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Ademco Vector 3000 converting to Ademco Vista 128BP

My current system is a Ademco Vector 3000 (#4153). This utilizes a polling loop but it looks to me to be slightly different than the polling loop used in the Vista 128BP. The 4153 has the pooling loop hooked up as follows: The pooling loop wires labeled "out" are all hooked up to terminal 1 and 2 on the panel. The polling loop wires labeled "return" are all hooked to a

4152 add-on circuit board, which as I understand gave the pooling loop a Class A designation. I do not see such an option on the new Vista 128BP for something like a 4152 , so I am unsure where the return wires are to be hooked up.

Is it possible to set up the Vista 128BP with a Class A designation? If so, what do I need. If it is not possible where do I hook up the return wires from the polling loop that labeled return?

Thanks for any suggestions.

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LostInSpace
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All the polling loop devices for the Vector 3000 are compatible with the Vista Series polling loop. Depending upon how the 4152LM is configured, it can be used as either a Class "A" polling loop return or a separate polling loop (it doesn't allow you to expand the system beyond the maximum number of polling loop modules for your system). I recently upgraded two Vector 3000's installed on the same job. I replaced it with a Vista 128FB and just had to reprogram the duplicate 4190WH ID numbers. "Piece of Cake" and the customer's really pleased with the fact that the room numbers come up on a single new LCD screen (which replaces the two LED keypads he had before). :-)

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Frank Olson

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nick markowitz

The question is since the Vista 128 series does not offer a 4152LM (which in my case gave it a Class A designation) like the Vector 3000 did, where do those return wires get hooked up?

Thanks

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LostInSpace

Cap the "return wires". You don't need them.

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Frank Olson

Thanks for the reply. It sounds as though the Vista 128 lost the capability for a Class A designation on the polling loop, since it can't power from either side like the Vector 3000 could. I am surprised that Ademco/Honeywell would not provide for that since all it took was a $25 add-on circuit board.

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LostInSpace

With the 128, if you want redundancy, you'll have to opt for multiple polling loop expanders (4297) configured as individual isolated polling loops as in the figure on page 3-14. You can't use this module with the Vista 128FBP or the 250FBP.

If you see Dr. Smith, tell him I said "Hi". :-)

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Frank Olson

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