Re: DSC PC5010 Battery Low Error

["Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx>]

Remove all the wires from one side of the aux power terminals, connect one
of the meter leads to the the now empty terminal, connect the other meter
lead to the wires you just removed from the terminal.
Use the 10A connection first, if the reading is less than 200mA then switch
to the lower setting for a more accurate reading, assuming you haven't blown
the 200mA fuse in the meter.

Doug

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"mikee" <jettset@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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".
>> |
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