Compass First Alert Personality Profiles

I was just looking over what I have missed not looking at the NG. WTF? I don't see hardly anything pertaining to the alarm industry and a bunch of kooks jabbering with each other....

if you can't find the personality profile...just change the chip on the mobo

I'm not sure, but wouldn't that require him to reprogram the sucker from scratch?? It might not be worth it for just one customer. If he can find a friendly "First Alert" dealer willing to provide the personality disk for them, it would be a whole lot less hassle.

can't see any dealer giving away the ability to take over their accounts. not even rlb is that dumb.

no you don't have to reprogram at all, you just have to pull the chip without breaking the corners of the socket (hmm-buy a chip puller-don't do it the way i did the first time)

this also works for other pesky personalities

...just providing an alt route if he cant find a personality disc.

That usually won't work on the higher-end panels

message

Ademco makes a high end panel?

| > this also works for other pesky personalities | >

| > ...just providing an alt route if he cant find a personality disc. | >

| >

| > "Frank Olson" wrote in | message | > news:03X5i.224672$aG1.7430@pd7urf3no... | > | Crash Gordon wrote: | > | > if you can't find the personality profile...just change the chip on | the | > mobo | > | | > | I'm not sure, but wouldn't that require him to reprogram the sucker from | > | scratch?? It might not be worth it for just one customer. If he can | > | find a friendly "First Alert" dealer willing to provide the personality | > | disk for them, it would be a whole lot less hassle. | >

| >

| |

High end? No. High price? Yes, like the Vista 250 FB at nearly $600.00

whew. i don't go north of the 20 with Ademco stuff anyway.

| >

| >

| > | > this also works for other pesky personalities | > | >

| > | > ...just providing an alt route if he cant find a personality disc. | > | >

| > | >

| > | > "Frank Olson" wrote in | > | message | > | > news:03X5i.224672$aG1.7430@pd7urf3no... | > | > | Crash Gordon wrote: | > | > | > if you can't find the personality profile...just change the chip | > on | > | the | > | > mobo | > | > | | > | > | I'm not sure, but wouldn't that require him to reprogram the sucker | > from | > | > | scratch?? It might not be worth it for just one customer. If he | > can | > | > | find a friendly "First Alert" dealer willing to provide the | > personality | > | > | disk for them, it would be a whole lot less hassle. | > | >

| > | >

| > | | > | | >

| >

| |

If you're paying nearly $600 *wholesale* for the Vista-250FB something is wrong. I sell that system direct to end users for $623.25.

We get a lot of calls for the larger Honeywell (Ademco) systems. End users DIY install everything from the Vista-10P to the Vista-128FBP. The Vista-20P is our most popular panel even though the Napco P9600 is far more powerful and flexible. I think part of the reason for Honeywell's popularity among DIYers is they've had numerous bids from installers offering the same panels. Another reason is they're easier (at least the smaller ones are) to keypad program than anything but DSC.

I am trying not to mention pricing for fear of being labeled an elitist again. If we are going to the penny I think it is about $100.00 less than what you say you sell it for on your site (panel only ADI pricing). If you are Ademco direct (we're not) it is much less. Since there is no kit for that panel I was thinking of the panel and keypad price in the $600 range.

Heh, don't sweat it. Elitist just means you spend more on your panels than they do.

That's about right.

They offer kits for the 250 but only by special arrangement. ADI will do whatever your Honeywell rep allows them to do. It can be a pain since there's a different rep for each division. Some will strike excellent deals with with you if you can deliver the orders. Others are about as flexible as Chaney on Imodium.