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by juniorg
Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:42 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Outdoor Alarm Siren - Hardwired Help Needed
Replies: 12
Views: 12031

Re: Outdoor Alarm Siren - Hardwired Help Needed

I was merely after some advice on how to wire it in rather than the effectiveness of the solution.

:-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)
by juniorg
Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:07 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Outdoor Alarm Siren - Hardwired Help Needed
Replies: 12
Views: 12031

Re: Outdoor Alarm Siren - Hardwired Help Needed

It's a Ring unit so does have a battery backup if the mains power is dropped. As the Ring alarm works from an internal siren, I wanted 2 things. 1) An external visual deterrent (this one glows at night - that'll send the thieves running ;-)) and 2) an outdoor siren. Appreciate this may annoy the nei...
by juniorg
Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:17 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Outdoor Alarm Siren - Hardwired Help Needed
Replies: 12
Views: 12031

Re: Outdoor Alarm Siren - Hardwired Help Needed

Thanks Mr White.

The 1st floor plug circuit cabling does go through the loft so I ended up using a junction box to spur a plug socket and used your advice for a charger. Worked a treat.

Cheers
by juniorg
Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:18 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Outdoor Alarm Siren - Hardwired Help Needed
Replies: 12
Views: 12031

Re: Outdoor Alarm Siren - Hardwired Help Needed

Thanks Mr White - I could do that, I'd need to add a spur into the loft as there are no plug sockets up there at the moment, so could split the upstairs ring main circuit and spur from up there. I just wondered if there was an 'easier' solution, some transformer that I could wire into the existing l...
by juniorg
Wed Apr 07, 2021 11:48 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Outdoor Alarm Siren - Hardwired Help Needed
Replies: 12
Views: 12031

Outdoor Alarm Siren - Hardwired Help Needed

Hi all, I have an alarm system for which I have just purchased an outdoor siren for a visual deterrent and also to maximize the range of the siren. You can hardwire this so that you don't need to purchase/fit a solar panel and do not have to change the internal batteries frequently. I'm unsure how I...
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