The intensive development of wireless communication technologies has made it possible to create compact and multifunctional alarm systems for dachas. They have many advantages over security with the help of a watchman or hired security in holiday villages. But there is one big drawback, which those who like to make money at other people’s expense are well aware of. An alarm system in a country house without electricity quickly loses energy in its batteries and becomes a useless toy.

How to ensure the operation of an alarm system in a country house without mains electricity

There are several practical options for ensuring the functionality of the alarm system, proposed by specialists:

• Select and install an alarm model for your dacha with the lowest possible level of electricity consumption;
• Install imitation and dummies of alarm systems at the dacha;
• Use high-power batteries to power systems;
• Install and use one of the alternative sources of electricity.

Advice! The most unpromising method is the “open door” method, when everything valuable is taken out of the dacha premises and the doors are not locked. Most often, such a dacha turns into a rookery for homeless people and is intensively plundered by neighbors.

Advantages and disadvantages of alternative methods of providing electricity

If there is no time left to solve the problem of providing electricity to the alarm system, you can install a dummy or imitation of a surveillance camera in a visible place at the dacha. In these cases, a housing from the system is usually purchased, in which an LED is installed, simulating a working alarm, the wires are laid, and a box with red and green LEDs is mounted in a place visible through the window inside the dacha. In this case, to ensure the operation of the dummy, three or four high-capacity batteries are sufficient, which should be enough to power the LEDs for 4-5 months of continuous operation.

There is no particular hope for the long-term effectiveness of this method of scaring away thieves, but such an imitation is still better than nothing. Therefore, it is necessary to solve the power problem as quickly as possible.

Using an economical alarm system in a country house without electricity

According to the manufacturer, four 1.5-volt batteries are enough to operate the alarm for 12 months. Alarm models such as “TAVR Dacha 01” have abnormally low power consumption. Such an autonomous one without electricity will be a real godsend. But, in addition to the alarm system, it is necessary to provide power to the transceiver module, certain types of sensors and video and photo cameras. In addition, in conditions of low temperatures in winter, the capacity of batteries and accumulators can decrease several times, which naturally affects the autonomy of the alarm.

Installation of car batteries in a country house without electricity

One of the options for providing electricity to GSM alarm systems is to install a car battery with a capacity of at least 70 Ah in the basement of the dacha. Most often, this method of arranging a summer house without electricity is used if it is necessary to provide full security using infrared illumination sources, video cameras, GSM modules and means of recording photo and video information. In this case, in addition to the battery, a 12-220 V converter is installed. The total load of electricity consumption during the day can range from 12 to 25 W. Thus, a car battery in a country house without electricity will be enough to operate for a month.

A more rational solution would be to install a special alarm model in a dacha without electricity, most often used to protect garages or car storage areas. For example, you can use the Owl 900 model. This model is designed to use low-voltage 12-volt power, which makes it more economical compared to using various types of converters. The alarm consumes 50-60 mA in standby mode and 200-250 when sending messages about the activation of alarm sensors. The load on the autonomous power source is comparable to the level of self-discharge current of a car battery. A battery capacity of 50-60 Ah is enough to protect a dacha without electricity for three months, while using a converter to power a conventional alarm system will reduce the period to two months.

“Owl 900” is a very simple system to operate and configure; you do not need a computer, tablet or other device to prepare for work. You can configure the alarm using a regular mobile phone by recording a file with service information on an SD card.

Acid batteries are not very suitable in their characteristics for long-term storage and use in a room where there is no electricity. They tolerate low temperatures even worse; in some cases, installing batteries in a dacha will require serious insulation of the box, so that the temperature does not drop below 3-5 o C. At a minimum, batteries need to be charged and serviced every two to three months.

A good and reliable power source to ensure full operation of the electronics will be standard alkaline batteries. They are unpretentious in operation and do not require special maintenance or charge level monitoring. A standard 12-volt battery can last for a year on a single charge.

