I'm installing a 8132i keypad for my vista 128FBP system, and have a question about the supplemental power supply for it. I orderd the
8132ipk so it cames with the AD12612 power supply/charger. The documentation for the power supply says to use a 4AH Gel Cell battery. Would I be asking for trouble if I used a 7.2AH battery? I'd rather use the 7.2 because it's the same battery model i'm using for backup power on the main panel, and I would prefer have a longer backup time.
Also, I need to get an enclosure to put the charger & battery into. Is that something that I can pick up at my local electrical supply house? If not does anyone have a suggestion of where I should order one online?
If you do, you could wind up with a major thermo-bass-o-theric event. Probably wind up melting your thingie and the whozitz too (I won't even mention what could happen to the customer's robertinator).
Seriously, "the bigger the better", (or so my wife keeps saying). :-)
Home Depot electrical department, or an electronic equipement store should have an enclosure. It probalby won't match but I don't know if cosmetics is that important. A couple of feet of 18 ga. stranded wire (black and red), some connectors for the battery terminals and you are all set. Before you do this, are you sure that the new battery won't fit inside the alarm panel box? They usually do unless there is an over abundance of wire in the panel. Many times, if there is excess wire, it will slide back into the wall through the hole in the back of the box giving you more room in the box itself. If the installation company used the box as a splice box with multiple splice connections, which they shouldn't have really done, don't put them in the wall. Leave things alone and add the battery enclosure.
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Home Depot electrical department, or an electronic equipement store should have an enclosure. It probalby won't match but I don't know if cosmetics is that important. A couple of feet of 18 ga. stranded wire (black and red), some connectors for the battery terminals and you are all set. Before you do this, are you sure that the new battery won't fit inside the alarm panel box? They usually do unless there is an over abundance of wire in the panel. Many times, if there is excess wire, it will slide back into the wall through the hole in the back of the box giving you more room in the box itself. If the installation company used the box as a splice box with multiple splice connections, which they shouldn't have really done, don't put them in the wall. Leave things alone and add the battery enclosure.
Another thing to remember is that if you're going to mount the battery remote from the panel/power supply (in a seperate enclosure) always install an inline fuse near one of the battery terminals. Better "safe than sorry".
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