Re: Ademco Vista-15 Install Manual

One of my installers almost burned a house down with a 12v 7amp battery when
he was doing an install...I got there just as the smoke was exiting the
front door. He was in the back bedroom when I came in the front door. Small
scrap of wire had shorted the battery terminals. It was just about to flame
when I walked in. Those batteries can be dangerous. Kindling temp of paper
is 451 f...remember the novel?


"Robert L Bass" <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|> This is entirely possible and have seen several of my
| > panels over the years come very close to to igniting
| > from neglected batteries. I never leave anything in
| > the box.
|
| That's surprising, Crash. In the 24 years I installed for a
| living it never happened to me. I've never even seen an alarm
| battery get more than uncomfortably hot.
|
| Paper ignites at about 450º Fahrenheit (230ºC). That's hot
| enough to roast a turkey. If your control panel cabinet reaches
| that temperature, (1) something is drastically wrong; and (2)
| your control panel is no longer functioning.
|
| I don't doubt your panel got hot enough to make it seem as though
| it was ready to ignite, but reality is they just don't get that
| hot, even in Waco.
|
| --
|
| Regards,
| Robert L Bass
|
| Bass Burglar Alarms
| The Online DIY Store
| http://www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
|
| --
|
| Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large
| groups.
|


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