AboutJohn E. Pecore Power Quality Engineer Expertise Power Quality and Lightning protection for Burgs, Fire, CCTV, and Gate access systems. I also want to hear about Back up Generator issues effecting your electronic equipment. I know all 24 manufactures of fire alarm panels. If you ask me I will tell you who I think is the best, and who is the worst. A lot has changed in 30 years, and many consumers have no idea what they are buying, and what they should expect for reliability for their systems. The question is, why are you paying for so many repairs? In the South, re-occurring revenue is extremely important. Do you fall in that category?
Experience 18 years trouble shooting every name brand in after market lightning issues.
Organizations Stormin Protection Products Inc.
Publications Wrote a book in 1992, The Conspiracy of Electronics and you pay for it. Copyright 1993, by Terra Publishing, Salamanca NY.
Education/Credentials BSEE, MSM
Awards and Honors Inventor of many surge suppression and Power Guards used here in the USA
Past/Present Clients All 23 manufactures of fire alarm panels, several gate access mfg, Hard Rock Casino,
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I did notice a fuse inside the control panel. How do I know if it is broken and how do I take out to replace..I assume I could take it to Radio Shack for replacement.
Also, the new battery I bought is the same 12 volt lead acid and it is 5 amps instead of the replaced 4 amps because I could not find a 4 amp
ANSWER
There are a few things you can look into before incurring the cost of a service call.
First, you said you replaced the battery. Just make sure that it was the right type; you need to match 3 things... the voltage, the type (gel cell, sealed-lead acid or SLA, and the capacity in ampere hours or AH.
And I know this sounds dumb, but make sure the battery connectors are on tight, and matched red to red and black to black.
If you're okay so far, look on the main board for any fuses that may have failed. Sometimes after an extended power outage, the initial work that the charging circuit does on a dead battery can pop one of these. I don't know which panel you have, so I can't tell you whether there is a fuse or where on the board to look.
The last thing you can try is a system restart. To do this, disconnect the AC power and then the battery. Wait a few minutes, then reconnect the battery then the AC power.
If all of this fails, your options are limited to either paying for a service call, or shopping around for a provider who does no- or low-cost installations (typically about $100 with a 3 year monitoring contract at about $30 a month). Of course, this last would depend on the expiration date of your ADT contract.
A final option would be to try to find a local tech (not affiliated with ADT) who would be willing to take a look Of course, in the industry it's sort of "bad form" to do this, but you might get a better price.
I would say, who ever answered this question did very well.
12V 5 amp hour battery will do.
If you have a volt meter, and set it on ohms (noise maker) when you short the wires together. Put it across the fuse, and if it makes a noise, you are good to go with the fuse.
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