Alternative sources of electricity for signaling

There are many interesting solutions for providing alarm systems in the country with electricity using wind turbines and photoconverters. In the latter case, standard five-volt solar panel “tiles” were used. The elements were glued onto a PCB substrate, covered with a polycarbonate sheet and installed on the roof on the sunny side of the building. This option of providing electricity to the alarm system made it possible to use a conventional field lamp with a Chinese-made battery as a storage device.

The average cost of such a source of electricity was no more than $40. The service life of the photocharger will be at least 5 years. During this time, the operation of the solar power plant did not cause any complaints. Once I had to clean the polycarbonate from dust, and once I had to replace the battery in the flashlight.

The widespread use of solar energy converters, which make it possible to install electronics in a country house without electricity, is hampered by their high price. In our case, the alarm system for the dacha was cheaper than the battery, although it was purchased in a rather worn state. The most suitable option would be a battery similar to the SunFlex iLand Trek camping cell. True, the cost of a new product is 2-3 times higher than the price of the coolest security system.

A more interesting version of the “SolarStarter 18000 MAH” battery costs half as much and can be used as the main power source for electronics.

Repeated attempts have been made to provide a dacha without electricity using a homemade windmill. A homemade three-blade wheel with a diameter of 50 cm was installed on the roof ridge, and the rotational energy was transferred to a homemade generator using a belt drive. At a wind speed of 4-5 m/s, the device provided electricity for the alarm system and lighting system in the country house. The maximum peak power reached 40 W. Unfortunately, in the autumn-winter period, with an increase in wind speed, the device quickly failed, so it was concluded that wind turbines are excellent for meeting the minimum needs of a dacha for electricity and alarm power, but only under one condition. The installation must be equipped with all the necessary elements of braking, protection and wheel unloading.

Otherwise, the structure will quickly fail.

Conclusion

The capabilities of modern batteries and alternative energy sources are quite enough to fully power not only alarm systems, but also sensors, converters, video cameras and information recording equipment. A more serious problem can be considered not the operation of the security system, but the way of responding to information about illegal actions or entry into the premises of the dacha, especially if the garden or dacha plot is located 50-60 km from the residence of the owners.

Installing a fully functional security alarm in a house or country house, being the best option for hardware protection of an object, requires certain costs.

Modern high-tech remote alarm kits with installation and monthly payment for the services of a specialized enterprise may not be affordable for many. In such a situation, a dummy security alarm can be of some benefit.

A dummy or simulator is a mock-up of an alarm system or its individual components, designed to create an imitation of a complex that fully fulfills its purpose. That is, this structure does not perform any technical functions to protect the object, but serves only for psychological influence on intruders.

For a more complete resemblance to a real-life device, the dummy is equipped with a light-emitting diode or a ready-made light annunciator, giving the impression that the security alarm is turned on. Well, since the bet is on psychological weapons, you should definitely use nameplates notifying that the object is under protection.

When protecting an apartment with a simulator, it is enough to install an LED at the front door, ensuring its constant glow, stick a sign of a specialized company engaged in remote control security to the door, and attach something resembling glass break sensors to the window glass from the inside.

When creating a dummy security alarm for a dacha or a house with a garden plot, in addition to the measures listed, it is advisable to place simulators of video cameras in visible places. A notice must be placed on the gate stating that video surveillance is being conducted at the facility.

FEATURES OF USING DUMMAGES

It is quite obvious that the effectiveness of protecting property (especially a remotely located dacha) using a dummy is very relative. Indeed, in some cases, imitation can scare away a potential criminal, similar to an autonomous system.

The security alarm simulator has a number of undeniable advantages:

• affordable cost of the simulator;
• its ability to ensure the security of an object in cases where an apartment, house or dacha is not subject to lengthy preliminary study by criminals;
• ease of installation of the dummy, which does not require special preparation;
• absolute autonomy of operation: the illumination of the LED simulating a security alarm can be provided by a miniature battery for a very long time.

