You might want to try www.functionaldevices.com instead... Phil
At 05:40 PM 2/28/2002 -0500, Carl Navarro wrote: >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of >Joe Tomberlin >Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 1:47 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: KX-T: KX-TD160 doorphone card (for the KX-TD816 systems) > > >Can someone tell me what the specification of the door opener contacts >on a KX-TD160 doorphone card (for the KX-TD816 systems) are? >In particular, when activated, does is there a voltage applied by the >card across the two terminals, or are they simply the common and >Normally Open contacts of a relay that is closed when the "opener" is >activated. Is there any way to get this info from panasonic? > >The only info I can find appears to show this card directly driving an >electric door strike w/o an external supply. I need to provide contact >closure for an electric gate 300 ft away and an opto-isolated contact >closure would be ideal. > >Japan might have some low-voltage specifications about door strikes, like >maybe 22 ga wire means no more than 18 volt door strikes or some such thing. >I always use the guidlines of Viking which is 1/2 Amp @ 125AC and 1A @ >30VDC. >If you want to switch more or don't believe those specs, RIB (relay in a >box) and a tiny power supply is pretty cheap insurance :-) > >RIBMU1C is about $18 and your favorite parts bin gets the voltage to run the >Panasonic side. Try www.functionabledevices.com for the RIB. Or, get the >161 door opener and you have 3 spares if ya burn one out... > > >Carl Navarro > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ >Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
