Re: NAPCO 1632 Panel

["Mr.Double-sided Tape" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx>]

Exactly what type of consultant are you? If you're a security
consultant then you should be able to consult the tech support from
Napco (but if you're a security consultant you should know the
answers).
I love consultants. A Consultant is a guy who gets paid to take your
watch and tell you what time it is.

aptw wrote:
> I am a consultant and have a customer that has the following issue with
> their NAPCO 1632 panel and the battery fault alarm.
>
> Each Site has a GEM-1632 panel with a RB3008
> There is no phone line associated with the systems
> Each site has three alarms that it gives to a "SCADA" systems
> process alarm panel via the RB3008 outputs. 1 For a burg alarm, 1 for
> Arm Disarm and 1 for a system trouble.
> With the system disarmed if I remove the battery I get an immediate
> system trouble annunciated at the keypad and the trouble output changes
> state.
> If the battery is plugged back in and the 'Reset" key pressed on
> the keypad the alarm resets.
> If the panel is armed and the battery is removed the alarm is not
> annunciated and the relay does not change state.
>
> My questions are as follows.
>
> Should the battery alarm be the same regardless of whether the panel is
> armed or disarmed?
> If both instances should be the same is this a programming error?
> If a programming error what is incorrect?
> If not a programming error how do I make both alarms come in instantly?