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| Topic: Can't disconnect the power from my phone lines outside |
squale
Replies: 33
Views: 5937
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 Forum: Hard Wiring - Installation
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:25 pm Subject: I don't have a central station yet and I am waiting to talk to NextAlarm, but they |
I don't have a central station yet and I am waiting to talk to NextAlarm, but they are not in right now on the weekends..
hey do you guys know, can you have nextalarm setup up to just call your cel ... |
| Topic: Can't disconnect the power from my phone lines outside |
squale
Replies: 33
Views: 5937
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Forum: Hard Wiring - Installation
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:09 pm Subject: Okay here are my results, the vonage phone adapter puts out 50 VDC
My GE Concord |
Okay here are my results, the vonage phone adapter puts out 50 VDC
My GE Concord Ultra alarm panel ALONE puts out 10 VDC
When the Vonage adapter is connected to the alarm panel, the output volta ... |
| Topic: Can't disconnect the power from my phone lines outside |
squale
Replies: 33
Views: 5937
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Forum: Hard Wiring - Installation
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:43 pm Subject: okay I will test the blue-white pair that comes OUT of the RJ-31X jack from the alarm |
| okay I will test the blue-white pair that comes OUT of the RJ-31X jack from the alarm system and see what voltage the alarm system is putting out. This wire that comes OUT of the alarm system goes to ... |
| Topic: Can't disconnect the power from my phone lines outside |
squale
Replies: 33
Views: 5937
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Forum: Hard Wiring - Installation
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:07 pm Subject: I have a voltmeter, what what wires and where should I test? are you sure it's 5V |
| I have a voltmeter, what what wires and where should I test? are you sure it's 5V DC or AC? I thought everything in the house including phone wires where AC? |
| Topic: Can't disconnect the power from my phone lines outside |
squale
Replies: 33
Views: 5937
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Forum: Hard Wiring - Installation
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:44 pm Subject: that's true, in fact I remember now, I can pick the phone up and press a few keys to |
| that's true, in fact I remember now, I can pick the phone up and press a few keys to get an alarm system status and do alarm functions right from my phone upstairs... so I guess the alarm is MADE to ... |
| Topic: Can't disconnect the power from my phone lines outside |
squale
Replies: 33
Views: 5937
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Forum: Hard Wiring - Installation
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:24 pm Subject: even if the telephone line was cut there is no reason to be sending voltage through |
| even if the telephone line was cut there is no reason to be sending voltage through the telephone line, it won't affect the functioning of the line... for instance, an intruder breaks in, cuts your te ... |
| Topic: Can't disconnect the power from my phone lines outside |
squale
Replies: 33
Views: 5937
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Forum: Hard Wiring - Installation
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:40 pm Subject: well I know the power is coming from the alarm panel but I don't understand why it |
| well I know the power is coming from the alarm panel but I don't understand why it is.. |
| Topic: Can't disconnect the power from my phone lines outside |
squale
Replies: 33
Views: 5937
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Forum: Hard Wiring - Installation
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:33 pm Subject: I talked to a security system installer and they said this sounds weird but it still |
| I talked to a security system installer and they said this sounds weird but it still SHOULD NOT damage the vonage phone adapter because he said that the voltage amount the alarm system is putting out ... |
| Topic: Can't disconnect the power from my phone lines outside |
squale
Replies: 33
Views: 5937
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Forum: Hard Wiring - Installation
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:14 pm Subject: okay I did all that you said, I have only 1 line coming into the house, and this pair |
| okay I did all that you said, I have only 1 line coming into the house, and this pair of wires is disconnected from the screw terminals outside in the telco box. I also unplugged the plug in the box ... |
| Topic: Who's your favorite alarm monitoring service? |
squale
Replies: 26
Views: 33796
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Forum: Fax - Tivo - Alarms
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:08 pm Subject: see that broadband adapater would NOT work for me because I have my alarm panel |
| see that broadband adapater would NOT work for me because I have my alarm panel downstairs in a crawl space, and my internet LAN wires are all upstairs coming directly out of my wireless internet rout ... |
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