Re: Veritas R8 PIR problem

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Could you explain what this means; "...not activate the part alarm unset
procedure."?



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**Crash Gordon**






"diy-newby" <asas@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fph3kh$bml$1@xxxxxxxxxxx
| Hi guys
|
| We have a Veritas R8 alarm system. This morning we noticed that walking
into
| the kitchen did not activate the part alarm unset procedure. I performed a
| walk test and both the kitchen and the living room PIR are not working.
|
| The red light in the PIR still works, it is just not activating the walk
| test procedure. Are PIR's self powered with an internal battery or do they
| take power from the main alarm panel? The reason I ask is I have put quite
a
| few chipboard screws in the upstairs chipboard floor to cure loose /
| squeaking boards, and am now thinking worst case scenario that some how a
| screw has pierced a cable. But if the PIR takes power from the panel this
| hopefully cannot be the case as the red light in the PIR still comes on
upon
| detection.
|
| Can PIR's fail but the red light still activate?
| Could this be a problem with the main alarm panel? Is there any other
tests
| which I could carry out to narrow down the problem?
|
| TIA
|
|