Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / October 2005

I think I know the answer to this but I wanted to run it past you guys.  Is
it OK to substitute a 1amp 25volt glass fuse with a 1A 250V fuse of the same
size (5x20mm)?  It seems to be harder to find exact replacements these days.
Thanks,  Joe

I have a situation where I wish to have a X-10 motion detector inside a
room , detect the "motion" outside a glass window (tempered-glass,
1/4").
The X10 Eagle eye detector does not seem to detect thru the glass.

one of the guys who subs jobs wth me got an inquiry from system guard any
one here of them  national acount company?

We have a thief working at our company. He is very reliable and because
of this, I think we can catch him on video.
What I want to do is install a hidden camera with a recorder and set
out some bait in front of the camera.  Of course, my budget is limited,

Hello group.
I am using a DSC 864 W/a DSC 5580TC Escort Module with home automation
enabled. For the X-10 control the 5580 is connected to a X10 one-way
interface module. I have multiple x-10 devices around the home and rely on

We have a motion sensor that is giving false alarms every few months.   We
are going to replace it, but I wanted to see if we could leave the original
one in a location near its original location, and then put a datalogger on
it that would record time of day for any triggers on the ...

Manchester - England.
I have had a fire alarm / smoke detection system fitted to a block of 7
flats, but it doesnt yet work. The installer is saying that he cannot
get an end of line resistor from the supplier who is waiting for them to

anyone familir with this panel hopefully can answer this, can i disable
a software zone or only hardware zones?
zone 00 is general alarm and has 20+ relays.
i need to be able to disable a bunch of relays while the sprinkler guys

Do you where I can find a RF repeater? I have a wireless DSC system but have
interference in parts of the house causing some zones to work sometimes and
not others. I was told I needed an RF repeater to increase the wireless
signal.

Seems to me this is an; insurance, amount of security -vs- cost, and "you
get what you pay for" thing.
In my experience, it seems *very* rare that an alarm system is defeated. And
those who know how to do this already know it and will continue to share

Some systems just can't be fixed using normal repair methods.
We had a customer who called and said their system was not working.
So I went out and saw they had installed a new door, and they just needed a
magnet installed. I installed the magnet and checked the rest of the system.

Ok, this is number 4 or 5.
The manual says,
1.  Place a slotted screwdriver across the two J16 reset jumpers for two
seconds.

Dear NG readers,
i've got a Caddx NX4 control panel. The IC has a sticker "NX4/ A003
12/3/98" I know the dealer code but i dont have the installation
manual. Can someone help me?

Okay, I'm losing my mind, but I haven't needed to access my Napco
Quickloader software for more than a year.  I can't remember the default
password.  Will somebody give me a clue?
Thanks,

If I were to program in a few custom vulgar zone names on my Vista 10SE
(6139 keypad), would these words be transmitted to the monitoring center if
that zone had an alarm? Or just the zone codes?
(I wouldn't want to offend some sweet thing working late at night...)