Visonic MCT-501 Wireless Glass Break Detector Test Review

I have a little fun breaking some glass with this test.

Hello Dave,

My name is Rich Smith. I thought that you might find it interesting that I came across your video of the glassbreak detector test that you have posted on viveo.com and wanted to let you know that I can help explain your results.

First of all it will help if you understand who I am, and that I am not one of those self proclaimed "experts" that thinks it is his place to correct you. I actually developed the product you tested in your video, and have been developing and designing industry leading glassbreak detectors for over 20 years. Even though the product you tested was developed in the early 1990's, it was one of the first acoustic glassbreak detectors that was actually designed to have a high immunity to glassware breaking, as that would be considered a false alarm. The product you featured in your video is actually designed to have a very high detection rate to breaking of framed glass, as in windows being broken in an intrusion attempt, and was qualified by UL to do just that. You may find this informative. It addresses the false alarm issue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwtfaH93D08&feature=related




I guess the main reason that I felt I should contact you is that some uninformed viewers may take the results as the detector failed to work properly, when it actually did what it was intended to do. I think it would be cool if you updated the video explaining that the detector was not supposed to alarm to the false alarm, and maybe you could even add a segment of breaking a real window, with the detector properly mounted.

I would be happy to provide more information or assistance. Feel free to contact me anytime.

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• Visonic
• MCT-501
• Wireless
• Glass
• Break
• Detector
• Test
• Review

[jcpwrd]

Even though the product tested was developed in the early 1990’s, it was one of the first acoustic glassbreak detectors that was actually designed to have a high immunity to glassware breaking, as that would be considered a false alarm. The product featured in this video is actually designed to have a very high detection rate to breaking of framed glass, as in windows being broken in an intrusion attempt, and has been qualified by UL to do just that.

[Xringer]

Dave,

In the MCT-501 manual, there is a picture. It shows two terminals for attaching wires.

Is this an output for hard-wired systems? Or, Is it an input? (window-door magnetic switch)??

Thanks,

Rich

[Xringer]

The info I read said it works with windows, but would not trigger if you broke a glass in the middle of the room.

I think it said there was a clap test. When you clap near it, the LED would flash.