Re: Power failures & LED status

["Dana Wiegner" <dana.wiegner@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bass is right.

Just like on motion detectors the LED goes off to save power.  What little
it is saving



"Robert L Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >I have a BRK fire detector & a BRK CO detector hard-wired in my home.
> > During a recent power failure, both LEDs (red on fire, green on CO)
> > went off.
> >
> > Is this expected behavior, or are both the battery backups dead?  I
> > find it hard to believe they would NOT use the LEDs during a power
> > failure, since the power drain would be minimal.
>
> For many makes that is indeed normal behavior during a power failure.
While
> the LED uses only a small amount of power the unit will function longer
> without the LED glowing.  Also, the LED is supposed to indicate "normal"
> operation.  Normalcy would include having 110 VAC connected.
>
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>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
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