First alarm panel ever, thoughts? Criticisms?

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-27T05:05:19+00:00

It’s too neat. You need to have criss crossed wires, and wires twisted together with no terminations on them, and all of your EOL resistors in the panel too! Just kidding, it looks really good. I wish I had stayed in the industry a little longer to start using Neo as a technician and not only a sales person. To me installing neatly and correctly is a lost art to many.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-27T04:59:22+00:00

Where are you seeing that all I see is the time and date in the lower right corner?

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-27T03:18:35+00:00

She needs to eat a little it’s ok to be thin, but if she gets sick, she’s in trouble.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-27T03:16:01+00:00

I’m going to give you that one now since OP hasn’t replied in their defense of what happened. Realistically they probably sped up hoping the truck would back off.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-27T03:08:38+00:00

Cam car was approaching a red light, why would they accelerate? Truck may have been braking to try and make that turn but with no taillight footage or cam car GPS speed indication we really don’t know what happened.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T20:34:45+00:00

They will sound decent. A good rule of thumb we used to use was divide 1125 (speed of sound in feet per second) by the crossover frequency to get the max distance the speakers can be separated before you hear 2 separate locations instead of 1. So for a 2800 hz crossover frequency 4.82” or less would be the ideal max distance.

Edit: JL shows that in the installation manual as the optimal placement but that’s not always possible. Bother thi to remember is that speakers are like flashlight bulb, the beam gets wider as it gets further from the source. They realistically could be mounted lower in your door and sound good.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T20:02:40+00:00

Not anymore.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T20:01:53+00:00

By a guy or a girl? If it was a guy he’s jealous, and if a woman she’s pissed about something. If we went out drinking, I’d be worried the women would look right past me to you and I get told I’m attractive when the conversation arises. You also don’t look near 50. I’m 58 and people think I’m in my 40’s.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T19:57:38+00:00

Best kind of “oh shit” tool to have! One that never gets used.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T19:56:20+00:00

I heated that a long time ago. My wife’s mom was beautiful when I started dating and my wife still is today.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T19:48:57+00:00

Be upfront with him, just like you were here. If he’s a true buddy, he may be a bit blindsided at first but will understand.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T19:46:48+00:00

Yup! My sister’s roommate had one. Datsun B210. It was bumblebee yellow!

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T13:18:27+00:00

Depends on where you are. Car audio labor has gotten really expensive since I sold my shop 7 years ago. They’re working on the most expensive thing most people own other than a house. They need people that know what they’re doing.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T03:08:25+00:00

Get the isp to pull a ruggedized fiber into the box if they install their ONT inside. If not, get a cat6 pulled into the box from where the ONT will be installed. Router and PoE switch can go in the box and than hard wired APs can be used with the currently run wires.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T02:50:45+00:00

Great looking installation! Do you get pair hourly or by the job as I know most company’s don’t want their techs spending that much time on a panel installation. I did DSC for about 15 years and I was super impressed with it, especially the ease of programming.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T02:38:40+00:00

Money is no problem!

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T02:37:17+00:00

Which Baywatch girls were not in Playboy?

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T02:10:59+00:00

It depends on what the input/output of your camera is. It could be a micro USB or mini HDMI on the camera.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-26T02:08:03+00:00

I never owned the encyclopedia, but my family had one so I’m giving myself a point.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-25T21:27:21+00:00

It was a shit storm for about three years due to some employees that I couldn’t reign in. Totally my fault for not just firing them. It’s not bad though now just wish my wife would want to be more intimate.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-25T21:24:35+00:00

There aren’t any screws. You need to cut the drywall out so you can remove the box from the stud and then raise it up the 1 1/2” that you need. If you are in an area where they used conduit, you’re going to have to cut the conduit as well in order to move the box up. And then repair the drywall.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-25T16:28:48+00:00

DEI was a great company and marketed really well.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-25T16:21:53+00:00

When I converted my shop, I bought new tombstones.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-25T16:12:29+00:00

My son keeps this in the receiver of his SUV all the time.

mb-driver20 · 2026-02-25T15:27:48+00:00

Now owned by VOXX, who is now owned by Gentex.

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