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Valcom or Bogen
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curlycord
Programmer
You could use both but I like Bogen best personally.
Did Valcom first couple a years way back then started with Bogen and stick with it.
Bogen sends 70 volts plus the voice down same pair where Valcom uses 2 pairs so keep that in mind when wiring/cabling.
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curlycord
Did Valcom first couple a years way back then started with Bogen and stick with it.
Bogen sends 70 volts plus the voice down same pair where Valcom uses 2 pairs so keep that in mind when wiring/cabling.
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curlycord
firefoxfire
Vendor
what bogan unit would you recommend for single zone paging with pre alert tone. and can you use existing val com horns?
I prefer Bogen. I would say your best bet is a Bogen TPU250. That is pretty much all we use anymore. I am also sure that the valcom horns will work. They generally aren't proprietary. Also if you plan on trunk port paging you will need a Bogen TAMB2 to provide the voltage that will initiate the page and will also generate the pre-alert tone.
Check these 2 links for manuals on these products.
Kbryii
Alcatel-Lucent Certified Field Expert
Check these 2 links for manuals on these products.
Kbryii
Alcatel-Lucent Certified Field Expert
bcmfiftyfan
Programmer
24 volt Valcom horns won't work on a 70 volt Bogen system and vice versa.
ringbacktone
Technical User
I would like to add to this post because I have a site just like the one described. Plant began as a 1500 x200 foot site with lots of noise. When I first went to site there were approx. 20 15 Wat horns
and and office overhead in hall ways. Every thing was cabled in conduit and using a 150 watt Bogen amp. Worked great and it was a 70 volt system.
I have had 3 major expansions and have been installing Valcom 5 watt horns. I like this application because the Valcom speakers/horns are
self amplified with local power supplies which mean you only need an audio pair cabled to that supply location.
Customer absoloutely loves it . I finally talked them into trunk level paging and a Valcom 2006 six zone page adapter.Now they can page only shipping and not wake everyone else up.
Since it is low voltage you can use Cat 3 cable and not concern yourself with building permits and inspections.
Try it, 7you will like it.
Have a great day, RBT
and and office overhead in hall ways. Every thing was cabled in conduit and using a 150 watt Bogen amp. Worked great and it was a 70 volt system.
I have had 3 major expansions and have been installing Valcom 5 watt horns. I like this application because the Valcom speakers/horns are
self amplified with local power supplies which mean you only need an audio pair cabled to that supply location.
Customer absoloutely loves it . I finally talked them into trunk level paging and a Valcom 2006 six zone page adapter.Now they can page only shipping and not wake everyone else up.
Since it is low voltage you can use Cat 3 cable and not concern yourself with building permits and inspections.
Try it, 7you will like it.
Have a great day, RBT
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ringbacktone
Technical User
I believe you can use a contact closure on Norstar to add tone if you are using the page port but do not have any pratical expierence with it.At my site I use a Valcom unit that receives page, waits 1.5 sec. and then delivers page. User can cancel by press of #key or *
if they get in middle of page and goof up.Alert tone is provided by this V9964 feedback eliminator. Very nice but a little pricy.
Also, my site is trunk level page with an access code so you will probably need assistance from Valcom to configure.
They are very helpful.
if they get in middle of page and goof up.Alert tone is provided by this V9964 feedback eliminator. Very nice but a little pricy.
Also, my site is trunk level page with an access code so you will probably need assistance from Valcom to configure.
They are very helpful.
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