Re: DSC PC5010 Battery Low Error

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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


There are no "fuses" on the 5010.  And they've done away with the trim
pot in favour of a "dynamic charger".