Re: Battery Backup Failing

["Pop`" <nodoby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

gkamieneski@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> After the ice storms and outages my X10 Protector Plus security
> console battery low indicator came on (powered the unit for probably
> 4 total hours).  When I replaced the 9v the light continued to be on.
> Looks like a wiring problem from the battery harness or else a surge
> fried the battery backup part of the unit.  All other features appear
> functional.
>
> Any ideas as to what I should look for?  Anything I can do with a
> multimeter and the battery leads?  I'm getting 9.5volts out of the
> battery, but I would have to "snap" the unit apart to check if the
> wires have come loose.

Check for current flow; none = no connection.