apparent zone malfunction

I believe I identified the malfunctioning sensor. I then connected the two wires to one another at the translator, then removed the wires from the sensor itself and tested there, getting the same result. This means there is a problem with the wiring somewhere between the sensor and the translator, is that correct? Is the best option here just to replace this sensor with a wireless one? I’m not sure how one could easily examine the wire running through the walls to find the problem?

Ultimately if you are seeing intermittent problems on all zones it may make more sense to replace with a TAKE-345. This will avoid issues with resistors and the double translator setup

So the wires go directly into the TAKE-345, and don’t require resistors? Is the setup otherwise the same? Why does the RE108 require resistors?

Thanks