Re: Lead acid batt. in home alarm system

From: Mike Berger (berger_at_shout.net)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: 28 Jun 2004 10:13:15 -0700

Most horns and annunciators draw more current than the transformer
is designed to provide, and rely on the battery.

"Tam Nguyen" <thnguyen@nortelnetworks.com> wrote in message news:<cbf92i$ssn$1@zcars0v6.ca.nortel.com>...
> I am not sure if the batt. also powers the horn when the line goes out,
> because there is a transformer in the wall socket that I think it is there
> to run the horn. So in the power line goes out scenario (regardless of
> circumstances), would the horn draws juice from the batt to blast?

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