Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / December 2003

I will start this thread with my Christmas note that I received from one of
Robert L. Bass's personalites, last year 2002. I have it framed on my office
desk as it will be cherished for ever. HERE WE GO
RLB's Christmas Note To Mike 2002

ADT has begun it looks like sending out letters to it's customers that 01 February 2004 they are raising monitoring rates for customers, even those with time left on the contract, in the first term.
According to ADT their contract has a clause in it that allows them to increase ...

Does any one know  what is the best affordable security system? What I
have
in mind is, a simple motion triggered system that records for 10 or 15
minutes

So I'm wondering what everyone's using for keyholder card preparation.  Any
special card printers or software available to make this a simpler task?
Surely there's got to be a better way than the typewriter we presently use
that is about to die.  I cringe at the thought of replacing ...

Greetings:    
On November 29, 2003, after 3 weeks of negotiations, I entered into a
contract with a local ADT Authorized dealer - Gloabal ADT Alarm in
Michigan - the contract is/was for:

Ladies and Gentlemen,
I'm looking for a photograph of an Ademco modularm to illustrate an example
of a non-coded fire alarm system in my seminars. I think the model number is
320 or 322. I asked Ademco for this and they curtly directed me to

I have an existing Alarm system - A1 Alarms RF8000, which was playing up &
also neede new PIR .. and company seems to have gone bust.
I have bought a replacement a RESPONSE RE3000, as they were hugely
discounted as end of stock items at TLC.

We are in the process of purchasing a small alarm company and was wondering
if anyone had a copy or wordage for non compete clause and transaction
verbage?
Michael Ferer

First off.  I hate the interface, but I vaguely recall that there is a way
to make it look and work like the DOS based software where you have the
large table of features instead of opening individual option windows.  How
do you change that setting?

This group could have some really good information in it but the
typical path a post takes is the following:
1. How do you .....
2. You do X

I've got a question about the Power832's siren output.  It's rated
at 700mA continuous, or 3A with battery backup, so my question is:
  If you hook up a siren that pulls > 700mA, then what happens
  when the battery runs down and the main board can't supply

Thought I'd heard it all from AHJ's. Today while doing a final for a fire
alarm, the question of placing Plexi-glass covers over Manual Pull Stations
came up. The Fire Marshall asked me why I didn't install them. Now typically
this comes up from time to time, and depending on the ...

I've been doing some reading of this NG and have learned a lot.  Thank
you to everyone that offers the outstanding feedback which led me to
interview multiple security companies to protect my new home and wife.
I have the following configuration in mind:

Q:What brand of thermostats, smoke detectors, alarm systems and air cleaners
does Pooh have in his home?
A: Hunnywell!

Does anybody have a predefined template for a DSC PC5010 I could get started
with and save some time???
Thanks,
Gary