Recent content by nonumnos

You've got to love a "backhoe-induced photon flow reduction"(TM). :rofl: The "derecho" in our area took out power, and the towers limped along for voice service for perhaps a day. Data? Forget about it! No voice after a day? I guess they forgot to maintain decent fuel levels for the...

So, the "final action date" in the FCC filings was August 2011. Even Elk's website under press releases has nothing about the new RF components. Has Elk truly gone back to the drawing board on this stuff? It was four months from compliance testing to when the final action was filed in August, so...

As for the FCC, the latest actions and filings can be found on their site. You can bet I'll be eagerly watching for filings on wireless keypads, smokes, and more! FCC Grantee code: TMA Grantee Search: https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/GenericSearch.cfm?calledFromFrame=N

Time to revive a REALLY old thread? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: I have the Elk XEP. It is on a UPS. The Elk M1G has its batteries. I have batteries and UPS's galore. My FIOS has a battery, and the feed for the ONT is on its own UPS. I don't want to add an "ABN" (NextAlarm) to draw more power or...

If I'm not mistaken, you can run a Linux VM on top of z/OS, so in a way you *could* run HA software... That brings up a question: How many people are using one big box running multiple VMs for their various HA needs? And that brings up the next item: Parallels vs. Xen vs. VMWare vs. $VMapp ...

Or, if you are feeling a little bit evil, use xroach. ;-)

In terms of using something like ZoneMinder, can anyone recommend solid DVR cards that are supported on modern Linux distros? I was looking at the ZoneMinder Wiki, but it seems to be woefully outdated in terms of supported Linux distributions (they list Fedora 5, when Fedora 11 is already out!)...

You might want to take a look at Elk's power supply offerings. The p124 (vs. the p124k which includes a can) should meet your needs.

I'd be interested in knowing your source for the powered registers. I've got an older home (1947) that retrofitting dampers into would be onerous. Controllable registers might be a decent middle ground. -Chris

@MavRic: A cat might scratch my eyes out, but exceeding the wife anger threshold is not something I am foolish enough to attempt!

Without searching, there are non-immune ones out there. Generally speaking, if they aren't labeled immune, they're not immune, but I'm sure the guys that do this stuff for a living (that includes incurable DIYers since their wives let them live despite the chaos!) can actually quote brands and...

I just stumbled across a Circuit City location that hasn't been picked clean. They had a bunch of boxes of 22/2 and 22/4 security wire as well as CAT5e in 1000ft boxes for ~$40/box. Pretty much all labeled Honeywell. Amazingly there were a few things on the shelves that were reasonably priced...

System cutovers rarely happen unnoticed. There was nary a blip with this one. Job well done and thanks! -Chris

I'm not saying Mozy, by itself, is a bad service. I am saying that you should be careful with Mozy (or any online backup service). If you want secure backups, then you need to be in full control of the encryption keys. By default Mozy uses a preshared key that is "baked" into the Mozy...

Just curious as I'm still learning the pros and cons of different material choices... What do you like about using stranded? Is it the added flexibility of the wire (especially at the ends like at the panel)? Do you sometimes run into the strands snagging a bit more as you try to make...