As for the costs of simulating a security alarm kit, they may be insignificant. It is clear that the owner of a dacha or apartment who resorts to this method of protecting them is very strapped for funds. And if so, you will have to work more actively with your own head.

First of all, you need to carefully familiarize yourself with the existing instances of various security systems, observe their operation in security mode and in the event of an alarm. This will allow you to construct the required device in the most plausible manner.

A well-executed imitation of a security alarm will prevent attempts to enter a dacha or house by random thieves who are not very experienced in their business.

Serious criminals, who prepare an invasion in advance and carefully, are only interested in those objects that contain a sufficient amount of valuables, about which they have reliable information. It is clear that the owners of such real estate would hardly think of using imitation security to protect it.

As for the disadvantages inherent in the devices in question, this is, first of all, the lack of real protective functions. A criminal, aware of the possible use of deception, can first use an imitation of penetration himself, breaking glass, opening the door, then, after observing from cover and making sure that nothing is happening, calmly continue his work.

HOW TO MAKE AN IMITATION OF A SECURITY ALARM FOR A Cottage, House, or Apartment

Efficient Chinese manufacturers, sensitive to emerging market needs, have mastered the production of various dummies to imitate security equipment. Sometimes such devices can be found in specialized security equipment stores or in markets selling household items.

As for video cameras, their simulators must be quite realistic and it is quite difficult to make them yourself. It is very effective to use real cameras that are out of order and cannot be restored, which you can try to get from enterprises that install security systems.

You can easily create a dummy security alarm for a dacha or apartment - an LED whose glow imitates the operation of the system - you can easily create it yourself. To do this you will need the following components:

• red light emitting diode;
• two AA batteries;
• old electric clock (if it is necessary to make the LED blink);
• cuttings of thin wires and a soldering iron.

In the case when it is necessary to obtain a constantly burning LED, it can simply be connected to a voltage source through a ballast resistor, the value of which is selected based on the operating current of the LED.

By the way, a constant glow of the LED can be obtained by connecting it to a 220 volt network through a limiting resistance of about 40 kOhm, but this creates a danger of electric shock.

The operating mode of the LED in the dummy must correspond to its mode in the real system. In security kits used to protect a country house or home, the LED usually lights up constantly in security mode.

If you want to achieve blinking (for example, to simulate a car alarm), you can use an electric clock. You need to find the wires that supply the terminals of the clock stepper motor and connect them to the LED. Engine control pulses arrive at it every second.

When creating a fictitious security system, it would still be a good idea to endow it with at least some functionality, for example, by installing a limit switch on the front door that turns on a bell or bell.

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The protection of personal property is an issue that is relevant at any time of the year. Since time immemorial, and in any economic system, there are people in society who try to live off theft and theft. To protect your property, you have to resort to expensive tricks, hiring security or installing an alarm system. It’s great if your financial capabilities allow you to do this. And if not, folk ingenuity and the ability to hold simple tools in their hands come to the rescue. It is not so difficult to make dummies for cottages, garages and other premises.

What is a dummy security alarm used for?

A dummy security alarm is a device that is no different in appearance from a real alarm. Consists of a housing, LED and battery.

Various types of security cameras

CCTV cameras are used in security technology to protect objects from unauthorized entry and record events occurring in the protected area. Along with sensors that respond to the opening of doors and windows, capacitive motion and tracking sensors, cameras perform visual monitoring. Modern devices are able to record movement not only during daylight hours, but also at night, using photography in the infrared spectrum. Every year the technology is improved, the dimensions of the cameras are reduced, and the resolution increases.

But all these achievements in the field of high technology are inaccessible to the average person. The cost of such devices is too high for them to be used on the scale of a country house or in a garage cooperative, where petty thieves pick up everything that is “wrong” or get inside the house by “accidentally” breaking a window and then declaring that it was so .

As in any war, the one who manages to outwit the enemy wins.

