Alarm And Actuators!
09-03-2005, 09:10 PM
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I have an Autopage RF-520LCD that i just installed today (changed from the 310) and so far everything works that i have hooked up cept the Door locks. I added an actuator to the drivers door of the 2-Wire type and hooked it up just as the alarm manual states but they do not work. Now the actuators came with a Relay that i did not use. So im not sure if thats the problem or not. If anyone has any suggestions at all it would be much appreciated so i can get this all buttoned down and start the door popper install next. Thanks
09-04-2005, 08:40 AM
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you have to use that relay. the alarm outputs for the door locks usually can only supply 150mA. actuators need a lot more current than that to operate. that 150mA from the alarm brain is used to switch a relay, which can then feed a higher power source to the actuator.