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ESA Level 1 Certified Alarm Technician 2025
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Objectives of an Alarm - correct answers ✅1. Deter an event from happening
SIAC - correct answers ✅Security Industry Alarm Coalition 501(c)(6) not for profit one voice for dispatch issues funded by donations instrumental in bridging the gap between the industry and the police False Dispatch Error - correct answers ✅A cooperative effort between FARA and ESA that predicates the "average" # of responses per system per year. # of dispatches/# of monitored systems. ECV - correct answers ✅Enhanced Call Verification telephone verification of alarm calls for burglart/intrusion calls CP-01 Control Panel Standard - correct answers ✅Industry Standard No add'l cost to customer & commonly available to manufacturers
Electrical Power in the U.S.? - correct answers ✅60 Hz Current - correct answers ✅Measurement of the amount and rate of free electrons flowing in a circuit Unit is the ampere (amp) Voltage - correct answers ✅The electrical pressure or force that exists between two bodies. "voltage pushes the current through the circuit" Unit is the Volt (V in writing & E in Ohms Law) Resistance - correct answers ✅How easily electrons flow through the circuit. Opposition to current. Caused by: components, wire, and connections Resistance of a wire - correct answers ✅decreases as it becomes thicker and increases with its length.
(for example, in alarm circuits, a break in the wiring provides no path for current to flow creating infinite resistance.) Watts - correct answers ✅Resistance has a power rating in Watts, which is a measure of its ability to give off unwanted heat. What is required for current flow? - correct answers ✅A source A load Interconnecting wiring Four metals most often used in electrical work - correct answers ✅(in order of conductance) silver, copper, gold, and aluminum copper is most commonly used