sirocco Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 I need to extend my Galaxy 60 alarm system to add 3 IR detectors in a games room /workshop which is at the end of my garden c.90m from the main panel in my house. Will I need a RIO with a PSU/backup battery or just a regular Rio.? Also is a Galaxy 2-20 Rio/PSu compatable with the Galaxy 60. Hoping someone can help. Graham
norman Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 always better to have local power, yes. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
Cyberprog Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I'd always prefer to install a powered RIO at that sort of distance, eliminates volt drop, as well as gives a degree of separation between the main panel and the RIO. I'd ensure it has battery backup, but beware that most shed installs will have a RCD installed at the house end, so if that trips you're likely to end up with an outage down there if there's no battery.
james.wilson Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 agreed local power is preferable but if you run a large enough cable just for the 12v then you could run that from the panel. Assuming it has the capacity securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount.
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.