Re: DSC PC5010 Battery Low Error

["mikee" <jettset@xxxxxxx>]

I'm having a problem with my meter.  Can someone help me understand
this..I have a meter that has 2 lead connnection for Amps, One
connection states "Fused 200mA MAX" and the other states "Unfused
10A/60sec MAX".  I originally tried to measure the Amps with the fused
terminal, and I had no reading whatsoever as I placed my leads on the
PC5010 Aux + and - connections.  I then tried the unfused lead
connection, at a setting on the meter of 200mA. The minute I place my
leads on the Aux + and - connections, I had a brief spark! so I didn't
attempt that again.
Obviously I am doing something wrong here. ( BTW, Thanks to all for
trying to help me with this)


Crash Gordon wrote:
> What kind of battery?
> You still need to measure your current draw on aux...see different part of
> this thread.
> Some device is probably overdrawing your aux power.
>
> "mikee" <jettset@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1157300408.524351.24380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Frank is right there is no pot or fuses on board for adjustment.  The
> | battery terminals (without Battery connected) is 13.6 VDC.  The battery
> | itself is 12.1 VDC,  There are 3 devices connected to the Aux.
> | terminals.  I just bought the battery about 1 month ago.
> |
> |
> | Frank Olson wrote:
> | > G. Morgan wrote:
> | > > 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.
> | > >
> | >
> | >
> | > There are no "fuses" on the 5010.  And they've done away with the trim
> | > pot in favour of a "dynamic charger".
> |