Monteey Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Hmm i couldnt comment mate as im not as up on Galaxy's as some on here, used them in a firm i used to work for but none in the last 4 years, fraid im a Texecom specialist. Anyway im sure you can try hassling Microtech, wont do any harm Mark Hawks Ex BT Openreach Field Service Now Self employed telecom and data engineer www.mphtelecom.co.uk Also back doing sub contract work in the security industry. Retained firefighter Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mickie D Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Hmm i couldnt comment mate as im not as up on Galaxy's as some on here, used them in a firm i used to work for but none in the last 4 years, fraid im a Texecom specialist.Anyway im sure you can try hassling Microtech, wont do any harm 36108[/snapback] im gonna be emailing them soon! also monteey just looked back along my emails and found john hill (lovely fella from texecom) has sent me an attachement from texecom with the premier installation manual.... so heres hoping as i have a texecom to install next week and never thought i would get the manual as soon as that... can i PM or leave a message here if i have any questions so you know i am not telling fibs about the texecom eltting em join snippet from page 52 ################### 23 - No Battery This output type activates for 1 minute if the engineer logs off the control panel and there is no battery fitted. 24 - Control Timer 1 This output type operates when Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteey Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Sure no worries, most things Texecom i can sort out Mark Hawks Ex BT Openreach Field Service Now Self employed telecom and data engineer www.mphtelecom.co.uk Also back doing sub contract work in the security industry. Retained firefighter Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antinode Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Congratulations on the purchase! You picked a good 'un I have installed a Galaxy 16+ in my home and I have'nt had any problems at all with programming or installing. If you have the engineer's code, the programming is fairly straightforward. The menus are all easy to understand and fairly self explanitory. If you can, set it up on a work bench with a keypad, a couple of reed switchs etc. Wire it all up and have play around with the programming. Stick to the simple stuff, like allocating zone types, and changing entry times. I found it fairly easy! The hardest bit was changing the keypad text banner Good luck. Trade Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Yep, have a Galaxy 60 in my home, a very good panel indeed but as already mentioned check the software revision. Paying £90 for a Galaxy 60 with RKP is a bargain but not if the software and the PCB revision are as old as the hills. Technical Manager NSI/LPC Approved Alarm Receiving Centre South Manchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S TEK. Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 £90 for a galaxy 60's not to bad mickie. Just remember u gonna need some screened cable for your keypad and 1k resistors for your zones. oh and the end of line resistor for your data(all though u can cheat with two 1k's) Did the person you bought it from give u any codes? if not your gonna struggle. If you do manage to get any joy from microtech(which i doubt u will as they dont just deal with anyone like texecom) they will charge u about wot u paid for panel for the latest software chip!! where do u live, can offer my commisioning services if u like? Chris Trade Member As Mr Kingswood said "Dont forget the 6 P's when installing.....Proper Preperation Prevents P*** Poor Performance!!!" John Kingswood(alais Nobby), Paul Earl Ltd 1985-2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mickie D Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 everyone i am going to have a go with the galaxy and see how far i can get until i need your help lol. 1K resistors what are they for (i have loads of resistors and caps all over the place lol) but what are they used for ? and for the keypad i cant use the normal stranded cable ? glad you t9old me i was going to prepair the wireing tonight thanks again all... i willa sk the fella for the codes see what he can tell me he also said you can remove all settings by removing a jumper ? will it revert the factory codes by doing this ? im not to bothered if its a bit old as long as it works lol... but i would like to modenise it if possbile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteey Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 You need the 1 k resistors for the circuits, that panel uses a technology called EOL or End Of Line, which means the system looks for a certain resistance on the line to determine as to whether the circuit is in alarm or not, rather than the conventional open/closed signal. EOL also cuts down on the amount of cable cores you need as you only need a pair to do what you would have need two pair with conventional wiring thus enabling you to put 2 or even three separate circuits on one 8 core cable. Galaxy specify belden cable for all their data line wiring, i personally think it a bit pedantic as every other manufacturer manages to work their data line with normal alarm cable, but these are the things you find with using such a panel. Mark Hawks Ex BT Openreach Field Service Now Self employed telecom and data engineer www.mphtelecom.co.uk Also back doing sub contract work in the security industry. Retained firefighter Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antinode Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Don't forget to link any unused zones with a single 1k resistor! I did'nt use any special cable for data runs. Just regular alarm cable should be OK and I doubt you'll be able to get hold of the Belden cable. Even if you can, I bet it'd be too expensive to justify on a one-off installation. Maybe the diagram below will help with E.O.L wiring. Trade Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 For the Belden, CPC supply to the general public and have the correct cable. Can't remember the no. at the mo but I'll see if I can dig it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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