At this point, I would usually ask the
question “What is an on/off switch?” Instead, I ask the question “Is there any
electronic device in your home without an on/off switch?” Ask
the question of the average person and they will tell you “no”. When, in
truth, if they have an alarm system the answer is most likely “yes”. Ok,
someone will say that the alarm system is not secure if you can shut it
down, but isn’t that why you use a lock? Think about the problems it
would eliminate . . .
When would you use
one?
With the installation of every control panel to eliminate the following
problems:
- 1. To eliminate end user panic when
the voltage drops too low for the keypad to accept or recognize a
valid code number.
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- 2. To eliminate 2:00am service calls
to turn off systems when you get an irate customer screaming, “Which
wire do I pull to shut this %^&* thing off?”
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- 3. When you want to be able to
instruct an end user how to turn off the system NOW, via the
phone. The technician can then choose a time, convenient to him,
to make the service call.
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- 4. To eliminate run-a-way systems that
drive the central station crazy because of power outages or problem
systems.
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- 5. To provide customer service during
long power outages. End users can be called and instructed to turn off
their systems before the battery goes dead and starts the above
problems.
Which one will
do the job?
ELK-964B20 Master Power Switch. Bulk pack of 20 pieces
ELK-965 Master Power Switch w/Low Battery Cut Off. Not only a
Master Power Switch, it has low battery cut off, too. This saves
batteries from damaging deep discharge. Not to
be confused with a security panel’s low battery sensor, which
only tells when a battery is bad, this unit actually cuts the battery
out of the circuit when it reaches approximately 10 volts. Most controls
are not going to be functioning properly at that voltage, anyway, and
this saves the battery from a damaging deep discharge. When the AC power
is restored, the battery will get recharged to its capacity preventing a
costly service call to replace the battery.
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