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Read here for my adventures into WHA. http://cocoontech.com/forums/topic/18809-how-to-use-elk-relays-as-speaker-switches/page__st__0 I've got my system setup so it will turn on all speakers and broadcast a message.

It was primarily due to cost. I am comfortable with adding wireless sensors to the system by myself, but I don't want to touch any of the hard wired stuff that had been professionally installed. Having the original guy come out to install the 4 smokes would cost at least $1000, and one of the...

Hello! I have an Elk M1G installed about 1.5 years ago and I had been tweaking it myself for fun. My previous tweaks had mostly been automation rules and relays, but now I want to add wireless smoke detectors to the system. When I had the system installed, I had hardwired smokes for the...

Yup, the Denon takes up 60W. Plugged it into a killawatt to test. Currently I have the Denon amp plugged into an insteon appliance linc to turn it on/off. I also wrote a task (let's call it "PA") to turn on the amp and all 16 relays (2 pairs for source switching, 6 pairs for the room...

Yup absolutely on the UPS. I have a unit that says how minutes it has left on the battery based on current load, and the server is set to shut down after power failure. Now that I think about it, Getting PS212S + Transformer + battery costs almost as much as a 1500VA UPS. I'd rather have that...

So only two wires into the Elk 924? The NO from M1RB going to T+ on Elk 924, and NEG on Elk 924 to NEG on Elk M1G main board? I do have a UPS in the wiring closet... ok let me think about some ways to shuffle stuff around.

Thanks. A few more questions. 1) If I don't want to use outputs 7 - 16 and use m1RB relays to switch elk 924 dpdt, was my wiring in the post above correct? 2) Load - thanks for the clarification Work2Play, got me thinking... In full alarm mode, where does the "noise" from the keypads come...

Great, thanks. Right now I have M1-XOVR and M1RB for 16 additional relays, and I have used up all of them. I use two relays to control the speakers for one room - one left channel and one right channel. I am thinking about getting the Elk-WSV water shutoff valve, so I need another relay...

One more thing I thought of. I have used up all 16 outputs for my setup now, 2 outputs for each room (6 total) plus 4 outputs for the source switching. When I need more outputs, I believe I can put an elk 924 dpdt relay controlled by one of the relays on the m1xvor or m1rb. How do I connect...

Thanks for the idea of putting the keypad speakers in series. The intention of the Elk-800 was to put my maximum 4 ohms from speaker selectors in parallel with the 2x 32ohm keypad speakers, with 3.2 ohms. That's why I was thinking 2 ohms. With the speakers in series I should be at 4 - 11 ohms...

Allright, figured out the delay - it's due to my wiring. I had two speakers from two keypads wired into output one. Then I connected the line in circuit board setup to + in output 1 and NEG in power. The result was the delay. Line out by itself works. Two speakers by itself works. Removed...

Tried it. Connected line out directly to amp. Humm is gone. So the relay is probably introducing the humm. Here were my steps of troubleshooting so far. Scenario 1) Sonos to NC, Elk to NO, Amp to COM. In off state the Amp plays the Sonos, and in on state the amp plays elk. No humm at...

BSR, I am actually having the exact problem as you. My sonos line in is equivalent to your PC speaker line in from home seer. My Denon AV/Receiver is the Elk-800 in your diagram. Looks like you dropped the 10 uF capacitor. I will try that out. The other thing you or someone else mentioned...

I did put in the capacitor but the hum is still there. It is close to speaker wires and power sources, yes. The hum is there only when the relays are off. I can live with this by putting the Sonos in the relay on position and the elk output in the off position when there is humm. I intend to...

I wired it up and was able to succesfully switch between Sonos sound and Elk sound. On the Sonos sound side I did make it line level output like in the document described above. The problem now is that I get a popping sound in the speakers when I switch. On the elk sound side I also hear a...