Alarm Contacts Tutorial

Author: Ari Erenthal, Published on Mar 07, 2017

Contacts are the devices that tell an alarm panel when an entryway is open or closed. The act of opening or closing an entryway, such as a door or window, causes a physical change in the contact. This in turn changes the state of the circuit to which it is connected.

In this note, we will examine and compare:

  • Reed switches - Form A vs B vs C
  • Surface mount magnetic contacts
  • Recessed magnetic contacts
  • Wide gap magnetic contacts
  • High security magnetic contacts
  • Plunger contacts

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  • **** * ******** *** **** *** ****** ******* ********
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Surface ***** ******** ********

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Recessed ******** ********

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**** ********** * ******** ******* ** * ***** ****, **** eventually ***** *** ****** ** ****** ********, ***** **** ******** the ***. **** ****** *** ** * ****** ** * tightly ****** ***** ****. ***** * ****** ** ***** *** contact ** ***** ** ******** ** *** ****** **** ******** the ******* ** ***** ****** ** *** ******. ********** ****** expect *** ********* *** ** ** ***** **** ** *** stated *** ****** **** **** ** ***** *****, *** ** should ********* ***********, ***** ******* ** *** *** ******* ****** about * ******* ** *** ****** *** ******.

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Wide *** ******** ********

********** *****, *****, ******, *** ****-**** ***** ******** **** * bit ** "****", ******** * ******* ****** ** ****** ******* the **** *** ****. ***** ******** ******** ** ***** ***** will ********** **** ** ***** ******. ********** ******** *** ******** contacts **** **** **** *** ***** ************. ***** *** ********* larger *** **** ********* **** ******** ******** ******** **** *** homes *** *******. **** **** *** ******** *** ***** *** gaps ** ** ** *" (*.***).

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High ******** ******** ********

** ** ******** ***** ******* ***** *** ****** **, **** can***************** ** **** ******* ** ******** * **** ** *** door ***** *** ********* ***** *** ******, ******** **** ** easier **** **** ****. *** **** **** ******** ************, ********** can *** * '******' ******, ** ***** *** **** **** spring **** * *** ******** ** * ****** ******** ***** comes **** ***** ***** ** ** ** *** ****** ******** using *** ******** ******. *********** **** * ******** ****** ****** for ***** *******, ***** ** **** **** ********* ** ********* than * ****** **** ******.

Plunger ********

******* ******** *** **** ******** **** ***** **** ** *** past. ******* ** ***** * ******, ***** ******** *** * plastic ****** **** ****** *** ******* **** ****** **** *** opens *** ******* **** ********. *** ****** ****** ***** ******** wear *** **********, ******* ** *** ******* ***** *********** ***** closed ** ****, ************ ** ***** ******. *******, ******* ******** are *** **** *** ** ***** * **** **** *** hinge **** ******* ** *** ****** ****. **** ********* ** old *****, ********** ********* **** ** ****** *** ** ******* the ******* ******* **** * *** ***. ****** ******* ******** are **** ******** *** ****** ******* **** ** *** ****, although *** ** ******** ** *******.

Comments (8)

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Paul Curran

03/07/17 07:59pm

** *** *.*. **** **** ******** ******* ** *** ***** (for *.*. ***** * *** *****).

***** *** *** *****, ** ** *** *** * ******** on *** ******* ** *** *** ** **** *** ******* with * ******** ** ***** *** ***** **** *** ********* a "****" *********. *** **** ****** ***** ** * ****** gap ***** ***** ** ** ******* **. **** ****** ** signalled *** ***.

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Ari Erenthal

In reply to Paul Curran | 03/07/17 08:18pm

**** *** **** **** ****, ** **** "******". **** **** description, ** ***** **** **'** ******* ***** *** **** *****. Magnasphere ** * ********** ************** **** **** * **** ******* which ******* *** ******* ** ********* *** ******.

** *** **** ** **** ******** *** ******* ** *** one ** *** *** *** *** ** *** ****** ** the **** ( ** ***** ************) ***? **** *** *** bottom ** *** **** *** **** *** ****** ******* ******* the *** ******* ******!

**** ****, ***, ********** *** ****-**** *****. ****'* *** * prefer ****** ******* ******** ** **** ********.

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Paul Curran

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 03/07/17 08:23pm

*** * ***** **'* *** *** *** **** **** / anti ****. **** **'* * ********* *****- *** ********* ********* demand ** *** ********* *** ****** *** ******** **********. :)

Undisclosed #1

03/08/17 02:15am

***** *** *** **** *******. ***** * ***'* **** **** alarm ******* ***** ***** **** ** **** **** ** ** has **** * ***** ****** ** ****** ****** *********. **** assists *******.

Daniel Filomena

IPVMU Certified | 03/08/17 04:18am

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Rashid Khan

03/08/17 02:38pm

** ***, **** *** ** ***** * ******* ******** ***? It **** ** **** ********.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Rashid Khan | 03/08/17 02:47pm

***** ******:

** **** ******* ********* ****** ** ********, **:

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Ari Erenthal

In reply to Rashid Khan | 03/08/17 02:48pm

** ****, ** **** ***** * *** ** ******* *******! A **** ***** ** ***** ** *** **** ****** ******* Book,***** ** ********* ** ******** *** ****.

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