Installation manual
Wire Specs and Run Distances
Wire Specs and Run Distances
Wire Specs and Run Distances
Use this chart to pull wires in preparation of your installation:
Use metal conduit
- run wires in metal conduit instead of PVC pipe. Wires run in PVC conduit may experience
interference. Metal conduits also add extra protection against lightning strikes.
Never
run
Data wires
and
High Voltage wires
in the
same
conduit. The high voltage wires may interfere with the data
wires, possibly causing the system to malfunction.
Page
Wire
Specification
Description of Wire Run
Maximum
Distance
Recommended
Wire Type
Distance
5000 feet
Belden #7838A
Alpha #1292C
Alpha #1292C
Residence and Telco
Phone Lines
Door Strike
11
6-10
2 Twisted Pairs
18-24
AWG Shielded
2 -Conductor
18-22
AWG Shielded
Alpha #1292C
Magnetic Lock
Dry Contact Closure (Most
Gate Operators
)
12
11
2 -Conductor
18-22
AWG Shielded
2 -Conductor
18-24
AWG Shielded
Alpha #1292C
Postal Lock
CCTV Camera
(Optional)
Grounding
the Chassis
15
16
15
2 -Conductor
18-24
AWG Shielded
Single Conductor
RG-59u Coaxial
12
AWG Copper
Alpha #1292C
Alpha #1292C
Exit Request
(REX) /
Auxiliary Open
Devices
AutoCall
13
12
2 -Conductor
18-24
AWG Shielded
2 -Conductor
18-24
AWG Shielded
Alpha #1292C
Alpha #1295C
Door Status Sensor
Barium Ferrite and
Wiegand Readers
14
13
2 -Conductor
18-24
AWG Shielded
5 -Conductor
18-24
AWG Shielded
Alpha #1295C
Belden BRG6 Cable
Belden #9912
Belden #9240
BNC Connectors
Proximity Readers
Radio Frequency Module (RF)
14
14
5 -Conductor
22
AWG Shielded
RG-6 Coaxial
75 ohm
500 feet
500 feet
1000 feet
100 feet
12 feet
(Amphenol #31-71008
or equivalent)
(Monitor with a
.25 volt p-p
composite signal
sensitivity)
Under 30 Feet
30 - 75 Feet
75 - 250 Feet
12 VAC Power (Included)
2 -Conductor Shielded
14
AWG
14
AWG
14
AWG
12 VDC Power (Not Provided)
2 -Conductor Shielded
16
AWG
14
AWG
N/A
Note:
Always
provide power from a dedicated source. Plug provided transformer into an outlet wired to its
own
10 Amp minimum
circuit breaker. This will prevent two problems:
Other equipment cannot introduce spikes, noise, surges, or dips into the power circuit that will affect the system.
The system's operation will not be affected if any other equipment develops a short circuit across the power line.
1
2
O
f
f
O
f
f
On
On
On
Off
O
f
f
O
f
f
On
Off
Off
Power Wire Specs and Run Distances
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