SilverNodashi Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hi, Can anyone, who has setup a solar system for an 8 zone alarm? I am not sure how to spec this. The alarm looks the same as those kits that ADT installs. It has a keypad and some passives in the house, 2 beams outside and a siren, as well as a 12V7Ah battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetkit Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 By just replacing the 7AH battery with a 12AH unit, you already a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNodashi Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 By just replacing the 7AH battery with a 12AH unit, you already a winner. Sure, but do you know how much current such an alarm draws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdiy Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Sure, but do you know how much current such an alarm draws? Disconnect the mains and use your multimeter to measure the current drawn from the battery. If you are going to run it off solar power, just ensure that your set-up can supply the siren with enough juice when it needs to make a noise - depending on the siren(s) used that can be anything from 10W upwards. Energy-Jason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNodashi Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Disconnect the mains and use your multimeter to measure the current drawn from the battery. If you are going to run it off solar power, just ensure that your set-up can supply the siren with enough juice when it needs to make a noise - depending on the siren(s) used that can be anything from 10W upwards. The problem is, I don't have the alarm with me. It's 300km away on the farm, and there's no electricity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdiy Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 The problem is, I don't have the alarm with me. It's 300km away on the farm, and there's no electricity. That's a bummer. You can try to get specs of all the components and add it all up, but best would be to measure the real current draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hobson Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Get a Great Dane! The last unsolicited visitors we had could not get back into their vehicle fast enough. The driver ran around the bakkie only to find one of the chaps who had been sitting inside the canopy on the back had already commandeered the driver seat. The driver's proportions was of such a nature that he would not fit into the space left inside the canopy. Shadow's consumption I think one will find compares favourably with other security systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Suggestion. Get a 2nd hand UPS (12v or 24v 105ah batteries) and connect the alarm to it. Will last for weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNodashi Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Suggestion. Get a 2nd hand UPS (12v or 24v 105ah batteries) and connect the alarm to it. Will last for weeks. A 105Ah deep cycle battery lasts 3-4 days... have tested it recently. So I'm going to try it with a 150W panels and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 If you use 100ah battery/ies, just make sure the panel/s can charge the battery in +-5.5 sunlight hours, otherwise the battery/ies will never get fully charged, and therefor not last long. Been there, done that, got a few T-Shirts in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNodashi Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 If you use 100ah battery/ies, just make sure the panel/s can charge the battery in +-5.5 sunlight hours, otherwise the battery/ies will never get fully charged, and therefor not last long. Been there, done that, got a few T-Shirts in the process. well, that's why I posted this... Was hoping someone already did something similar and could tell me which components to use. We're not in the plot often or long enough for me to play with this. So I'll see if the 150W panel works well enough. The security guards in the area swap the batteries out every three days, or when they get a low battery signal. They'll let me know if it works or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 My calcs say that a 1 x 100ah battery will need about 169w panel. It takes into consideration the battery age, losses in wires, panel etc. To be save, I would therefor consider a 200w panel with a Victron MPPT Bluesolar 75/15 controller. Controller can take up to 2 x 200w panels (depending on their specs), if you want to charge 2 x 100ah batteries later. Ps. if the 75/15 controller interest you, I have one, few months old, client upgraded, for R 1 000.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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