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Security for Remote Places
Tuicemen:
As most of the regulars know I have a place totally off the grid running on solar and wind,
this is to be a retirement place (hopefully) ;)
After setting up my electrical I soon discover that my x10 gear was useless running a modified sine wave inverter! Pure sine wave inverters are expensive(especially large ones)
I thought my hopes of protecting this remote place were gone until I found this Post: 6-watt security system to run off your battery, bank, or powerpack
After reading it I realized this was possible! ;) :D ;D
I ordered my unit right away! Not wanting to damage the unit with the modified sinewave, I wired a 9v Wallwart to the unit.
Motion sensors ,Door/Window sensors all work fine as they send the information to the unit RF
My unit dials out and informs me of any intrusion and resets, Of coarse I'm limited to not having any extra sirens or lights turning on/off but I'm working on that! ;) :D ;D
A true sine wave inverter is on my wish list but a security system no longer is!
A true test will be if I ever have a break in and hopefully that never happens!
KDR:
Great work around Tuice and I hope you never have to find out if it works or not. True sine wave inverters are expensive but with any luck as technology marches on so will the dropping in price.
----------------KDR
Tuicemen:
Well it works but Not sure if it will deter a thief, If not I've rigged up a wired cam (embedded into the logs) and a VCR Commander so I will know who they are and they won't get away with it!(for long) ;) :D
The siren will mask the sound of the VCR Commander coming on if they get any farther into the home! ;)
TakeTheActive:
Interesting discovery by wctadmin!
I'm amazied on how much functionality remains WITHOUT 120VAC. The fact that it resets after 4 minutes and then REARMS is great!
I re-read the article (and follow-up posts), but I didn't see what wctadmin was plugging the GE Converter into. ???
But thinking (out loud) about rechargeable batteries (at 1.2VDC per cell - burned into my brain) and solar cells (which I have NOT researched), given that the control center works so well at 9VDC and minimum current draw, what is the feasibility of assembling a 9VDC Gel Cell and constantly trickle charging it via a solar cell pack? 8)
Tuicemen:
--- Quote from: TakeTheActive on April 01, 2007, 03:05:30 PM ---I re-read the article (and follow-up posts), but I didn't see what wctadmin was plugging the GE Converter into. ???
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wctadmin was plugging the GE Converter into a 12 volt system.
he is slowly moving to low power devices to run off a solar 12 volt system.
--- Quote ---But thinking (out loud) about rechargeable batteries (at 1.2VDC per cell - burned into my brain) and solar cells (which I have NOT researched), given that the control center works so well at 9VDC and minimum current draw, what is the feasibility of assembling a 9VDC Gel Cell and constantly trickle charging it via a solar cell pack? 8)
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A typical 9 volt battery will power the unit for 12 hours according to the manual(less I assume if an alert is triggered) Just trickle charging a 9volt rechargeable would work as long as you didn't have any lengthy days without sun. ;) :D
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