Re: DSC PC5010 Battery Low Error

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's not much. What about the keypads? PGM?
What else is powered by the panel?
Have you checked for shorts to ground?


"mikee" <jettset@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|I removed the 3 aux. wires, checked it with my Amp meter and I have 2
| wires at about 35mA and another at 27mA.
|
|
| mikee wrote:
| > I was also thinking of just removing all Aux. term connections, and
| > then power up the 5010 and hook up the battery and then wait and see if
| > it charges back up.
| > If it did I would  connect one device at a time to see what effects it
| > may have on the battery.  What do you think about that approach?
| >
| >
| > 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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