Re: Chubb 206

["Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms>]

> Last week I try to disconnect 1 wire from
> the main controller while the system was
> in standby (but not arm). I suspect the
> wire was 1 of the zones. I was surprised
> and stunned when the alarm sounded
> though it is not arm.  Is this normal?

There are several possible reasons this happened.
If the zone you pulled out is configured as a 24-hour
(always armed) zone it would go into alarm.

If it was a tamper zone (designed to protect
components against someone opening a
cover or removing a sensor) that could go off
even with the alarm disarmed.

> The reason I did this was because I wanted
> to pull out the trouble zone so that I can
> arm the system with the rest of the zones
> working right. I plan to troubleshoot the
> problematic zone later. Am I doing it right?

That's the normal approach.  However, as
another person pointed out your system is
very old and might not give good service
anyway.  If you don't mind a little DIY effort
you can replace the controls with something
modern and probably a lot easier to service.
A decent 8-zone alarm panel with keypad will
set you back less than $110.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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