LED Panel Monitors Doors And Windows
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When Ben Parks saw Joe Kansak’s light monitor shop tip (Vol. 48, No. 2), he thought he would share his own LED panel. His system monitors the status of doors and windows. He doesn’t worry about leaving them open when he goes to bed or leaves the house. A glance at the LED panel in his office shows their status.
“When I installed my DIY alarm system 35 years ago, I installed a parallel system to the LED panel,” says Parks.
Each item being monitored has two magnetic switches, one for the security system and one for the LED panel. The wiring for both systems runs through the same five-wire cable, but the security system has a separate power supply.
“If the window or door is open, it turns on the corresponding light on the panel,” says Parks. “I can see at a glance from a central location in the hallway if anything is open. I have a separate green indicator light on the kitchen door to let me know if the garage door is open.”
While security alarm systems are commonly wireless today, hard-wired switches are still available in various styles and prices.
“The systems today are more sophisticated and usually tie into a cell phone,” acknowledges Parks. “However, there are still a lot of hard-wired security systems out there. Mine is set up with autodial to call my cell phone if there’s a problem.”
Parks notes that, like for Kansak, the LED panel saves time and worry. “I don’t have to walk around the house to know everything is closed up,” he says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ben Parks, 8305 Valleyfield Dr., Austin, Texas 78724 (ph 512-657-5110; quincy443@yahoo.com).
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LED Panel Monitors Doors And Windows BUILDINGS New Techniques When Ben Parks saw Joe Kansak’s light monitor shop tip Vol 48 No 2 he thought he would share his own LED panel His system monitors the status of doors and windows He doesn’t worry about leaving them open when he goes to bed or leaves the house A glance at the LED panel in his office shows their status “When I installed my DIY alarm system 35 years ago I installed a parallel system to the LED panel ” says Parks Each item being monitored has two magnetic switches one for the security system and one for the LED panel The wiring for both systems runs through the same five-wire cable but the security system has a separate power supply “If the window or door is open it turns on the corresponding light on the panel ” says Parks “I can see at a glance from a central location in the hallway if anything is open I have a separate green indicator light on the kitchen door to let me know if the garage door is open ” While security alarm systems are commonly wireless today hard-wired switches are still available in various styles and prices “The systems today are more sophisticated and usually tie into a cell phone ” acknowledges Parks “However there are still a lot of hard-wired security systems out there Mine is set up with autodial to call my cell phone if there’s a problem ” Parks notes that like for Kansak the LED panel saves time and worry “I don’t have to walk around the house to know everything is closed up ” he says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ben Parks 8305 Valleyfield Dr Austin Texas 78724 ph 512-657-5110; quincy443@yahoo com
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