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    Lightning Detector - false strikes

    My 1-wire bus is working fine and decided to add lightning detection. Just got HB's current lightning detector. So I followed the comment on their website and mounted it in side a short piece of PVC pipe. Both ends of the pipe have a cap on them with a hole drilled thru; the top has a simple...
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    Are you a professional installer?

    I am currently a communications (VoIP), surveilliance video, IT & networking installer. When I was in Calif. (1982 - 2001) I was a licensed general contractor, licensed alarm company operator, and installed lots of LV stuff (alarm, music / sound / /intercom, central vac) for a few very busy...
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    Motions Not Ready

    Are the motions hardwired? If so then put your meter across the connections at the panel and verify it goes open/close when the motion sees motion. Verify EOL (if used). Simple stuff. If wireless, there are installer test functions to verify the sensors are being seen by the panel. If they're...
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    Mystery 20/4 Conductor Cable on Pre-Install

    You didn't mention if you used a tone/locator, my bet is this 20/4 went to the phone demarc but got pulled just inside. Either way, I'd hook up a tracer (I used to use the Progressive Electronics product -- was about $30, irreplaceable when I needed it) and see if it's at the phone place, an...
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    1-wire & HobbyBoard (et al) -- First 1w project! Recommendations?

    Sorry ... Meant to say "If I want to create a 1w bus, don't I need a 1w HUB" ?  //meaning I believe the Hub acts as the bus controller, and connects to my RPi//  -- please correct me if assumptions are wrong, thanks --
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    1-wire & HobbyBoard (et al) -- First 1w project! Recommendations?

    My project is to install a couple temperature sensors (an underwater sensor based on the DS18B20, as found at [ link was here... PROHIBITED cuz I'm NEW? It is a probe w/ 2m sealed cable] ) So I'm going thru owfs.org's site and clicked through all their Intro pages (1 of which has some of their...
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