i wasnt thinking of that one, more along the line of the little self contained units, ie powermax and wisdom

What does everyone think to the new florescent floodlights? Any good?

the PL lamp floods are good, and I was surprised with the flossy lamp that retro fits in a standard 500w Halogen

This has strayed far from the OP

Lol

Well with a bit of Googling I found some technical data. The system is a Menvier TS900 and according to

http://www.tycoemea.com/english/pdf/datash...er/datashts.pdf

which may or may not be right, here are the consumption figures

Current consumption

Panel 110 mA (normal) 190 mA (alarm)

LCD keypad 40 mA (normal) 50 mA (alarm)

On normal (standby), it all adds up to 150mA (110+40), which at 240V is 36Watts.

But when alarmed it adds up to 240mA (190+50), which at 240V is 58Watts.

If it's armed for 16hrs a day (ie put on at night as well as when go to work), that's an average of 50Watts, which is still

dont confuse 'alarm' with set.

in alarm means that sounders etc running. set will usually use the same power that unset.

dont confuse 'alarm' with set.

in alarm means that sounders etc running. set will usually use the same power that unset.

thats what i meant but you put it simpler, thanks.

lol anytime

I just don't believe those numbers. Watts = heat output.

The figures quoted are similar to a 40Watt or 60Watt light bulb.

Imagine one of those in your panel and how hot it would get.............

My keypad is stone cold and my panel vaguely tepid directly above the transformer.

I reckon maybe 1 or 2 Watts at most, max 10mA.

Now

I just don't believe those numbers. Watts = heat output.

The figures quoted are similar to a 40Watt or 60Watt light bulb.

Imagine one of those in your panel and how hot it would get.............

My keypad is stone cold and my panel vaguely tepid directly above the transformer.

I reckon maybe 1 or 2 Watts at most, max 10mA.

Now

I just don't believe those numbers.

usually the quoted figures are nothing like real life ones anyway