Guest b21playa Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 hi all is it possible at all to make a decoy //.National Installer.// bell box live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateurandy Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 hi allis it possible at all to make a decoy //.National Installer.// bell box live? Erm.................................................... That is a very strange question if you don't mind me saying so. It's a bit like an army general asking "can I make those fake cardboard tanks drive round and fire shells at the enemy". Answer - get some tanks with drivers ammunition etc. At the risk of stating the obvious, get //.National Installer.// in to install an alarm with a live bell-box. On the other hand, given this is a DIY section I guess you're not looking for that answer. Assuming you have an alarm system - buy a real bell-box and wire it in. But it won't be an //.National Installer.// one. If you look in other sections of TSI you'll find lots of discussions on why you shouldn't/couldn't have a "real" //.National Installer.// bell-box other than as part of a proper //.National Installer.// alarm, which would normally be monitored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rjbsec Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 A "pretend" //.National Installer.// bellbox does a great dis-service to all other genuine //.National Installer.// customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 is it possible at all to make a decoy //.National Installer.// bell box live? if its got the metal bracket just wire it straight into the mains & vola! one "live" bell box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellman Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 hi allis it possible at all to make a decoy //.National Installer.// bell box live? Yes you can but the part to do it is custom to //.National Installer.// and you cannot buy them on their own. Wouldn't it be simpler just to put up another make of box? Regards Bellman Service Engineer and all round nice bloke ) The views above are mine and NOT those of my employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfur mo Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 A "pretend" //.National Installer.// bellbox does a great dis-service to all other genuine //.National Installer.// customers. now come on rjbsec, perhaps he is pretending to like //.National Installer.// (like pretend to like the mother-in-law ) any bell box or any box for that matter can be made 'live' even a tupperware box, but you are dealing with very high voltages several thousand volts in fact. no real current but can still result in a severe shock from the strobe circuit, with the greatest respect untrained fingers get the most of these. if all you want an official looking bell box, then buy one from a electrical suppliers or Maplins, you can get ones with a generic transfer on. remember you will be working of a ladder, so is it worth the risk of a shock at any hieght? be safe don't bodge it, but to be very safe get a (preferably recommended to you) professional, there is more to this game than meets the eye, and very much more than just a label. doing what you suggest is like putting a go faster strip on a lawn mower, might look a bit flash but not win many cross country rallies - if it even starts. regs arfur_mo If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfur mo Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 hi allis it possible at all to make a decoy //.National Installer.// bell box live? yes it is, and far more easier than making an //.National Installer.// engineer live soz //.National Installer.// guys, just could not ressist it If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Ooh! two saucers of milk for AG and AM please. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfur mo Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 //.National Installer.// box at ladder height..... Mmmm, that would be a novel idea.. is it true //.National Installer.// have rounded bell covers - as there engineers can't use spirit levels properly? what do you call an //.National Installer.// engineer with a screwdriver? - rare meeeeoooooowwwww!!! here kitty kitty only doing this as its gone a bit quiet on the insults western front yi haaa! arfur_mo If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Just for the thickies on this post... Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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