Re: Master Code Reset - Caddx NX-8

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On 1/27/2019 5:43 PM, toolguyma@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> THANKS for the reply and suggestions.
> 1. The $7 board, the seller did know the history of the board - if the default codes were changed.  I took a chance and lost.
> 2. When zone 10 (originally was one window, top and bottom sash) first acted up I did in order:
>      a. New contacts and magnets (I solder connections between wire and contact wire and heat shrink wrap)
>      b. new resistors, (both the doubler resistors on that screw) and I solder the connection between wire and resistor
>      c. rewired from the panel to the window
>      d. switched the wires of this window to zone 12 and a different window to zone 10
> This is a weekend home and each time after leaving Zone 10 would trip.  Random timing, usually after 1 day but not longer than 3 days
> 3.  What do you mean "re-do" the programing for this zone?  Default the board and re-write it??  switch zone 10 to a door and make it an entry zone?
>        YES, I made sure nothing is touching, I have heat shrink wrap on all connections at resistors
> 4.  I power down every time I make a change on the board when using DL900 ( I thought I read somewhere along the way that was necessary when making programing changes)??
>       SO I am certain that it was at min. powered down when the zone wires were swapped and I swapped the wiring of zone 10 and re-names the zones
> 5.  Yeah - swapping the chips is a stupid idea but I pre-warned that I am "stubborn and stupid"  :)
>
> The last 6 weeks or so I "bypass" zone 10 when arming and no false alarms
>


Jump out zone 10 with the proper resistor at the board and arm the
system without the bypassing the zone.

Depending on what happens you will know where the problem lies.

Les