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Power Quality and Lightning protection for Burgs, Fire, CCTV, and Gate access systems. I also want to hear about Back up Generator issues effecting your electronic equipment. I know all 24 manufactures of fire alarm panels. If you ask me I will tell you who I think is the best, and who is the worst. A lot has changed in 30 years, and many consumers have no idea what they are buying, and what they should expect for reliability for their systems. The question is, why are you paying for so many repairs? In the South, re-occurring revenue is extremely important. Do you fall in that category?
18 years trouble shooting every name brand in after market lightning issues.
Stormin Protection Products Inc.
Wrote a book in 1992, The Conspiracy of Electronics and you pay for it. Copyright 1993, by Terra Publishing, Salamanca NY.
BSEE, MSM
Inventor of many surge suppression and Power Guards used here in the USA
All 23 manufactures of fire alarm panels, several gate access mfg, Hard Rock Casino,
I have the ability to use all my talent in Engineering to help protect security systems for lightning strikes.
It is a ministry
This area, is not well know by 99% of most technicians in the trade of security.
Yes, the name brands used, many prefer cheaper products, but normally they do not work. Most security techs, slap the protective product on the system with a kiss or a promise but fail.
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