So we finally bothered to order a DSC Alexor kit, although it hasn't made it out of the box yet.
I figure I'll bench test it and play around a bit in the next month or two before we install it somewhere.
Hopefully the bugs (if any) have been worked out of it by now.
Any experiences from anyone on this system?
I'm hoping it does well and we can get our other installer away from his beloved GE Allegro's.
- Chris
dealer up street from me has used it and so far likes it.
The battery is really strange. No real hardwire inputs (okay 2 goofy ones) It won't survive a smash and grab like a system with alarm.com. It programs a little funny (like back up phone is #2 instead of #3 slot). Great for minimum wage installers equipped with double sided tape.
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What are you talking about..
Installer with double sided tapes are the top of there trade.. just ask them you will see!! ;-)
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Real men don't use double sided tape. They use spit!
I've had one for about a year now, haven't had any issues although I'm not a fan of the non-standard battery and plastic control box.
Never cared for the Allegro, too limited and not a big fan of the wireless dialer
?? It's got a separate control box, isn't vulnerable to smash and grab
They've always done that since the original PC5010
Can't argue with you there although it's a step up from an all-in-one
Sadly it's true. There's a company doorknocking around here lately from out of town. They're in and out in half an hour, never to be seen again. We end up with work orders to fix their jobs since they were never tested or setup to send test signals. They need better double sided tape though since they've had many false alarms from contacts falling off doors. And they're #1 in sales for a certain non-3 letter national dealer network.
- Chris
The panel batteries haven't been too bad, but the DTIM batteries were a pain to find up until the past year or so. Naturally they couldn't use a standard battery, where would they put it?
Plastic panel seems odd, but I guess there's nothing to put in it anyway. As long as it's DSC plastic and not GE plastic it should be ok.
The limitations of the Allegro can be a problem at times, like when you want a real siren or a second keypad. I would be a big fan of the wireless dialer, except that half the Allegro's we've installed have had issues with the dialer. This is not where the biggest reliability issue should come from. Many of them were recalled and many more still have problems, especially after changing the battery.
As long as it's installed properly and the dialer works it's not a bad system for residential use (it is even rated as a commercial panel? hopefully not).
- Chris
And when they have dry mouth they use s**en!
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