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Brilliant - Thanks for your help!

Is this 5k6 the value of the resister I need to buy from Maplin? Also I've looked at the door contact and it has three terminals, but doesn't appear to have one of the bisucits attached to it. I had a look at biscuits from an alarm system and the appear to be a flat rectangular box with...

Sorry it reads 5k6. I cut and pasted the three digits to notepad as the site uses a poor font...

Hi Breezer, Thankyou so much for your speedy response! Sorry I meant resistor. I've found a manufacturer - Ventcroft who make the parts, and it states a 5kB Shunt, 5kB EOL. Does this mean I need a 5kB resistor? Also, where would I see the letters ID on the alarm? Thanks, Chris

Hi, I've got a British Gas Burglar Alarm (Really a DSC Ltd Alarm) and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could buy a door contact for it? BG want £85 + parts + VAT to fix it. I've tried a standard contact from Maplin which didn't work and have since learned that it needs to be a DSC...