Morning all and thanks for the add. 

 

I am an electrician and hoping to learn more about alarms. Are there any courses or recognised entry routes into the trade?

 

Noticing a bit of a crossover at times when I restore power to an aging alarm I installation and get the blame for dead batteries etc... ?

 

 

C&G 1853 would be the current qualification into the industry.

Being a spark you may find other short courses being more suitable like ones from Tavcom.

Much of the practical side of the job you learn best as an apprentice within the industry.

8 hours ago, UnicornHamsterPig said:

I am an electrician and hoping to learn more about alarms.

 

intruder alarms ?

 

I'd advise any self employed electrician to make friends with a tame alarm monkey...

 

aka - let some other mug deal with the hassle

 

 

8 hours ago, UnicornHamsterPig said:

Are there any courses or recognised entry routes into the trade?

 

Its mostly coloured wires & product knowledge, you can do a b-tec or train with tavcom or similar

 

If your foolish enough to want t be an alarm man just apply for job at the biggest co. you can find, 

 

 

1 hour ago, MrHappy said:

 

intruder alarms ?

 

I'd advise any self employed electrician to make friends with a tame alarm monkey...

 

aka - let some other mug deal with the hassle

 

 

 

QFA I have a tame electrician, plumber and chef, that I call on whenever I need a spur sorted, a leak fixed, or a sausage rolled.

I know this will offend the sparks but alarm lads deal with even numbers of wires. 

Its a different skill set with much smaller cables. 

I've yet to meet a spark that didn't know better / best in every way till the first series contact came up

9 minutes ago, james.wilson said:

but alarm lads deal with even numbers of wires. 

 

I only 5 in a dingaling ?

Agreed but that's more than 3. Most complicated is a multi switch '3 core' granted the earth makes 4

Plus sabs used to be 6 core its only the market that commened up hold off and strobe pos

31 minutes ago, MrHappy said:

 

I only 5 in a dingaling ?

 

Where do you buy your 5 core cable from...?

Looking to save on all those bell runs. ?

4 minutes ago, sixwheeledbeast said:

 

Where do you buy your 5 core cable from...?

Looking to save on all those bell runs. ?

 

 

5+3 its special stuff & not to be confused with 8 core

Lol

Trebling up on the strobe pos H?