CanTrol Expansion Unit

[rescue567]

Anyone have an knowledge with these. I got one to install with my CanTrol unit and am having a heck of time getting it to work.

I keep getting an error light when I program the unit. Not sure by what Whelen means that the wire running for the expansion unit to the brain has to be a 7 twists per linear foot. I have it run to the brain using a wire from a WeCan Liberty bar. Will that work or is that were my problem is. Any help with this world be greatly appreciated!!!! Thanks

 

[rescue567]

Can anyone help ?

 

[OVERKILL]

The wire needs to be a twisted pair. Like the Internal cable structure of cat5. Ethernet cable. If you use straight wire the data will get all miscombobulated. Basically what is happening is the signals are talking to each other in the cable. Before it gets to its destination. This is called cross talk

 

[rescue567]

So the data cable from a WeCan bar will not work ? I need to use a different type of cable.

 

[OVERKILL]

The data cable from the wecan bar should be twisted inside the black casing

 

[rescue567]

Ok. Yes I tried using one of them and it didn't work for me. I had power at the expansion unit but none of the heads hooked to the unit would work. At a loss. Have been back and forth with Whelen about it and still doesn't work.