Hi, DIYers, Joe from Alarm Grid.
And today, we're going to talk about glass break simulators.
Glass break simulators are devices
that are used to test glass break devices.
Each manufacturer is going to have
their own recommended glass break
simulator to use with their glass break devices
to test them.
Basically, what these devices do is
they simulate the sound of breaking glass.
This is very useful because glass break devices
are kind of tricky to test.
You may have wondered, how do I test this actual device?
A glass break device, it's a security device.
Usually, you're going to have it programmed into your system
as a perimeter device.
And it's going to listen for the sounds of breaking glass.
Each glass break detector is going
to have its own recommended installation
for its optimal use.
So you're going to want to check the manuals before you install
it, because there's going to be a certain distance that it
has to be from the glass.
But essentially, what they do is that if you have a detector
here, you have a pane of glass here--
such as a window, and then glass smashes--
that noise is going to trigger the detector,
and the alarm system will go off.
Now, after you install these detectors,
there's a good chance that you're
going to want to test them just to make sure
that they are working, and that everything
is going to work as expected.
As I said before, each manufacturer,
they're going to have a different recommended glass
break detector to use.
We have found also in a pinch, you
can sometimes go online and get the sounds of breaking glass.
And that sometimes will trigger the detector.
But it's not really recommended because it's not
simulating the exact sound that's
recommended by the manufacturer to test the device.
So really, getting the recommended glass break
simulator is the best and most secure
way to make sure that your glass break detector is working
properly, and that it's going to do what it's supposed to do.
Honeywell is kind of unique, as they
have something called Flex technology,
and the glass break simulator, and the detector.
Basically, what this does is that their glass break
detectors are listening for a low thud and a high crash--
so a low-pitched thud, and a high-pitched crash.
On the simulator, when you go to use it,
you're actually going to put it into the test mode
and then make a thud noise, either by tapping the window,
or hitting something.
When it hears that, it's going to make the high-pitch crash
afterwards which will trigger the glass break,
if it's made by Honeywell, and if it's looking for that.
Before you do do any testing on your glass break detectors
or using your glass break simulators,
one thing that you're going to want to make sure
is that the batteries in the simulator are good,
and that the batteries in the detector are not dead.
Because that's going to give you some trouble when
you go to try to test.
Now, on the DSC side of things, there's the AFT-100.
It pretty much does the same thing as the Honeywell FG701,
except it doesn't have that Flex technology that Honeywell uses.
But if you do have DSC glass break detectors,
the DSC AFT-100 is going to be the simulator
that you're going to want to use to test those with.
And also, there's the Interlogix 5709C-W.
Just like the other devices, this
will test glass break detectors that are made by Interlogix.
Each of these has some features pertinent to the manufacturer
of the devices.
So if you head over to the product pages,
you'll be able to check out and see what each one does.
But essentially, all of these devices
are used to test the glass break detectors.
So if you have Honeywell glass break detectors,
the FG701 is what you're going to want to use.
We have Interlogix glass break detectors,
the Interlogix 5709C-W is going to be the device
that you want to use.
And if you have DSC glass break detectors,
to AFT-100 is going to be the glass break simulator
that you do want to use.
If you have any questions about glass break simulators,
glass break detectors, or how to test them,
feel free to give us a call at 888-818-7728.
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or send us an email to support@alarmgrid.com.
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