I just bought a Ring Alarm System and am not happy with the low level of sound output from the integrated speaker vs what I could get from an external siren. Is there a way I could get the Honeywell Wave2 Siren that is already wired in my home to be triggered on and off via the audio output of the Ring Alarm System. The Wave2 has built in driver and is 12VDC. The Ring Alarm System is 5VDC. Any combination of transformers, relay switches, etc. that would work to do what I want? Any other options?

 

Can you get access to the speaker in the alarm system or circuit board, maybe to fit a slave relay, then you can switch your honeywell on.

 

One option is a 12 volt sound activated relay with a 12 volt power source for the Wave2.
SG

 

Can you get access to the speaker in the alarm system or circuit board, maybe to fit a slave relay, then you can switch your honeywell on.

I can access the speaker. Ants specific slave relay?

 

One option is a 12 volt sound activated relay with a 12 volt power source for the Wave2.
SG

How would you prevent the sound relay being set off by other unrelated sounds, such as thunder?

 

Could I just take out the mic and connect to the audio out of this sound activated relay? https://quasarelectronics.co.uk/Item/3126-sound-activated-relay-switch how would I get it to turn off when I disarm the alarm?

 

how would I get it to turn off when I disarm the alarm?

Yes you could remove the mic and replace it with a 10K resistor. Then add a series 10uf capacitor to connect the audio from the Ring Alarm. The relay will drop out a few seconds after the audio from the Ring Alarm is silenced.
SG

 

Yes you could remove the mic and replace it with a 10K resistor. Then add a series 10uf capacitor to connect the audio from the Ring Alarm. The relay will drop out a few seconds after the audio from the Ring Alarm is silenced.
SG
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Awesome. Thanks for your help!

 

Reviving an old thread.
Did you ever get this working?
Thanks

 

Reviving an old thread.
Did you ever get this working?
Thanks

Is this an old thread? I see no date on the first post, which dating the first post would have been a great addition when the site was revised. I did follow the link and read about the "ring" alarm system and found it very well designed to avoid mentioning how anything actually works. If the TS can gain access to the speaker connections of the speaker that is not loud enough, that signal may be enough to trigger either a small opto-isolator, or after feeding a voltage doubler it may provide enough voltage to either trigger the opto-isolator or a small solid state relay. Then the output of that could be fed to a "normally open" switch input of the other system.That should work.

 

The thread was last commented on Aug 23 2018, hence my remark about reviving an old thread.
Thanks for your response..