Originally posted by Sydeshow MO:
The call button is setup in installer programming via the set or esi-access.
Yeah, I was just wondering about that.... There are two buttons, and a sticker that says "Call". Like the proverbial "Any" key... Which one's the Call button?
Drilling a hole over the cover makes it not so weather proof right? If it wont be in direct contact with the elements, I would not worry about it to much. If it is, you can get those 1/2 enclusures at an electrical supply store.
We have two locations. One is at the front of the building, but it has a 3.5 foot overhang 10 feet up. The other is at the back, completely exposed.
We've figured out that the front probably is no biggie. It's also likely the least-used one, until we add the key fobs. The back is next to a loading dock, and will be used by FedEx, UPS and DHL. The solution above, posting instructions to "break the seal", is not terribly appealing. Vandalism isn't a big concern, but not out of the realm of possibility, and the screw holding the cover down certainly makes it more difficult to mess with the innards.
The hole I'm thinking of would be small and there would be the rod filling the gap....
Something else occurs to me - there's no provision in these enclosures for talking through it. Like holes or slots drilled/cut at angle, situated somewhere near the speaker so you can hear and talk through it. Sure you can key fob through it, but then again, I could mount it behind a window if that was my only goal - weatherproofing. But the intention of the device is a doorphone. Once again, as much as I like the ESI system... I wonder why they take a great idea and only take it half-way.
What exactly is this 1/2 enclosure you speak of?