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Title: Strobe light
Post by: cal680 on June 11, 2006, 10:40:29 AM

Has anyone tried hooking up a strobe light mounted outside so the FD/PD can find the house faster? I checked with support and they advised they do not have and are not looking into such a thing. Seems it would be easy to make one using strobe like the type on life vests (battery powered). I know the wired systems come with such a strobe.

Title: Re: Strobe light
Post by: phorce1 on June 11, 2006, 03:08:06 PM

Get something like this:

Strobe light from Spencer's Gifts (http://www.spencersonline.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.detail/categoryID/4c03fc90-c45d-43ab-9664-11034dcbf79d/productID/13037187-978b-4976-9042-40600a02d576/")

And stick it on a code that goes "ON" and stays "ON" during an alarm condition.
Should work just like turning on any other light. Build a box for it with a couple
of mirrors angled at 45-deg to either side so it can be seen by someone coming
up the street from either direction. Add a red filter in front so it shows as an
"emergency light" rather than a bright white annoyance.

Gerald