Burglar Alarms - A Homeowner's Guide
62Within about the last 10 years or so, the home security sector has experience some great leaps in innovation. In order to understand home burglar alarms better, you should start your examination at the most fundamental level. In simple terms, a burglar alarm is just an electric circuit that is built into the entry of a home or office building. The said circuit acts as a holder of electricity, thus allowing a straight pathway between 2 points (of opposite charge) where the electrical current can flow.
If you were to open a section of a circuit, this would change the path and disrupt the electric flow. Alternatively, if you were to open a circuit, you are actually allowing the electricity to flow freely. For example, in a closed-circuit burglar alarm system, the circuit is closed while the points of entry remain closed. When you turn on your alarm you are actually starting a new stream of electricity that can flow through the closed circuit. When a door is opened, the circuit is broken, the electrical current stops, and the alarm is triggered.
An alternative to guarding each individual window and door in your home would be to use motion and heat detectors for added protection. The specific type of sensor that needs to be installed is dependent on the environmental change that will trigger the alarm. Some sensors are triggered when then notice that someone has broken a beam of light, others are able to sense disturbances by looking at radar reflection patterns or a sudden spike in temperature that looks like body heat. However, like anything else, these sensors also have their cons (ie. false alarms).
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This information is only intended to explain the logic behind a
tradition alarms system, at its most basic level. There are a plethora
of hi-tech upgrades that one may choose to use. For this reason, it is
best to research a specific area once you have a better idea of what
kind of system you are interested in. For instance, companies can now
build the electric circuits right into your window glass using foil
wire. Your alarm would then sound as soon as the glass is broken. Also,
some burglar alarm systems can control lights in your home so that they
come on and off randomly. This feature can trick criminals into
thinking you are home.
Another thing to consider is the wireless
trend that will inevitably become mainstream as time goes on. Wireless
burglar alarms have the advantage of being more cost effective because
of their easy installation. You can also take your burglar alarm system
with you when you move to a new home, this alone is enough for some
home owners to opt for a wireless solution. Wireless systems may one
day eliminate the need for old fashioned hard-wired systems completely.
Burglar Alarms in the News
- Rash Of Burglaries Force Rye Residents To MobilizeWCBS-TV New York11 hours ago
During the holiday season, unoccupied homes filled with gifts are inviting targets for thieves. One band of burglars is terrorizing a Westchester County neighborhood and residents are fighting back. With its manicured lawns, golf course views and homes full of luxuries this section of Rye is a burglar's heaven -- one they kept returning to six separate times in a single month. Most of the ...
- Bob Keane, Del-Fi Records Founder, Dies at 87New York Times16 hours ago
Mr. Keane was a record producer who discovered Ritchie Valens and helped start the careers of Sam Cooke, the Bobby Fuller Four and Frank Zappa.
- Mall burglar foiled, caught hiding behind Dumpster » ARREST REPORTNorthwest Florida Daily News2 days ago
MARY ESTHER -- A 22-year-old man who had worked in the food court at the Santa Rosa Mall was found hiding behind a Dumpster Monday morning near a window that had been broken two nights earlier. Jarvis Jerel Hill of 401 Shrewsbury Road in Mary...
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Comments
Great intro to burglar alarm systems.
You say "wireless trend that will inevitably become mainstream" and this is definitely happening, they're getting smaller and cheaper and more effective so that people are even buying wireless systems to take with them on vacation!
They're also really useful for when you rent a property and your landlord won't allow you to drill the holes needed for a traditional burglar alarm system.
For this reason it also makes a great solution for dorm rooms.








Ms._Info says:
2 months ago
We recently had a burglar alarm installed. Not sure I love it, but we felt it was necessary.