Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / June 2004

Ademco 5817...and 1 standard 2 wire overhead door..
can i Hook up the overhead door to this wireless contacts leads and make
this door wireless ????
and would i have to put in a address so panel will see it..or is this wrong

Background:
I'm finishing up a house remodel and have prewired for burglar alarm
sensors and 4-wire smoke detectors. I ran HR's from each smoke detector
location to the low voltage panel boxes using 4 conductor fire-rated

If anyone has got the time or the inclination, I'd appreciate some
pointers from anybody who has good experience (and bad!) in this
field. At the moment I've just got my foot on the ladder and have
installed my first alarm (albeit with some confusion and difficulty),

Please no "wireless is no good" rants.
System DSC 832 PC 5010 Version 2.0, PC 5132-433 NA Version 4.2
Is there a way to clear a FAULT reported by the keypad??? I understand
that when the wireless receiver supervision does not receive the "i am

I have a DSC Power 864 System with two of 5108 Zone Expanders, 5580
Escort, 5204 Power Supply and Home Automation stuff. In the beginning,
I only used 1 System Partition and 6 Zones the 7 and 8th Zones were
unused. I installed an EOLR on the unused zones 7 and 8. Also, I

Now hiring F/T alarm installers in the New York Metro area.
Must have previous alarm installation experience, valid driver's license,
reliable vehicle, tools, and good work ethic.
We offer an excellent income potential, benefits, and a friendly work

Subject: Re: Bass attacking Group Moderator!
From: G. Morgan aSaTaliban@bassburglaralarm.com
Date: 5/15/2004 3:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id: <40b2c426.6840646@bassburglaralarm.com>

I'd like to take 3V from an alarm panel P/S to power a fixed transmitter
(close to the panel:-) instead using it's battery (3V lithium)
I'm googling DC to DC converters, tinkering with Zeners, and even playing
with a crude resister voltage divider and basically getting lost in the

I know It's an antique model but I just moved into my new place and I was
wondering if I was able to reset the pin code since the ex-owner doesn't
have it.
Any one of you knows how to reset the pin code ?

Could some kind person tell me how much you would expect to pay for a
LOOPSTICK cable tester in the US.

Am trying to communicate with a vista 20.  Can get it to connect, but it
says that CSID is bad.  I have defaulted the panel several times.  Any
ideas?

There is a sensor mounted to the suspended ceiling where I work which
I would like identified (without asking them). It is tan plastic,
cone-shaped with rounded tip pointing down. I looked above the ceiling
and there is a heavy 3/4" cable coming down, metal-jacketed covered in

Your friendly warning about "Paul" and "RFI"
READERS BEWARE!
There is a certain individual trolling this group who claims that wireless alarm
systems are unreliable due to RFI (Radio Frequency Interference). This person

I have a DSC832 panel and am looking at the software options...
I see that I have a PC5010 V2.0 and also the keypad LCD5501Z V2.1
On the DSC website I see a list about a mile long of drivers etc... my
question is:

Hello all --
We recently had a power outage and found that the backup battery in our
Rollins System 6 was dead. All of the programming for the system has
now been lost and all the sensors and smoke detector must be