Wired Intruder Alarm Book Advice Wanted

[bee_man]

Could somebody reccommend a good book on intruder alarms please?. I'm more interested in detailed info on wired system than wireless which I have learned the hard way. I saw Intruder Alarms by Gerard Honey on Amazon and thought it looked appropriate. Any thoughts please?

 

bee_man

[MrHappy]

I think where more a black art than book art?

[bee_man]

Darn it, that book's blue & red. I'll look for a black one. Thanks

 

bee_man

[Simlec]

 Intruder Alarms by Gerard Honey Third Edition

 

Its a good read covering most of what you will need to know.

[bee_man]

Certainly gave a good impression. I'll look for 3rd edition, many thanks.

 

bee_man

[cybergibbons]

Personally, I'm not so keen on the book. It has typos and errors. Some of the stuff that is more complex, like relays and bellbox wiring, isn't covered in enough detail.

 

But I don't install alarms.

[sjsturner]

Intruder Alarms by Gerard Honey

Was it the honey part that attracted you?

I would be suprised if you would learn an lot from a book on alarms but might be worth a look, a bit of dc theory is usefull too.

[Scotmod]

If you wanted to get in to the nitty gritty then any GSCE electronics themed book on open and closed circuits. Series parallel circuits and resistance would do you better.

 

Then head on to ebay, buy an old panel with an engineers manual and get stuck in to the options.

[Oxo]

Agreed, seen a couple of those books over the years and none really taught a lot.

[cybergibbons]

bee_man - you can have mine for £15 if you want.