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"Geralf Farfinugen" <farf@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:b1n4s9$14t7rr$1@ID-151933.news.dfncis.de...
> After my townhouse was recently burgled, I purchased the AM500 Arlec
> Wireless Alarm System (comprising Control Panel with inbuilt Piezo Siren, 2
> x Wireless PIR Detectors, 1 x Wireless Reed Switch) as a stop-gap solution
> after finding it for the incredible price of only AU$97 at the local Tandy
> (I believe they're now on sale at this price at the jointly owned Dick Smith
> stores).

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/en/product/L5746

> Have been very impressed by it's capabilities thus far and was considering
> expanding it further. Extra PIR detectors and reed switches are available at
> AU$50ish each. What I was wondering is whether the Control Panel is capable
> of monitoring extra devices. The system is advertised as 2-zone, but I don't
> know whether this is a limitation of the control panel or it's monitoring
> capabilities. Has anyone hooked up extra sensors or have any other
> experience with this model? Given the price of the complete system, I was
> going to buy another complete set-up for the 2 PIRs and extra reed switch
> and keep the control panel as a backup. As long as their set to the same
> channel this should work fine.
>
> I haven't been able to find many comments about this unit online, apart from
> a couple 6 month old posts about how happy people were with their systems
> which they'd got on sale for $160. I know it's at the cheap end of the
> market, but would be grateful for any feedback anyone could offer on it's
> performance or expandability.
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