Re: Brinks security system is dead

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thats a good one and true too.


"JoeRaisin" <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Frank Olson wrote:
| > "bdebj2" <djoiner3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:xpv0f.1345$0c.611@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >
| >>your x-former is dead, so your battery will not charge...(if you see a
| >>message on the kp
| >>that you've never seen before, it's a good idea to pay attention to
it!!!)
| >>when you call brinks, tell them that your problem is because of
| >>Katrina....there is
| >>no charge for the first hour due to a disaster......the call will not
take
| >>more than 15
| >>minutes to complete
| >
| >
| >
| > It may take longer.  The OP stated there were "sparks" coming out when
he
| > tried to connect the negative lead from another battery.  It's amazing
to me
| > how many people try to "fix" something on their own to avoid a service
call
| > that would take a pro a few minutes to correct.  I had one customer
"decide"
| > to power his fire alarm panel from another breaker panel while a
restoration
| > company was renovating the electrical room.  He cut off the end off an
| > extension cord and wired the 110 directly to one of the bell outputs
| > (assuming the larger gauge wire for the circuit matched the gauge on the
| > extension cord which meant "AC in").  *That* was an expensive service
call.
| > I love the smell of burnt circuit boards...  <sigh>
| >
| >
| I think it was a while back on this ng someone quoted a service manager
| as saying he likes it when folks try to fix their own systems... he
| makes a lot more money that way...