Re: Battery fpr PC1550

[Crash Gordon® <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

you can't go by measuring voltage.

we get 3 years on a 12v 7amp on some panels almost 5 years on =
others...the average seems to be closer to 3 than 5 though.


Fry's Electronics, Battery Patrol, Batteries Batteries, Batteries Plus =
etc...specialty battery stores...or how about your alarm company?

If your panel is telling you Battery Trouble or Low Batt...you should =
usually trust what it says.



"thesatguy" <thesatguy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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> Home Depot or Lowes has them.
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> "MP" <ytnomA@ThotmailDOTcom> wrote in message=20
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> > I've measured the voltage from the battery and it's only around =
13.9V. I=20
> > also got a trouble condition light the other day and it pointed =
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> > "low battery". The battery is supposed to be at 16V - does a 13.9 =
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> > usually mean it's on it way out and I should replace?
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> > Are these special betteries? I've never seen them at Home Depot or =
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> > other such store.
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> > Would appreciate an opinion on the battery - the manual doesn't say =
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> > it should be replaced, and as far as I know it's around 4 years old.
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> > TIA
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