Re: Ademco 50P - Unable To Disarm

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't even need to do batt calcs...you're over almost guaranteed. You should
be able to figure them out yourself...just take all devices ma draw in
standby and add them up, then all up all the draws in alarm. Personally, I
do the calcs with everything in alarm and design the system to that plus a
little over.

The Installer code is not intended to be used as an everyday code by anyone.
One slip of the finger and you may change something in programming. Install
a Master Code and use that.


"Don" <dedeaux@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1148947177.153876.324910@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Thank you, Nomen, and everyone.  My system appears to be working
| normally again.
|
| Basically, I followed Nomen's location 28 reset.  The system then came
| up okay and I have done nothing more.
|
| I am wondering whether, however, anyone feels it is a bad idea to just
| let it go?  For the sake of completion and clarity:
|
| - I installed the system, there is no service company.  I am just a
| home owner, the only resident.
|
| - There is only one code in the system, the Installer code. For this
| reason, I was loose in my earlier terminology use. This Installer code
| is used to program, set, and clear the system.  Discussion here in re
| the next code level down, Master, makes me wonder whether there is some
| pressing reason to create this "secondary" level even though l am the
| sole occupant?
|
| -For two reasons,  though installed, no sirens or strobes have yet been
| connected.  1) the sound emitted by the keypads alone has seemed quite
| sufficient to wake up the dead.  2) Due to some doubts, and earlier
| problems, concerning power drain, I hesitate to add in these devices.
|
| [home run topology, every sensor a zone: 7 entry contacts, 23 window
| contacts plus 19 4-wire glass breaks, 13 4-wire smokes, 2 4-wire CO, 3
| 2-wire heat, 7 6150 keypads, 4 internal sirens, 1 external, 1 strobe.]
|
| I have the extender with its own AC adapter, 8 expansion panels, and
| three batteries connected to the 50p.
|
| My device load calculating is shaky.  Unfortunately, two different
| professional installers also seemed unable to do the actual calculation
| themselves.  A third outfit that supplies a lot of equipment throughout
| New York as well as dispensing expertise, seemed to think I am well
| within my power resources.  Nevertheless, I have had to disconnect
| several glass breaks because they were clicking continuously though not
| faulting.  The two pros actually have been to the site.  And as a
| non-pro, my descriptions to the the third might well have been
| inadequate and/or misleading.
|
| - Since the location 28 reset appears to have solved the problem, I
| have not run the diagnostic on the working keypads suggested here.
|
| I think that covers everything.  Again, thanks to one and all for your
| suggestions.
|
| Be well.
|
| Don Davis
|