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Looking For A Book/Website/Video To Help Train A Wiring Tech The Basics Of Alarm/Access Control?

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Feb 02, 2016

I have a wiring tech that is great about getting wires from point A to point B and good about making things neat. However, he is completely clueless as far as terminating an alarm panel. While he can do it neat, he does not understand the concepts of NO/NC or how relays work. For example, he spent 2 hours today trying to figure out why a REX button wasnt working and it was because he didnt have one of the lines hooked up to V-.

What is a good training book/website/video, that can help him understand the basics of the technology.

Thanks

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John Bazyk
Feb 05, 2016
Command Corporation • IPVMU Certified

IPVM has great classes.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Feb 05, 2016

You will be surprise what you can learn from YouTube. There are great how-to videos from DIY alarm companies. Link 1 Link 2

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Feb 05, 2016

Honestly, the best thing you can do for this technician is get him a volt meter and teach him how to use it then and enroll him in a community college intro to electronics class. If he had a volt meter and knew how to work it, that REX button should have been easy to figure out. Is there a community college that offers an intro to electronics course? You can tell a tech all day what a NO/NC circuit is and the difference between a supervised and unsupervised circuit, and resistance values, but without him knowing why these things matter he will never be of much use. Can you pair him with a knowledgeable tech who understands these things, preferably one who is sloppy on install the two will teach each other their strengths and both become independent.

Just a thought from computer guy who struggled with these things, who was paired with a pinball tech to install highly complex access control systems.

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Dennis Widdows
Feb 05, 2016

Basic electronic and electricity classes are the best way to start, augmented by instruction on meter and toner usage and On the Job Training...One of the ways to demystify it is to use a door bell analogy and reinforce that it is all nothing but dials lights plugs and switches...

Good luck

JR
Jeffrey Refinati
Feb 07, 2016

Try this: http://www.nationaltrainingcenter.net/index.xml

Their bookstore has the NTC Purple Book, which is for Access Control. Blue book is for alarms/low voltage.

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