Re: DSC Power 832 Puzzle (Long)

["petem" <petem001@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes and no..

we had a few case like yours here where a home owner would call his friend
to had some device on there system and exceeded the max power output of the
panel..it lasted for 2+ years till the battery started to pull more power to
keep at the good voltage..

if you power the panel with only a keypad (to create a load on the power
supply) and the battery and you can measure what is the power going to the
combus with a voltmeter,test for a 13.8 volt..or around it..

then remove the battery and check if its about the same voltage...

anything below 13 volt mean you could have a problem..

remember this at the combus or auxiliary power output (black and red) not at
the battery cause the panel usually check the battery by lowering the
voltage to it from time to time and this could lead you to a bad
conclusion...

by the way..where did you got your stuff from?

an online web site or your friend?


"Armond Perretta" <newsgroupreader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le
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> alarman wrote:
>> "Armond Perretta" <newsgroupreader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote ...
>>>
>>> Setup:  Power 832 5010, 2 LCD5500 Keypads, 5208 PGM board, Escort
>>> 5580 board, 5108 zone board, 5132 wireless board.  All window and
>>> door sensors hard-wired, 4 PIRs hard wired, 2 key fobs (in cars) on
>>> the wireless board.
>>
>> You have grossly exceeded the capability of your power supply. Before
>> you do anything else, read the installation manual pp 7-8 regarding
>> current ratings of the modules and accessories. You will need an
>> auxiliary power supply like a PC5204.
>
> Bob, Stan, and alarman have probably nailed down the major issue with my
> system: not enough power.  I get different answers on the power draw
> depending upon which set of _DSC-supplied_ data I employ, but basically it
> looks like this:
>
> 2 LCD 5500Z keyboards     170 ma
>
> PC 5108 zone expander         35 ma
>
> PC 5132 wireless board        130 ma
>
> Escort 5580TC                     150 ma
>
> PC 5208 PGM board             20 ma
>
> 2 Ademco Aurora PIR              8 ma
>
> 2 Ademco 998 PIR                 30 ma
>
> Total draw (approx)               543 ma
>
> Since the Power 832 is rated to supply 550 ma, this is entirely too close
> for comfort.  I unplugged the transformer and removed the battery
> immediately after reading the responses to my post.  I will install a PC
> 5204 with battery and transformer as soon as they arrive.
>
> Since I have been running this system for about 2 years with such a large
> draw, is there any chance that the power supply on the main board could
> have
> suffered permanent damage?  Right now everything seems OK when I power the
> system up.
>
> --
> Good luck and good sailing.
> s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
> http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare
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