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[sinzz]

I need a alarm system that Runs on battery . To go in a small building 10 by 10 . I store lawnmowers, weed eaters, chain saw, grills, etc.Just need it to make a load piercing sound if the door is broke into .any suggestions this place as lot of products and I'm a newbie .. but this is what i need .. please  any help

[Tuicemen]

The DS7000 will run on 9volts I use one in my solar off gride home.

[mike]

yep, ds7000 has loud piercing siren.  how far away from house is the shed? the door sensors/motion sensors work a good distance from ds7000 base;  perhaps you can use door sensors in shed and keep ds7000 in house?  1-200 feet are often ok.

I have a 40x60 metal barn a bit too far away and had run 6pair phone cable with power line buried to it;  use a pair for the door switches all in series back to garage to ds10 sensor so it is close enough to ds7000 to work consistently.

If you do go the remote ds7000 in shed route, the internal battery back 9v battery only lasts about 2 days (at least in my cases).  So I have ds7000 sit on top of 12ah 12v gel cell and feed that directly into the ds7000;  it will run LONG time on this before low batt lite comes on....then again if you do need remote batt op at that shed you could put one of harbor freights low cost solar batt charger thing on it to keep it topped off...

[sinzz]

harbor freights low cost solar batt charger thing? That looks like what i need where do i find this harbor freights low cost solar battery charger thing? Is there another ones besides that 7000  model ? thanks for the replies.Happy Holidays

[mike]

yes, there are other alarm systems available, but from my experience, I have never seen any that matches excellent performance and low cost of ds7000 from x10 (I think they call it something else today, but that alarm box thing that is black they advertise....  in fact, if you search theiur site hard enough, you will find returned/rewarranted ones for like $ 49 complete with door/window sensors and remote arm gadgets!)

Harbor freight is like:
http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=solar

[sinzz]

Can i plug this ds 7000 up in the house and set something on the door of the shed i have ? Its like 20 foot away from my house is the ds 7000 wireless and the signal go that far i live in a small mobile home? if that the case  i can plug it into ac

[dave w]

Can i plug this ds 7000 up in the house and set something on the door of the shed i have ? Its like 20 foot away from my house is the ds 7000 wireless and the signal go that far i live in a small mobile home? if that the case  i can plug it into ac

Yes. The DS7000 remote sensors are RF. They will transmit 20 feet,  although their range is not great. Since you live in a metal skinned home you may need to position the DS7000 at a window.