If you are not doing it yourself then leave it up to the installer to decide on the best panel and bellbox for the job.

Edited May 14, 20187 yr by sixwheeledbeast
typo

You can replace with any panel but the 600 has the same setting procedure as the old gardtec. It also has a built in dialler. 

With the bell up here its all pyronix backlight.

Thanks

want to do the bellbox myself as can’t affod new panel yet...

 

so  is the pyronix a good option as. A good bellbox or because it’s ewsier swooped ?

 

thanks

 

i believe there is a chart somewhere of the wiring for various bellboxes ?

Every box will be labelled different, so would have to see panel and box to give wiring instructions.

If your current box is functional I would leave it, no point in paying twice if the incoming company use there own as standard.

IMO give the backlight a miss or disable it, they look pants, emit pointless light pollution and can give you planning permission issues.

Thank you

Sorry, back to my original post, changing a door contact....from what I have read, it’s a simple matter of the switch wire being connected to the two silver screws.....and the tamper wire joined together and secured up in one of the brass screws..

 

i was k with that..

 

however, I have resistors in mine, one between one wire  ( connected to a brass screw )and the silver screw....plus another resistor linking the two silver screws.....there are two,other wires, I assume the tamper wires, but these are not joined, they were just tucked away in the back of the switch....

 

i believe  I can  replace the switch, using the existing resistors , not sure if the tamper wires should be twisted together and secured in a spare brass screw..

 

many thanks

 red is One switch wire the 2nd switch wire; green, connected with a resistor to the blue terminal. Yellow the resistor between the two switch wires.

Edited May 14, 20187 yr by Calibra

Four wires = Double Pole Wiring, Two WIres = FSL aka EOL wiring.

You will need to copy the configuration like in your photo making sure the resistors are in the same positions, hopefully they are not too corroded.

Many fit contacts with built in resistors now, less to break or go wrong but are bought to be compatible with the installed systems resistor values.

 

Hello

 

thank you

 

so the two wires not connected are not needed and can be left as such as now.?

 

so do modern alarm systems not have resistors ? Or are they built in now ?

 

was rather fiddly getting the resistors onto the contacts, but worked ok..

 

thank

 

ps the only built in resistor contacts I can find are selectable....is this easy to select ?

Edited May 14, 20187 yr by Calibra

Hi

when i said worked, that was a little premature......the tamper goes off checked wiring can’t see anything wrong

 

help please

Hello

 

i had the black and yellow wire swopped.....

 

now tamper has cleaed and all,ok...

 

would still like to know about the selectable resistor contacts ?

 

thanks for all the help