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Title: Could the Wireless Motion Detector (MS10A) be used outside the house?
Post by: JSquare on May 09, 2008, 09:15:47 PM
I just got the DS7000 kit and also purchased 4 door/window sensors, but I want know if the motion detector could be used to monitor the front entrance to the house or maybe the backyard?
Title: Re: Could the Wireless Motion Detector (MS10A) be used outside the house?
Post by: Puck on May 09, 2008, 11:34:22 PM
JSquare: Welcome to the forum. I have never opened one up, but from looking at it, I really doubt it is weather proof. I don't recall a water seal on the battery compartment.

Would you really want your security system to go off if a cat walks by or someone simply comes to your front door?
Title: Re: Could the Wireless Motion Detector (MS10A) be used outside the house?
Post by: Tuicemen on May 11, 2008, 04:51:54 PM
I use one outside to monitor the front entrance, but it is located under the overhang on the front porch! ;)
As Puck stated the battery compartment doesn't have a water seal!
Title: Re: Could the Wireless Motion Detector (MS10A) be used outside the house?
Post by: JSquare on May 15, 2008, 02:52:20 PM
Quote from: Tuicemen on May 11, 2008, 04:51:54 PM
I use one outside to monitor the front entrance, but it is located under the overhang on the front porch! ;)
As Puck stated the battery compartment doesn't have a water seal!
That's the same location I was planning on installing, but as Puck also mentioned I don't want  the system to go off every time someone walks by, so I decided to go for the chime module instead.
Title: Re: Could the Wireless Motion Detector (MS10A) be used outside the house?
Post by: Tuicemen on May 16, 2008, 07:34:16 AM
JSquare Good point but mine is facing the front door not the street the only false alarms I get are from cats! ;)
I also don't use it with the D7000 but use it with AHP and OnAlert so it triggers a wav file to play,no siren!