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(scroll down to my "START HERE" note if you don't want to read the preface)   PREFACE:   I'm posting this message in the hopes that I can save someone else the headache I just went through for 2 hours...   So I'm sure many of you are using the M1XEP to get ethernet connectivity to your M1G.  ...

Next project is to add a real strobe light outside the house that is more visible than the pathetic Elk strobe. I've ordered a police strobe light (see link) This thing will work nicely I think :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQaBk49D4Zk&feature=youtube_gdata_player It's called the Rocket X.

@jpmargis Thanks! You were right, found the cable in the box my M1 was shipped in hooked it up all good. :) @BraveSirRobin So far no problem, & thx for the tip. I wired it the same way I wired my Strobe light and setup the rules to activate the siren when the alarm is tripped. Works great, I...

So I want to wire my Elk outdoor siren off a relay on the Elk M1G instead of using output 2 (which buzzes all the time because of low voltage put out by supervision).     I don't have output 3 on the Elk M1G available because I used it for my Strobe light..  Thanks again for the help on that one...

Success!!!! Thank you Gatchel & Brave! Now I will try to fix the buzzing sound.. :)

Thanks guys Gatchel & BraveSirRobin for your write ups. Very helpful. I'm going off to try it now. Will let you know if I am successful. A question though, well more of a comment if the Elk guys read this... Someone said I should already know how a relay works if I am going to undertake this...

Hi,   So I've got a strobe light I'm trying to hook up on Output 3 of my Elk M1G.     The strobe light has 2 wires.  If I hook them directly to +12V / Ground then it flashes... Great   Now how the heck do I wire this to output 3.  I understand from other posts its a relay and has no power, so...