Re: DSC PC5010 Battery Low Error

["mikee" <jettset@xxxxxxx>]

Frank Olson wrote:
> mikee wrote:
> > I have been stumped on this for a long time.  A while back, my keypad
> > gave me an error message, battery low.  I had changed my battery for a
> > new one and the error went away.  Exactly 1 week later the error
> > message came back up.  I checked the battery, and it was down to 10
> > volts.   Not soon afterwards my board went bad.  I had my alarm
> > installer replace my board with a new one.  I had hooked up my battery
> > to a battery charger that I had and charged it back up to 13 volts.  I
> > placed the battery back in the cabinet,  again exactly one week later I
> > had the low battery light come on again.  At that point, I thought my
> > transformer might be on the blink, so I bought a new DSC transformer.
> > I had taken the battery out again and recharged it on a battery charger
> > again.  I put it back in. again exactly one week later the low battery
> > light came on again.  I thought at this point that my battery may have
> > been screwed up from charging it on a seperate battery charging unit,
> > I went ahead and bought a new battery again.   I now have a new PC5010
> > board, a new transformer, and a new battery,  one week later the
> > battery low error popped up again!!,  I checked the VAC on the leds
> > coming from the PC5010 board and I get about 13.5 volts.  I checked the
> > battery itself and I get 10 volts, I connect the leads to the battery,
> > and I get a total of 10 volts.
> >
> > What the hell is going on here?  why can't I get this damm thing
> > charged??  please help!!
> >
>
>
> What's the current draw on the aux power terminals?  Your transformer
> should be reading anywhere between 16.5 to 17 VAC (up to 19 VAC "free
> air" - not connected).  Output on the charger (battery connected) should
> be about 13.6 - 13.7 VDC.

The current draw on the aux power terminals is 12.16 VDC.  The bell
terminal is 1 VDC.  The terminals connected to the battery reads 12.17
VDC.  The terminals to power the board from the transformer reads 17.89
VAC.