And this is where illusion comes to the rescue. After all, a thief cannot know for sure what surprises await him inside the house. Before trying to break out a lock or window, he will look around more than once - after all, the punishment for theft and burglary has never been abolished. Noticing that there is a camera hanging on the house, the indicator of which is blinking cheerfully, he will once again think about whether to go look for more accessible prey.

Of course, on the other hand, the presence of a camera may suggest that there really is something valuable in the house (since they didn’t even skimp on the camera). But in order to test this idea, additional work needs to be done - collecting information, analyzing the “condition” of the owners, etc. In any case, the attempt on the “object” will be postponed indefinitely.

To deepen the emerging doubts, in addition to the dummy camera, you can create additional confirmation of the seriousness of the security - company signs warning the “passerby” that the object is under protection, howler symbols in the background, etc. The mysterious and disturbing flickering that breaks through the curtains under the cover of night is very effective.

Video surveillance warning sign

Creating such effects is a creative endeavor, and ultimately, the surroundings can play a decisive role, bringing mystical horror to the “gentleman of fortune.”

Technical support, with modern high-capacity batteries, does not present much difficulty. A dummy security camera costs quite affordable money, because it is just an exact imitation of a body, equipped with one single device - a red LED, powered by a AA battery.

The same pulsating LED can be placed inside the house; to assemble it you will need old Chinese walkers, a red or purple LED (preferably one that consumes less electrical energy, which means it will work longer) and a soldering iron. The detailed assembly algorithm is described below.

Pros and cons of an alarm simulator in the country and for other purposes

The advantages of dummy equipment are obvious

• Financial inclusion. Purchasing such equipment will require no more than 5–10 dollars.
• Guaranteed results. If we consider the risks of intrusion in the absence of any signs of alarm, then they are much higher than the possibility of an attack on a home with connected, even fake, cameras.
• Can serve as a good addition to an actual security system located inside the home, such as a cell phone alarm system or a "howler" system.
• Easy to install. Any adult man can install and secure a camera at home on his own.

Disadvantages of simulation equipment.

Of course, the main disadvantage is also clear. It consists in the fact that this design will not be able to provide serious resistance to theft. If a really seasoned criminal decides to break into the house, he will do it sooner or later.

How to make a dummy with a flashing LED with your own hands

If you don’t mind sacrificing a simple electric alarm clock and a few hours of time, you can assemble a device that looks very much like a real alarm.

Very inexpensive electronic watch

To do this you need to disassemble the watch. Remove the protective casing and get to the electronic board that creates and sends current pulses to the stepper mechanism. It looks like this.

Electronic board that controls the clock mechanism

The numbers in the figure indicate:

• 1,2 - outputs to the stepper mechanism
• 3 - contact for activating the sound alarm (alarm clock)
• 4 - negative terminal
• 5 - positive terminal
• 6 and 7 - alarm clock power terminals

Of course, the alarm clock turns off as unnecessary, and all attention is concentrated on terminals 1, 4 and 5. Using a heated soldering iron, you need to assemble such a circuit.

Connection diagram of the LED to the alarm clock board

In fact, the task is to connect an LED and another battery to the existing circuit, identical to the one that powers the clock. You can use a cassette from an old flashlight designed for several power elements, or you can connect two batteries into one by soldering metal jumpers to them.

Convenient cassette for connecting AA batteries into a single unit

Since the circuit will be used non-stop, it does not need a power switch.

As soon as the batteries are connected, the LED will begin to light up and go out at a frequency of 0.5 Hz, that is, 2 times per second.

Now all this “device” needs to be properly placed in the house before leaving. Of course, mice are not scary for him, but it is better if the container is relatively airtight. This will significantly extend the life of the batteries. One option is a glass liter jar closed with a nylon lid. Among other things, glass will create additional light amplification of the “signal”.

Based on the logic of installing the alarm, you need to place the can somewhere at chest level, but so that the light pulsation is clearly visible through the window curtains.

If you have a housing from an old security camera, the mechanism can be mounted into it, bringing the LED to its regular place. The camera is most often placed on the ceiling inside the house (in line with the front door) or on the wall outside.

