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Re: How to replace battery



Probably because the alarm company usually services the system. The
batteries are not easily available, you have to buy them from a specialty
battery store (Batteries Batteries, Battery Patrol, Batteries R Us..blah
blah blah) - or online. Besides alarm systems should be serviced every year
are so by an alarm tech and one of those service calls would also include
changing the battery (which only last 3-5 years).

And DON'T just throw the old battery in the garbage, it contains lead -
please dispose of it properly.

DO clip off the terminals of the old battery to prevent shorting and
starting a fire.

Yer welcome...and be careful

Oh yeah...write the DATE you changed the battery on the battery with a
Sharpie and plan on replacing it again in 3-4 years.



"m35603" <m35603@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1167545345.859907.210420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Well, duh, no wonder we couldn't find a battery in the keypad if the
| battery is in the main box. LOL!  Would be nice if they'd put this in
| the manual for us uneducated ones.
|
| Thanks so much!
| Angie
|
|
| Crash Gordon wrote:
| > That's just the keypad, look for the main box...usually in a closet
| > somewhere. In the main box you will find either a 12v 7amphour sealed
| > lead-acid battery or knowing ADT it will be a 12v 3amphour sealed lead
acid
| > battery. Find box, go buy new battery and replace it.
| >
| >
| > "m35603" <m35603@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:1167543739.700460.149480@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | We have a ADT PC5508z alarm system installed in our house. It is not
| > | active (i.e., we don't have a contract with ADT) right now. Two days
| > | ago, the thing started beeping every few seconds, and by looking
| > | through the manual, I figured out that it was a low battery warning.
| > | Where in the world is the battery on this thing though? We took the
| > | keypad off and there doesn't appear to be a battery in it anywhere.
The
| > | manual talks about replacing the battery every three years or so, but
| > | nowhere can I find anything that tells me where the battery is
located.
| > | I would appreciate any help I can get. I dont' want to call ADT
because
| > | we haven't had one in the last two years, so they probably wouldn't
| > | want to help us.
| > |
| > | Thank you very much!
| > | Angie
| > |
|




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