A yearlong experiment with America's electric grid starting this summer could mess up traffic lights, security and home automation systems and some computers, as first reported by the Associated Press.
Virtually every wired camera, access control reader, intercom or other device we install for our clients requires some kind of power for the unit to operate. The powering of devices is always a concern for technicians and, as has been common in our industry for the past century, different vendors will use different methods to power their devices.
Elk Products offers a supervised remote power supply to meet the needs of security systems with extra power requirements (shown here with zone input expanders.)Rising Power Needs, New RegulationsIronically the