Re: DSC PC3000 Lockout

["Matthew Stanley" <armorsecsys@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At one time I thought there was a way to unlock the panels by installing a
jumper wire some place.. Its been a few years since I messed with that at
all.. but I dont like to throw anything away that still works!

Matthew




"tourman" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1165802950.028881.184670@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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
>