Hello. I have run out of zones on my panel and so now want to put 3 contacts on one zone. All 3 contacts have their own cable running back to the panel. I'm using red/black for alarm circuit. To wire them in series at the panel, do I just need to connect red to black to red to black, and so on? I want to also put 2 panic buttons on a different zone together. I assume I can do the same with these?

Thanks,

Scott

Edited January 10, 200521 yr by ma701ss

Yup, you've got it in one.

It's not something I'd recommend, as if you have a false alarm on one of the zones, you don't which contact/panic button has caused it.

Right, thanks. How would you do it then, separate zones like I currently have it set up? I thought it was common to wire contacts in series?

Right, thanks. How would you do it then, separate zones like I currently have it set up? I thought it was common to wire contacts in series?

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Yes, it is fairly common...unfortunately!

If you have enough zones on your panel, it is best to wire each detector to it's own zone. If not, do as you were going to do.

Your PAs may be latching (have a key to lift the button back up) if so then put them on the same zone and spread the contacts out a bit better.

Yes, it is fairly common...unfortunately!

If you have enough zones on your panel, it is best to wire each detector to it's own zone. If not, do as you were going to do.

[Hi ya mate,

you could get a four zone splitter from ACT, available from most security system wholesalers, cost next to nowt and are a doddle to use will identify which cct has triggered, and avoid the unnecessary heart ache when a false alarm occurs. Not ideal butr will enable identification of the ccts.

Big Jig

Rich, what do you mean by "latching"? Just that it is possible to identify which panic button was pressed by observing which button has been pressed in?

Why not replace the panel?

What panel is it?

Rich, what do you mean by "latching"? Just that it is possible to identify which panic button was pressed by observing which button has been pressed in?

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Yes. It will not help you if a fault occurred.

What panel is it?

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You may be able to fit a zone expander to the panel