On ELK M1, I connected an old siren to my output two and it goes on right away.

ghurty · Oct 5, 2014

I connected an old siren to my output two and it goes on right away.
Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

jpmargis · Oct 5, 2014

One (or more) of your zones is unsecured. Enter your code and it should stop.

ghurty · Oct 5, 2014

I typed the code in and it didn't help. My regular elk indoor speaker on output one was not making any noise.

Thanks

sda · Oct 5, 2014

Is it a 12V siren?
Is it a real siren with an internal driver?
Do you have G26 set to voltage?

Out2 has a supervisory voltage on it. That voltage might be causing a problem with that particular siren. Some people have had luck with adding a resistor, maybe 1K?.

ghurty · Oct 5, 2014

Yes its a 12v siren with a real driver.
I have it set to siren output.
When I put a 2.2k Ohms 5% resistor on it. It stops going, but when I triggered my alarm, the interioir speaker is working but nothing from output 2.

Thanks

sda said:
Is it a 12V siren?
Is it a real siren with an internal driver?
Do you have G26 set to voltage?

Out2 has a supervisory voltage on it. That voltage might be causing a problem with that particular siren. Some people have had luck with adding a resistor, maybe 1K?.

mikefamig · Oct 5, 2014

If it is a self contained siren then I believe that out2 should be set to voltage.

Mike.

On ELK M1, I connected an old siren to my output two and it goes on right away.

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