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Re: DSC PC5010 Battery Low Error



On 2 Sep 2006 07:19:37 -0700, "mikee" <jettset@xxxxxxx> 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!!


You need to check the VDC coming from the battery leads out of the
panel (without batt. connected)  to check charging voltage, NOT VAC.
It needs to be about 13.8VDC.  If it's zero than replace the batt.
fuse, if it's low there is a trim pot on the board to adjust it up.

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-Graham
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