External sounder plus Sound Bomb, current question

[Pithead]

I have a Honywell AG6 external sounder and a quad sound bomb I want to run off an Accenta G4 panel.

The G4 book says Low voltage output up to 350mA

The Sound Bomb leaflet says 190mA

The AG6 manual says 260mA Max. Combined sounder and strobe.

So the total current required to run the 2 sounders is 450mA

I want to run both sounders. Is the low voltage output restricting the possibilty of this or am I looking at the wrong thing?

The external speaker output will run 2 speakers of 260mA each so I was expecting a bit more 'oomph' from the bell output.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[JM2]

If this is what to book says then treat it as correct/maximum.
350mA is a little lower than I'd expect but they are rarely very high if OC transistors (I think Cooper's are often 500mA rated).

If you have multiple outputs you can use - find a spare and utilise that one.
You don't want to risk damage to your main output - after all the whole purpose of fitting the alarm is to be able to signal an intruder alert surely.

I'd suggest you will want to keep your running current in check compared with your available source - aka battery. If you've a tiny battery then available current will be low in order to maintain a decent backup duration. If you fit another large battery unit (and charger) you can run more devices/bells etc.

 

[Alarm]

The LS will run two 16 ohm speakers.
The supply for the detectors is 350ma.
The bell output it protected by a 1 amp fuse, so guess what that can run.

Your not even halfway there with your loading.

 

[Pithead]

Ah sweet!

Thanks guys.

 

[Alarm]

Not as sweet as this Xmas cake I baked and iced.............