At work, I had to visit one government agency (budgetary sector), in their hallway there were a lot of flowers in pots and even in Soviet tubs, there were 6 stands with advertisements on the walls. So they had a very big problem - dissatisfied visitors and simply vandals. The stands constantly had to be repaired and updated, some of the flowers looked simply terrible and no one could even keep track of how to handle these matters. I advised the caretaker to buy such a dummy. They didn’t buy it right away, but then they hung it in the corner and wrote an announcement that video surveillance was being conducted and since the institution was a state institution, the recordings with the application would be transferred to the relevant authorities... And the funny thing is that everything almost immediately became normal with order in the institution) ))

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Video: setting up a security alarm simulator

How long will the dummy last?

The service life of the simulator directly depends on the power supply. A AA-type AA battery can last from 6 to 9 months if the LED is constantly powered. There are frost-resistant types of such batteries, the price of which is slightly higher, but the chances that the battery will “leak” at the first serious frost are much less. In addition, different LEDs consume different amounts of electricity. This must be taken into account when purchasing them in a store. The white LED consumes the most current. Least of all - purple.

High-quality batteries significantly increase the service life of the device

Despite all the optimism when installing a simulation model, you should still remember that “God protects the careful.” When leaving your dacha in the fall, you should not leave valuable items there. It's better to play it safe and take them with you until next season. If this is not possible, then try to hide everything you need in hard-to-reach places, such as an attic or a securely locked cellar.

Protecting real estate is an important task for every owner of a summer cottage. The remoteness of country houses is a factor that constantly attracts robbers. To prevent theft of valuables from his dacha, the owner installs various alarm systems. But sometimes it happens that the necessary financial resources are not enough to install a full-fledged security complex. In this case, a dummy alarm system for a dacha can help.

What is a dummy?

Dummies are special devices that are used to visually deceive an intruder who intends to enter the dacha. With the help of these devices, an imitation of an alarm system for a summer house is provided.

These types of special devices are quite cheap, and visually they are exact copies of security devices. The dummies of security devices used for signaling (cameras, motion sensors, indicators of security systems, etc.) allow you to deceive a burglar. Seeing the flashing indicator of the dummy, the attacker will think that the house is equipped with a security system and is unlikely to intend to get into such an object. The main thing is that the information that the dacha is “guarded by a dummy” by the owner of the house is not disseminated among unknown strangers.

Advantages and Disadvantages

An alarm simulator, like any other real estate security device, has its positive and negative sides. To make it easier to decide whether a dummy alarm system is needed at your dacha, you should consider the pros and cons of these pseudo-security systems.

Advantages:

1. Minimum cost. Even the simplest alarm system installed in a country house , It is quite expensive, and also requires specialized setup and maintenance. A dummy security alarm system costs several times less, is easy to install and does not require specialized maintenance.
2. Sufficient level of security. Although the home alarm simulator does not have the functions that a modern multifunctional alarm system is equipped with, it is capable of providing a sufficient level of security for the facility. The presence of a dummy is better than the complete absence of any security devices at the dacha. If an attacker does not know that dummy security systems are used at a summer cottage, he will be afraid to enter such a house.
3. Easy to install. A distinctive feature of dummies is their ease of installation - anyone can install such devices on their own.
4. Autonomy of work. A decoy alarm can operate from an independent power source, a battery or an accumulator, which supplies power to an LED beacon indicating the operation of the security system.

Flaws:

1. The security alarm simulator has one significant disadvantage - low functionality. If an experienced criminal who knows how to counteract security alarms decides to enter a dacha, he will quickly determine that the facility is using a simulator of a burglar alarm system, and not a real security system. In this case, simulating an alarm will not help resist the robber.

Where can I get a dummy alarm?

An imitation of a burglar alarm system is provided using special devices that are sold in specialized stores that sell real security equipment. Such devices are also offered on radio markets or in online stores.

