Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / November 2009

I have a local client that has a campus with 8 buildings.  Buildings
1 through 7 have all their CCTV piped over to building 1 via twisted
pair, and the Bosch Bi-Phase over 18ga shielded twisted pair.  All is
good with 6 of the buildings. (building 8 has a completely different

Recently installed a TL-150 (IP module) on a DSC PC5010 and while it
transmits codes properly,  we're getting recurring General System
Supervisory troubles that seem to happen on the hour.  Might skip an
hour or two but if it happens, it's always on the hour.  Network

From a recent Ken K. Q&A
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Question to users of Honeywell Compass loader program.
Honeywell  site  says the program was mainly made for win 95,98,ME & NT.
I've used it on a ME machine for years,
However the boss  was wanting to upgrade the mobile puters to win 7  and put

Feel safe wherever, whenever with i-safe personal security products.
Product Usage:
Alarm is activated if child is left outside or goes beyond the
specified distance. The product prevents child leaving adult. Distance

Any ideas on what will become of these two panels?

Need to take one over. Looks like an ADT version of a DSC 5020. Anyone know
if the programming is the same? Can it be reprogrammed to go to a non ADT
CS? Program sheet the same? If not, anyone have a manual? Leuck? Rojas?
Bueller? Bueller?

I'm looking for a five drawer file cabinet that will automatically lock
every drawer automatically whenever the cabinet is closed.    Does anyone
know of such a product?

Some folks work hard in order to afford luxuries such as a cellular phone.
But now, if you are lazy and prefer to live on the government dole
(perhaps for a span of multiple generations) that's no reason you can't
get in on modern technology.

Saw it all today  some one piped in pull stations and smokes etc to
then tie it into a Radio shack Safe House burg panel with a fire loop
and this along with one strobe horn served as the fire alarm for the
building to make matters worse an alarm company took and installed a

Does anyone know if this is still the way it works in Maryland?
http://www.intoaction.org/files/general12step/courtslips.pdf

    I am looking for advice on what equipment to use to create a
small wireless panic / hold-up alarm system.  Approximately 10
wireless panic buttons would be installed in a 3,000 square foot
building and when any of these buttons is activated it would trigger

Anyone know if you can get into a NX-8CF to program it when installers
code is unknown
like the ademco panels

Wanted: Caddx 9000E motherboard, new or used in full working order.

Do the Altronix enclosures have predrilled holes to mount DIN rails, or do
you drill your own holes as needed?  Given that the Altronix DIN PSBs are
different sizes, I'm guessing it is the latter.  Do you prefer the Altronix
enclosures and DIN rails for mounting DIN accessories, ...