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Wiring palladin 02-11-2006
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Posted by on February 11, 2006, 1:25 pm
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I had a window sensor go out in my home security system. When I pulled
up the magnet from the window sill, the sensor wires pulled out of the
wiring. I went through the wall to get to the wiring, and boy am I
confused. I have two, two wire cables coming into the bottom of the
window. The magnetic sensor has two wires. Can anyone help me with
the correct way to reconnect the sensor? The house is wired in zones;
I don't think each individual sensor is wired to the box, in other
words I think each zone is wired in series. I would appreciate any
help you can give me. Thanks.


Posted by Doug L on February 11, 2006, 2:18 pm
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The most likely way to wire it would be to connect one conductor from each
wire together and then the connect one conductor from each wire to the
sensor.
The above assumes that the sensors are closed loop sensors and that one wire
comes from the preceeding door/window or control panel and the other wire
goes to the next window or door.
You should test every opening on that zone after replacing the contact.

Doug L

--

>I had a window sensor go out in my home security system. When I pulled
> up the magnet from the window sill, the sensor wires pulled out of the
> wiring. I went through the wall to get to the wiring, and boy am I
> confused. I have two, two wire cables coming into the bottom of the
> window. The magnetic sensor has two wires. Can anyone help me with
> the correct way to reconnect the sensor? The house is wired in zones;
> I don't think each individual sensor is wired to the box, in other
> words I think each zone is wired in series. I would appreciate any
> help you can give me. Thanks.
>



Posted by Robert L Bass on February 11, 2006, 3:24 pm
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> I had a window sensor go out in my home security system. When I pulled
> up the magnet from the window sill, the sensor wires pulled out of the
> wiring. I went through the wall to get to the wiring, and boy am I
> confused. I have two, two wire cables coming into the bottom of the
> window. The magnetic sensor has two wires. Can anyone help me with
> the correct way to reconnect the sensor? The house is wired in zones;
> I don't think each individual sensor is wired to the box, in other
> words I think each zone is wired in series. I would appreciate any
> help you can give me. Thanks.

You can determine which wires to use fairly easily. Short one
pair at a time while someone is watching the touchpad. When the
ready light comes on, that's the pair leading back to the panel.

Leave that pair shorted and check all other windows to make sure
they are functional. If not, connect the other pair in series
with the first and recheck.

--

Regards,
Robert L Bass

Bass Burglar Alarms
The Online DIY Store
http://www.BassBurglarAlarms.com




Posted by Skinner Johnson on February 11, 2006, 5:34 pm
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Robert L Bass wrote:
> > I had a window sensor go out in my home security system. When I pulled
> > up the magnet from the window sill, the sensor wires pulled out of the
> > wiring. I went through the wall to get to the wiring, and boy am I
> > confused. I have two, two wire cables coming into the bottom of the
> > window. The magnetic sensor has two wires. Can anyone help me with
> > the correct way to reconnect the sensor? The house is wired in zones;
> > I don't think each individual sensor is wired to the box, in other
> > words I think each zone is wired in series. I would appreciate any
> > help you can give me. Thanks.
>
> You can determine which wires to use fairly easily. Short one
> pair at a time while someone is watching the touchpad. When the
> ready light comes on, that's the pair leading back to the panel.
>
> Leave that pair shorted and check all other windows to make sure
> they are functional. If not, connect the other pair in series
> with the first and recheck.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
> Bass Burglar Alarms
> The Online DIY Store
> http://www.BassBurglarAlarms.com


Posted by Skinner Johnson on February 11, 2006, 5:50 pm
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Don't mean to be a nitpicker, but if you connect only one pair of wires
together at a time you will never get a closed circuit because the
other disconnected pair will keep the circuit open (assuming it's a
normally closed circuit).

Strip 1/2" or so of insulation from the ends of all the wires, Then,
connect one wire from one pair of wires and one wire from the other
pair of wires together. If the wiring is OK when you touch the
remaining two loose wires together you should get a ready light on the
keypad (if everything else is closed).

By the way, it is not the magnet in the window sill, but the switch.
If you don't see some sort of button coming out of this switch (the
closed window holds it down, completing the circuit), then it is a
magnetic switch, and the magnet is drilled into the window itself,
directly over the switch location. I've seen some cases where the
magnet falls out of the window, making the window seem OPEN, even when
it's closed. If that's the case, simply replace the magnet.

Also, before you put everything together and jam that switch back into
its hole, connect it temporarily to the wiring and hold it next to the
magnet in the window (or hold its button down if it has one) and see if
you get a ready light. If not, replace the switch.

Good luck!

Vince Inzinna
Service Mgr - Protection One


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