In addition, you can try to make a dummy of a security alarm yourself - an LED, a simple electronic circuit and a soldering iron will allow you to get an almost free fake simulator of a security system.

How to make a dummy alarm with your own hands?

The main thing you should pay attention to when making a dummy security alarm for your dacha is its realism. The safety of the facility largely depends on this. After all, if an attacker recognizes that an imitation security alarm is used at an object of interest to him, he will definitely try to break into this house.

Let's look at how to make an LED alarm beacon. To make such a dummy security system yourself you will need:

• two AA batteries;
• red LED indicator;
• old electronic alarm clock;
• soldering iron

The old alarm clock is used so as not to have to worry about how to make the LED blink. To do this, a step-by-step miniature motor of an electronic alarm clock is used, to which the conductors leading to the LED indicator and batteries are soldered.

A lit light for a home alarm is intended to demonstrate that the property is protected. If a flashing burglar alarm indicator is installed, the dummy will look more realistic and believable, effectively deterring thieves.

The resulting structure is placed in a box, which is the main unit that is included in the simplest dummy alarm system for an apartment or country house.

“Pay attention!

The assembled device can be installed in the housing of an old external surveillance camera, securing it with a bracket on the wall of the building. Paste the appropriate sticker on the building about the protection of the facility, and that’s it - the imitation of an alarm system for the house is ready.”

Duration of service of dummies

Dummies of security systems in a country house do not require special maintenance and can last for quite a long time. Considering that alarm simulator devices for an apartment or cottage must be located in the external environment, it is necessary to ensure reliable protection of electronic components from precipitation - this will prevent damage to the devices and increase their service life. In addition, at low temperatures, the battery life is significantly reduced. Therefore, you should choose AA batteries that operate at low temperatures. This will ensure trouble-free simulation of a security alarm for an apartment or country house for a long time (several months).

One of my employees, the owner of an inexpensive Mercedes Vito minibus, asked me to make a flashing red LED indicator, like a car alarm working. Of course, there is nothing complicated here, and the first thing that came to mind was a regular multivibrator. However, imagining how I would have to cut, drill and solder the board, I decided to do it easier. To fence off the circuit, we use a special flashing LED.

This LED indicator looks like an exact copy of a regular LED with a constant glow, but when power is applied to it, it begins to flash at a frequency of approximately 2 times per second. You can distinguish it using a multimeter. In the opposite direction it will show a diode with a typical voltage drop. And in the forward direction, there is little resistance.

A little theory. The flashing LEDs contain a miniature chip consisting of a high-frequency master oscillator, together with which a divider on logical elements works, which divides the high frequency to a value of 1.5 - 3 Hz. This design is due to the fact that the implementation of a low-frequency generator requires the use of a capacitor with a large capacity for the timing circuit. And we would have to use a large area of ​​semiconductor for a capacitor that would not fit into the LED housing. In addition to the master oscillator and divider, the semiconductor substrate has an electronic switch and a protective diode. Flashing LEDs, designed for a supply voltage of 3-12 volts, also have a built-in limiting resistor. For low-voltage ones there is no limiting resistor. A protective diode is necessary to prevent failure of the microcircuit when the power supply is reversed.

To supply it with power from the car network (12V), a current-limiting resistor of 3-5 kOhm is required. By connecting a flashing LED, you can see that it consumes current not only when it lights up, but also during pauses - about 2 mA.

Then it's a matter of technology. We take a pair of flexible multi-core wires of different colors, so as not to confuse them when connecting to the car wiring, we isolate the soldering points with a heat-shrinkable casing (or a simple one, although the first is more reliable), and having soldered the resistor and both wires, we place our circuit in one common thick casing (PVC tube) .

Now all that remains is to find power in the car and screw the wires to the plus and minus. In the same way, an imitation of apartment and any other alarm systems is done. As practice shows, an LED flasher alone already reduces the likelihood of theft. And if the car costs less than the alarm itself (Zaporozhets, Oka, bicycle), there is no point in installing a full-fledged expensive car alarm at all.

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