Security Systems and Intruder Alarms

by VivianCapel (Author), VivianCapel (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1992

  $3.25

  This book is a guide to evaluating security needs, planning and purchasing a system, and managing a security system.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1989

  $11.84

  This book provides information for those wishing to choose and install a security system. The author describes the basic alarm circuits and the essential components of the system including control units, sensors and sounding devices. More sophisticated systems are also covered - ultrasonic, infra-red and microwave detectors - and a chapter included on closed-circuit television. There is information on how to plan a system and detailed consideration given to making the actual installation, with plenty of practical hints and tips. The book will be divided into different sections providing information for business users who choose the systems and for technicians and professional installers who set it up. Relevant BS standards and NSCIA codes of conduct are fully explained.