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    vista 20 p problem

    You left out a critical part of the operation: (1) Disconnect the transformer (AC power) and the battery, and then connect the keypad. Connecting the keypad with live wires can zap (kill) the keypad. (2) Once the keypad is connected, plug in the transformer and, within 30 seconds of powering...
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    Free Engery

    Ireland, I get the feeling you responded to the title of this thread and didn't bother to read the posts. I suggest to you that you're cheating yourself of valuable learning experience if you do that often. I dispute your assertion that "Free energy implies creating energy". I just finished a...
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    Wiring a Crow Genius 10 PIR

    Hmmm...I may have sent you the URL for the installation manual by mistake. I'm PMing you the URL for the programming manual now. I checked it this time to be sure.
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    How do I change the number my alarm system dials?

    Brian, my apologies: I overlooked the Reporting Format, field *48, which has to be set at "7" (Ademco Contact ID) for the panel to call pager numbers. So go into programming, IC + 800, Then *48, 7, *99, And try again to see if it'll dial your cell phone. Let me know if that works.
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    Free Engery

    At this point I want to make a distinction in the terminology used so far in the thread. This is not directed at you personally, WesternSam--you just happen to be the latest person to use the terminology in the thread title. "Free energy" _isn't_ the same thing as "Creating energy out of...
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    Wiring a Crow Genius 10 PIR

    Yeah, the Installer Code for panel programming is a different code and what you'd need to program the zone as an interior zone, or possibly interior follower (time delay if entry/exit door is opened first). It's possible that the installer left the factory default installer code in place. If...
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    Wiring a Crow Genius 10 PIR

    If that zone chimes, then it's programmed as a perimeter zone. That means you can't arm the system while you're home without setting it off when you walk into its field of view. If you like, I can walk you through reprogramming the zone. That is, if you have the installer code to get into...
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    Wiring a Crow Genius 10 PIR

    Hi Johnny, Welcome to the world of alarm electronics. I'm going to get to the wire connections in a minute but first I want to warn you that the alarm industry evolved its own nomenclature a few decades ago and what alarm manufaturers call "Normally Closed" (NC) and "Normally Open" (NO) is...
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    How do I change the number my alarm system dials?

    btrauth, I thought I'd better check that you got your system dialing your cell phone okay. Your last post was kind of ambiguous, but it sounded like you resolved it.
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    power supply probs

    Boge, I do a lot of work with the 12v, 7Ah sealed lead-acid battery. Fully charged I expect it to read anywhere from 13 to 13.5 VDC open-circuit voltage. A light load might drop it to 12.5-->12.8 V, a moderate load down to maybe 12.2-->12.3; and it takes a heavy load indeed to start out at less...
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    How do I change the number my alarm system dials?

    If you're talking about the dialer test, I think that's done using the Master Code, not the Installer Code. And I _think_ the MC + 5 + 1 runs a test on the Central Station Monitoring Number, although I'm not sure of it. I just got in and it's 2:00 in the morning here and I'm not going to...
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    How do I change the number my alarm system dials?

    Program the number the way you dial it manually. In diagnosing a problem long distance like this, it's important to be very specific about the details. Internet troubleshooting goes a lot slower than talking you through it over the phone. What part of the country are you in, btw? I'm in...
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    How do I change the number my alarm system dials?

    No need to apologize, I'm pretty busy myself these days. In fact, I'm about to run off now but I want to do this quickly first. I don't know when I'll be able to log back on but I'll try for later this evening. I just caught something I missed the first time in one of your earlier posts::eek...
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    How do I change the number my alarm system dials?

    No, it's even simpler. I was just trying to avoid running back and forth between the panel and keypad. Read through all the steps before you start. (1)Power down the panel: Unplug the transformer _and_ remove one lead from the battery in the panel box. Give it half a minute for good...
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    How do I change the number my alarm system dials?

    Brian, I'm sending you a PM so I don't post a widely-used Installer code on a public forum. Installer Code = IC, okay? Once you get the IC from your mailbox, go to the keypad and: (1) Enter IC + 8 + 00. If the IC was valid, your display will read "20". You are now in Panel Programming...
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    How do I change the number my alarm system dials?

    Btrauth, find your control box (not the keypad, the steel cabinet where the actual panel lives) and look on the inside of the door. You should find the model number at the top of a diagram of the control. If it's a Vista-10 or Vista-15, is it followed by SE or P? Do you know when it was...
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    relay switch required for input of 14mv (RMS)

    I can't help you with your question, but I'm going to put my $.02 worth in on another matter: How quiet is the environment where you want to operate your audio-triggered clay bird thrower? I work in an industry that uses acoustically triggered devices. Those devices have undergone several...
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    Replacing lithium coin battery with a standard AA

    Yeah, what Steve said....I hope you didn't already reverse the polarity on"the device". Depending on what it is, you may have killed it. If it came with a Li coin battery, I'm guessing it's a small device. Soldering battery lead wires on small devices can be tricky: Very easy to overheat any...
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    IBM Traffic light going to force stop your vehicle

    Now that's going to be fun to watch on a snowy/icy day---cars skidding into intersections all over the city...Then we can watch the lawsuits for years afterwards..:D
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    12 volt fan to 12 volt transformer

    Now that's interesting! So the "transformer" is actually a specialized adaptor. The only explanation that comes to mind is that the lamps must be gas-discharge of some type, with step-up circuitry built into the base, like compact florescents. Am I close? In any case, any fan run off that...
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