Re: DSC PC3000 Lockout

["tourman" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmmh....well, that's something I definately didn't know. I do know that
DSC developed a cheap and dirty device to allow the guys at Tried to
power up any board quickly and safely in order to listen for the tell
tale chirps that a locked board gives off. It seems some less than
honest dealers were trying to turn in locked boards as defective ones,
to get another unlocked one under warranty.

But no, I didn't know that DSC ever unlocked boards for anyone. I know
they used to charge back $25 to the dealer if a defective board was
returned in a locked state. But to actually unlock boards on
demand....that's news to me !

RHC

Mark Leuck wrote:
> "tourman" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1165797115.415020.256640@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > There is absolutely nothing wrong with the DSC PC 3000. It works well
> > and has in my experience no bugs in that chip version. I have more than
> > a dozen spare boards that I keep in stock to service my existing
> > customer base, but most have been eaten up by other small dealer
> > friends who need them as well. The board is no longer made by DSC so
> > they have actually increased in value as they decrease in availability.
> >
> >
> > DSC will not unlock any boards. To my knowledge, they never have at any
> > time in the past. 'when you think about it, why would they do something
> > to defeat a feature they put into their boards originally. As well, why
> > do something that decreases the number of boards they sell.
>
> They did in the early to mid 90's