What if a burglar breaks in and short out the wire on my keypad

What if a burglar breaks in and short out the wire on my keypad
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What if a burglar breaks in and short out the wire on my keypad Mike 03-19-2007
Posted by Mike on March 19, 2007, 12:05 pm
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I have always wondered what would happen if someone were to break in
to my business and rip the keypad off the wall and short the wires
together. Would,nt that disable the alarm system? I tried this one day
and it seems to lock the system up.

Posted by on March 19, 2007, 12:12 pm
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> I have always wondered what would happen if someone were to break in
> to my business and rip the keypad off the wall and short the wires
> together. Would,nt that disable the alarm system? I tried this one day
> and it seems to lock the system up.

The intelligence is at the controller for that reason - there are no
smarts at the keypad. Once the alarm is tripped, the controller will
take the responsibility of setting off the alarm as you have it
configured.

Having that said, are there any particular wires at the keypad that,
when shorted, could cause the controller to malfunction? I would
certainly hope not, but that's more of a question for the team that
develops your particular controller.

HTH,
Ken


Posted by Roland Moore on March 19, 2007, 12:59 pm
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Shorting the keypad wire will certainly cause the "system" to malfunction.
Mostly because you won't be able to disarm the system via the keypad. It
would also most likely send all powered devices into alarm. It is not an
effective way to defeat the alarm system.

>I have always wondered what would happen if someone were to break in
> to my business and rip the keypad off the wall and short the wires
> together. Would,nt that disable the alarm system? I tried this one day
> and it seems to lock the system up.



Posted by Robert L Bass on March 19, 2007, 5:00 pm
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> I have always wondered what would
> happen if someone were to break in
> to my business and rip the keypad
> off the wall and short the wires together.
> Would,nt that disable the alarm system?

It depends on the make of the alarm system.
Napco has separate fuses for the keypads,
sirens and auxiliary (motion detector power,
etc.). Shorting the keypad wires will only
make the keypads inoperable. The siren
will still sound and the dialer will still send
out the alarm.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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Posted by Mike on March 19, 2007, 6:14 pm
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My system is a GE. Not to sure what model.
On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:00:53 -0400, "Robert L Bass"

>> I have always wondered what would
>> happen if someone were to break in
>> to my business and rip the keypad
>> off the wall and short the wires together.
>> Would,nt that disable the alarm system?
>
>It depends on the make of the alarm system.
>Napco has separate fuses for the keypads,
>sirens and auxiliary (motion detector power,
>etc.). Shorting the keypad wires will only
>make the keypads inoperable. The siren
>will still sound and the dialer will still send
>out the alarm.


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