mikeald Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 I am thinking of installing floodlamps around my own house, 3 x 500watt halogen ones. What is the best and most efficent method of wiring this to my existing alarm panel ? (veritas r8). do I need some sort of controller? Or can i simply trigger a relay off the intruder output to switch the live? any suggestions appreciated please. Intruder & Fire Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Service Engineer Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 I did the same thing for a customer once 4x500 watt floods pulsed on/off (20secs/5secs). But simply switching a diode protected 12v mains relay from the control panel worked a treat in the 1st instance. ........................................................ Dave Partridge (Romec Service Engineer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeald Posted September 19, 2004 Author Share Posted September 19, 2004 great, so i just need a normal 12volt relay then with built in diodes? Intruder & Fire Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breff Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 use octal based relays from rs. www.rswww.co.uk The opinions I express are mine and are usually correct! (Except when I'm wrong)(which I'm not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Service Engineer Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Yeah you can buy them with the diode in, or just supply your own. Its just to stop any back EMF from the relay coil. Just need to make sure you get a relay over-rated for the job, that can easily switch the wattage you require. ........................................................ Dave Partridge (Romec Service Engineer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.c Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 I always swap the 500's for 300's and there never seems to be much difference in the output for a 40% drop in power consumption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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