I’m thinking of buying an Ademco Vista to use as a fire alarm panel. But that’s my question" Can I use an Ademco Vista for a fire alarm panel?
It depends on the model and what your needs are. The combined fire/burglary systems such as the 32FB and 128FB will function as small commercial FACP’s in addition to full-featured security systems. Residential models like the 20P are not designed to be used as fire alarm systems and are missing most of the features found in FACP’s, but you can set up fire zones that will activate the 12VDC siren output in temporal. You could make it work just for fun, but be careful not to overload the siren output’s max load. Of course, 24VDC appliances wouldn’t work.
If a real fire alarm panel is within your budget, it would be better in the long run to opt for that. You’d get bored pretty quickly with a residential Vista’s limited capacity for fire protection.
I’m really just looking for something that functions in general. XD I recently almost had myself an EST-3 actually. So, I have another question. What about an Ademco 508. I like the idea of a vintage panel that I can still put to good use.
will the 128BPT work?