Alternative for AMST606 (Magnet switch)

Post by **AshaiRey** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:06 pm

Hi, at the moment i am very disappointed with the proformance of the KaKu magnet switches. I loosing signal all the time. Is there a solution for this or is there an reasonable alernative?

-Bram

Post by **Snelvuur** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:12 pm

in price range i think not, otherwise you should go with visionic, but you need a visionic receiver in your rfxcom and the devices itself are expensive..

// Erik (binkey.nl)

Post by **Digit** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:19 pm

The A-series KAKU devices i have are all quite generous with the amount of packtets they send, so i would think it is hard to miss them all.

Solution: add an additionala RFXCOM receiver. I have 2: one at the front and one at the back of the house.
Alternative: Visonic MCT-302. But then you'll also need a Visonic receiver. This is the most reliable option (based on personal experiences).

Post by **esschenk** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:06 pm

Hello,

You can also modify the switch.
Remove the coil antenne, and replace it with a wire from about 17cm
the performance is a lot beter,
(about twice the distance)

Ed

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Post by **Willem4ever** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:31 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by AshaiRey
 Hi, at the moment i am very disappointed with the proformance of the KaKu magnet switches. I loosing signal all the time. Is there a solution for this or is there an reasonable alernative?

-Bram

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I guess you get what you pay for. I threw it out, using MCT-302 now, more expensive but it works all the time.

Post by **TANE** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:56 pm

Al my Kaku door Window sensors stopped working after few months..battery replacement did not solve the problem.
I have replaced all of the with MCT-302

Post by **AshaiRey** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:34 am

Thanks for all the advice this far.

@Digit
<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Solution: add an additionala RFXCOM receiver. I have 2: one at the front and one at the back of the house.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Distance isn't a problem. Even at 2 meters from the rfxcom it has problems. The first few times it work but over a couple of days they all stop detecting.

I will look into the MCT-302 devices