Re: DSC PC5010 Battery Low Error

["mikee" <jettset@xxxxxxx>]

I'll check the keypads,  there is nothing attached at the PGM terms.
My system consists of 2 keypads, 2 bells, and zone expansion board.
Thats all.   I have the bell and all aux. terms disconnected right now.
 I have the battery connected.  I want to see if it will charge,  After
one hour I checked the battery with the terms connected and I get 12.1
VDC.  I will check it again in 1 hour.



Crash Gordon wrote:
> 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
> news:1157391365.554583.230310@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> |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".
> | > > |
> |