Ingenious Or Stupid? Homemade Intrusion/Access Control Overhead Door Position Sensor

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Brian Rhodes
•Jan 24, 2023
IPVMU Certified

I don't like it, but it might be ingenious. Some alarm tech found a way to turn wireless surface contact door contacts into overhead door tilt sensors:

** ****** * ***** ($*.**) ***** on *** ****, *** ** **** gravity ** ***** *** ******** **** out ** ***** **** *** **** is ******. **** *** **** ** raised, ** ********** ***** '****' ** the ******.

**** ******* *** ******** ***** ****'* unheard **, *** **** *** ** expensive ******** ** ******* *******-***** ********. Consider * ****** ** *** ***** might ** **** *** **** (** less, ** ~$** - $**) ** these:

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******** **** ******* *** ********* *** access ******* **** ** ** ********* because *** **** ****** ******* ** the ****, *** *** ******* *** run ****/******* ****/*****. **** ***** ** avoid ***** ******.

**** ***** ** *****/** *** **** this ******** ******?

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Steve Stowe
•Jan 24, 2023

** **** ******* ***** ** ** that ***** **** ***** *** ** corroded, **** ** ***** ** ***** out ** *** *** ** **** the *******.

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Brian Karas
•Jan 24, 2023
Pelican Zero
In reply to Steve Stowe

*****-** ******* *******!

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Ethan Ace
•Jan 24, 2023

**'* ****** ***** **** ***** ***** ends ** ******** ***** *** ** longer ***** *** ****** ** ****** the ******.

**** ** *** ******** **** ******* in ** **** *** ****** ******* to *** ******** ** *** ****** of *** **** ** ** *** industrial ***** ***** *******. * ***'* recall ****** **** ****** ******** **** either ** ****, *** ****'** ********** more *********.

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Michael Miller
•Jan 24, 2023
In reply to Ethan Ace

* **** **** *** ***** ***** ones *** ******* *** ** *********. We ***** ** ******** **** ** the **** ** *** ***** ** eliminate **** *******.

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Undisclosed #1
•Jan 24, 2023
In reply to Michael Miller

**** ** *** ******* ** *** environment. ** ***** *** ********* *** no ******** ******** *** **** ***** of *** ****, **** *** ****-******* ones *** *** *** ** **. That ****, * ***** ****** *** floor-mounted **** ********* ** **** **** less ****** ****-****.

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Sean Patton
•Jan 24, 2023

* *** ******** ******* ** ** home ****** **** ** ******** *** side ** *** **** *** *** side ** *** ***** ***** *' off *** *****.

** ***** ********* ***** ***** *** hinge/tilt **** * ** *******?

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Shannon Davis
•Jan 24, 2023
IPVMU Certified

**** ** *** *** ******, **** possible, *** * **** ***** *** on ** ***.

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Lynn Harold
•Jan 24, 2023

**'* * ****** **** *** * guess *'* ***-*********, * ****** ****-*****. I'm *** * *** ** ******** that ** *******-******* **** ** ***** to ********. ** ******* *** ***** working, ***** ** ** ***. ******* I ***'* **** * ******** ...

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Jan 25, 2023
In reply to Lynn Harold

******** ** *** **** ****** *** inexpensively ******** *** *** **** *'** used *** ***-*** ********** *******. ** there's * *******, *** ***** **** tell *** ***** **.

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Matthew Hoenig
•Jan 24, 2023

**** *********, *** * ***** ***** use ** ******** **** *******. *** downside ***** ** *** *** ******** of *** **** ***** ***** ********** damage *** *******.

**** *** ****** *********, ** ********* install *** ***** ***** ***** ** the *** ** *** ****. ** can **** ********* * ****** ******, but ** *** **** * ******** method. ** ***'* *** **** ** the *****, ** ** *** ** the **** ****, *** **** **** eventually ***** *** *******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Jan 25, 2023

**'* ****** *** ****** **** ******* pointed *** *** ********* ******* ******. I ***** ****** *** * ****** on * ***** ** ****** **** a ***** *** ******* *** **** that **** ***** ****** **.

********** * **** ***** * ******** motion ** ** ****** *** ****** it * ***. ******* *** ******** triggers **.

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Undisclosed End User #3
•Jan 25, 2023

*** *** ******* ****** ****** ** installed *** *** ***** *** ** least **' ** **** ********. *** not ** **** ** ******* *** device *** ****** ** *** ******* breaks **** * ***** **** ***** is ***** ***. *** ******* **** that *** *** **** * ***** panel *** *** ****** ***** ***** mounted *** ********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Jan 26, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed End User #3

*** ** *** ****** ** ******** door ***** **** *** *******??

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Undisclosed End User #3
•Jan 26, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2

**** *** ** *** ***** ****** in, *** ****** ***** ***** *** contact/magnet ***** ** ****** *** *** not ******* ** ***. ***** **** up ****, *** ****** **** **** tripping *** *******. **** ** *** an ***** **** **** ** **** doors *** ****** ***** ***. *** the **** ** **** **** **** use * **** *** ** *** a **** ** *** **** *** crawl **.

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Matthew Hoenig
•Jan 27, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed End User #3

******, *** * ******** **** ** about * ******** **** ** ******** had * ***** ** ** **** sort. **** *** ****, *** **** reached ** *** ******* ******* **** inside *** ********* ******* ********** *** OVHD *******. **** *** ****** ****** sensors ** *** ********* ***** ** a ******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Jan 27, 2023
In reply to Matthew Hoenig

* ****** ****** *** *** ******** system *****'* ******* *******. ****'** *** of *** **** ******* *** ********* cannot ***** ** ******.

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Matthew Hoenig
•Jan 27, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2

******, **** *** ** * ********* with * **** *** ** **** doors, * ****** **** ****** ** save ***** ** *** ******** *** of **** **** *******.

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Jeremiah Main
•Jan 30, 2023
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2

**** ******* ******** **** * **** experience **** ***** ***** ********* ** respond ** * ****** *****, ******* door ****** ******** ** ******. **** times * ****** ****** ***** ******* an ************ ***** **** ** ******* without *************.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Jan 30, 2023
In reply to Jeremiah Main

**** ****** ***** ** ** ** the ********** *******. *** **** ** home ***** *** ********, *** ******** monitoring *********, * *** ***** *** ANY *****. ** **'* * ****** sensor *****, * *** ****** *****. If **'* *** *******, ****** *** dispatched ***** ****** ******* **.

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Jeremiah Main
•Jan 31, 2023
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2

***'* ** *********!

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Brian Rhodes
•Jan 27, 2023
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2

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Undisclosed End User #3
•Jan 27, 2023

****** ********'*/** ***** *** ***** **** a ********* ******* ** **** *****. Yes * ***** ****** ********* **** sort ** ******** ********** ** **** up ***** ** ***, ***** * combo ** ** ***** *** ***'*

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
•Feb 06, 2023

** *** ****** ** ** * hinge, ***'* *** ***** *** ***** alarms *** ** *********? **** * wonder ** ***** * ****** ** the ****** ** **** ** **** enough ** ***** ****** ***** ** enough ** *******?

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Undisclosed Integrator #5
•Feb 07, 2023

*'** **** ***** **** ***** **** thing *** ***** ******* *** ******. However, * ***** ******* *** ***** having ****** ** ******* (*****) *****. For **** ******, * ********* **** the ***** **** * **** ** WD40 **** ************.

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