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What kind of sensor did I see today? SecurityNovice 06-06-2006
Posted by SecurityNovice on June 6, 2006, 9:13 pm
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Hi all.. I am new here.. Looking to learn...I think the more I think I know,
the more I realize I know so little... I came upon a very interesting
install today.. or whats left of it. Place is in an old building undergoing
extensive renovations. There is an old door that resembles something out of
a stable.. cobblestone drieway, etc.. has to be 75 years old. Some old time
alarm guy looks like he protected this door by using what appears to be very
small guage wire in a back and forth criss cross patern on the iside of the
door. I imagine if someone kicked the door in, or maybe kicked at it from
the outside, the line would stretch, or maybe break?? (not sure on this
part) and cause an open or closed condition. Has anyone else seen anything
like this? I love goingi into old gun shops or jewelry shops and seeing how
the old timers did the foil on windows.. Even new systems.. I enjoy
walking into a store and looking around.. wondering why they opted to go a
wall mount motion when a 360 ceiling mount would have been better... then
trying to figure out the logic behind the decision..



Posted by Jim Rojas on June 6, 2006, 9:38 pm
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It's called finewire...it was used before the invention of motions,
glassbreaks, and shock detectors.

Jim Rojas


> Hi all.. I am new here.. Looking to learn...I think the more I think I
> know,
> the more I realize I know so little... I came upon a very interesting
> install today.. or whats left of it. Place is in an old building
> undergoing
> extensive renovations. There is an old door that resembles something out
> of
> a stable.. cobblestone drieway, etc.. has to be 75 years old. Some old
> time
> alarm guy looks like he protected this door by using what appears to be
> very
> small guage wire in a back and forth criss cross patern on the iside of
> the
> door. I imagine if someone kicked the door in, or maybe kicked at it from
> the outside, the line would stretch, or maybe break?? (not sure on this
> part) and cause an open or closed condition. Has anyone else seen
> anything
> like this? I love goingi into old gun shops or jewelry shops and seeing
> how
> the old timers did the foil on windows.. Even new systems.. I enjoy
> walking into a store and looking around.. wondering why they opted to go a
> wall mount motion when a 360 ceiling mount would have been better... then
> trying to figure out the logic behind the decision..
>
>



Posted by SecurityNovice on June 7, 2006, 1:08 am
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Jim,
Would the design call for the fine wire to break, or would it become taught
and pull or tug a sensor? What do you figure the era would be? I am
guessing mid 50's to early 60's? Just a guess. Thanks!

J.

> It's called finewire...it was used before the invention of motions,
> glassbreaks, and shock detectors.
>
> Jim Rojas
>
>
> > Hi all.. I am new here.. Looking to learn...I think the more I think I
> > know,
> > the more I realize I know so little... I came upon a very interesting
> > install today.. or whats left of it. Place is in an old building
> > undergoing
> > extensive renovations. There is an old door that resembles something
out
> > of
> > a stable.. cobblestone drieway, etc.. has to be 75 years old. Some old
> > time
> > alarm guy looks like he protected this door by using what appears to be
> > very
> > small guage wire in a back and forth criss cross patern on the iside of
> > the
> > door. I imagine if someone kicked the door in, or maybe kicked at it
from
> > the outside, the line would stretch, or maybe break?? (not sure on this
> > part) and cause an open or closed condition. Has anyone else seen
> > anything
> > like this? I love goingi into old gun shops or jewelry shops and seeing
> > how
> > the old timers did the foil on windows.. Even new systems.. I enjoy
> > walking into a store and looking around.. wondering why they opted to go
a
> > wall mount motion when a 360 ceiling mount would have been better...
then
> > trying to figure out the logic behind the decision..
> >
> >
>
>



Posted by Jim Rojas on June 7, 2006, 7:17 am
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Yes, it is designed to break. I have no idea when it was first used.

Jim Rojas


> Jim,
> Would the design call for the fine wire to break, or would it become
> taught
> and pull or tug a sensor? What do you figure the era would be? I am
> guessing mid 50's to early 60's? Just a guess. Thanks!
>
> J.
>
>> It's called finewire...it was used before the invention of motions,
>> glassbreaks, and shock detectors.
>>
>> Jim Rojas
>>
>>
>> > Hi all.. I am new here.. Looking to learn...I think the more I think I
>> > know,
>> > the more I realize I know so little... I came upon a very interesting
>> > install today.. or whats left of it. Place is in an old building
>> > undergoing
>> > extensive renovations. There is an old door that resembles something
> out
>> > of
>> > a stable.. cobblestone drieway, etc.. has to be 75 years old. Some old
>> > time
>> > alarm guy looks like he protected this door by using what appears to be
>> > very
>> > small guage wire in a back and forth criss cross patern on the iside of
>> > the
>> > door. I imagine if someone kicked the door in, or maybe kicked at it
> from
>> > the outside, the line would stretch, or maybe break?? (not sure on this
>> > part) and cause an open or closed condition. Has anyone else seen
>> > anything
>> > like this? I love goingi into old gun shops or jewelry shops and
>> > seeing
>> > how
>> > the old timers did the foil on windows.. Even new systems.. I enjoy
>> > walking into a store and looking around.. wondering why they opted to
>> > go
> a
>> > wall mount motion when a 360 ceiling mount would have been better...
> then
>> > trying to figure out the logic behind the decision..
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>



Posted by Crash Gordon on June 7, 2006, 9:37 am
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We used to call it lacing wire, and oft-times it also had pull-outs at one
or both ends. We used to use it to lace skylights and put in attics,
crawlspaces, etc.


| Jim,
| Would the design call for the fine wire to break, or would it become
taught
| and pull or tug a sensor? What do you figure the era would be? I am
| guessing mid 50's to early 60's? Just a guess. Thanks!
|
| J.
|
| > It's called finewire...it was used before the invention of motions,
| > glassbreaks, and shock detectors.
| >
| > Jim Rojas
| >
| >
| > > Hi all.. I am new here.. Looking to learn...I think the more I think I
| > > know,
| > > the more I realize I know so little... I came upon a very interesting
| > > install today.. or whats left of it. Place is in an old building
| > > undergoing
| > > extensive renovations. There is an old door that resembles something
| out
| > > of
| > > a stable.. cobblestone drieway, etc.. has to be 75 years old. Some
old
| > > time
| > > alarm guy looks like he protected this door by using what appears to
be
| > > very
| > > small guage wire in a back and forth criss cross patern on the iside
of
| > > the
| > > door. I imagine if someone kicked the door in, or maybe kicked at it
| from
| > > the outside, the line would stretch, or maybe break?? (not sure on
this
| > > part) and cause an open or closed condition. Has anyone else seen
| > > anything
| > > like this? I love goingi into old gun shops or jewelry shops and
seeing
| > > how
| > > the old timers did the foil on windows.. Even new systems.. I enjoy
| > > walking into a store and looking around.. wondering why they opted to
go
| a
| > > wall mount motion when a 360 ceiling mount would have been better...
| then
| > > trying to figure out the logic behind the decision..
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
|



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