Texecom - connecting a sounder and speaker
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is your panel poly or metal
look at power consumption of the devices in alarm mode, and calculate if the current draw is greater than the fuse protecting it.
You will see several threads on here where power haven't been taken into account.
so I think the bell fuse on the 24 is 0.9A(900mA haven't checked), so all things wired to the bell power terminals can not exceed 0.9A in alarm or it can cause some interesting side effects.
on the 24 panel you should have the DC terminals, these are not fuse protected so if using these you can put an inline 1A fuse if needed on the 12V line.
so if working 900mA on the bell power terminals we can have:-
ody 5e:-
quiet. 18mA
strobe 100mA
sounder 285mA
Total 403mA for 1 siren and for 2 its 806mA allow some fluctuation say 10% you are still inside your power limit but are unlikely to be able to and anything else to the bells power terminals.
how much do the other internal sounder units take in alarm? where you taking the power from?
You will see several threads on here where power haven't been taken into account.
so I think the bell fuse on the 24 is 0.9A(900mA haven't checked), so all things wired to the bell power terminals can not exceed 0.9A in alarm or it can cause some interesting side effects.
on the 24 panel you should have the DC terminals, these are not fuse protected so if using these you can put an inline 1A fuse if needed on the 12V line.
so if working 900mA on the bell power terminals we can have:-
ody 5e:-
quiet. 18mA
strobe 100mA
sounder 285mA
Total 403mA for 1 siren and for 2 its 806mA allow some fluctuation say 10% you are still inside your power limit but are unlikely to be able to and anything else to the bells power terminals.
how much do the other internal sounder units take in alarm? where you taking the power from?
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I always run the 2nd bellbox in scb mode if two fitted
on the metal panels you have 1A, with Full versions ie odyssey5 rather than 5E I run second in LC current mode as this at its limit pretty much.
in you case order a 1A inline fuse, wire it to the DC+ terminal and take your power from there.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-x-In-Li...lder-Splash-Proof-Screw-Type-20mm/26213988923
I use these occasionally, before adding an extra power supply if it possible, a lot cheaper.
in you case order a 1A inline fuse, wire it to the DC+ terminal and take your power from there.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-x-In-Li...lder-Splash-Proof-Screw-Type-20mm/26213988923
I use these occasionally, before adding an extra power supply if it possible, a lot cheaper.
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Based on the 9mA fuse (I've checked this in the manual) on the siren power, am I safe to do the following:
403mA for 5E in full mode
160mA for Twin Alert
120mA fro CQR Alto Sounder
This leaves me 217mA (to be precise) to either put the second siren box in Low Current or SCB mode. Is this logical and/or am I cutting it fine?
If this works, I can use the siren power for everything as I understand it.
403mA for 5E in full mode
160mA for Twin Alert
120mA fro CQR Alto Sounder
This leaves me 217mA (to be precise) to either put the second siren box in Low Current or SCB mode. Is this logical and/or am I cutting it fine?
If this works, I can use the siren power for everything as I understand it.
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