Re: DSC PC5010 Battery Low Error

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

deeper and deeper




"Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2JWKg.2481$AP2.47@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| 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
| news:1157377955.984941.323970@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > 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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