goods.

eeeeeeeeeeee "When I was workin for Noah"

We still have a few Elkrons and Glaxtons wired up at certain premises, good old fashioned sounders.

Heres the link for the Nova 4 bellboxes. Nova 4 Intro

The unique design of the Novagard 4 offers a first class alternative to conventional low profile housings. As you would expect, a full range of sounder options are available giving sound outputs to an incredible 123dB @ 1m.

Forget Bellboxes pop a master blaster inside rattles yr brain good and proper!!

Simmo B)