Re: DSC Power 832 Puzzle (Long)



Your panel is probably fine- I've found the PC5010 to be pretty bulletproof.
Just be sure to test it thoroughly after you make any changes- trip stuff
that draws the maximum amount of current, and leave it in alarm condition
for several minutes. If it communicates properly and doesn't do anything
strange when resetting it, it should work fine during a real alarm event.



"Armond Perretta" <newsgroupreader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2f-dnSYHjaBnYLLeRVn-qA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> petem wrote:
>> "Armond Perretta" <newsgroupreader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit ...
>>>
>>> Since I have been running this system for about 2 years with such a
>>> large draw, is there any chance that the power supply on the main
>>> board could have suffered permanent damage? Right now everything seems
>>> OK when I power the system up.
>>
>> Yes and no..
>>
>> we had a few case like yours here where a home owner would call his
>> friend to had some device on there system and exceeded the max power
>> output of the panel..it lasted for 2+ years till the battery started
>> to pull more power to keep at the good voltage..
>>
>> if you power the panel with only a keypad (to create a load on the
>> power supply) and the battery and you can measure what is the power
>> going to the combus with a voltmeter,test for a 13.8 volt..or around
>> it.. then remove the battery and check if its about the same voltage...
>>
>> anything below 13 volt mean you could have a problem..
>
> Good idea. I will try this test.
>
>> remember this at the combus or auxiliary power output (black and red)
>> not at the battery cause the panel usually check the battery by
>> lowering the voltage to it from time to time and this could lead you
>> to a bad conclusion...
>
> I hope the test indicates no permanent damage to the main board. My wife
> is
> getting a little bored with my alarm hardware purchases at this stage of
> the
> game. This morning I ordered a 5204, a transformer, 2 _new_ batteries,
> and
> metal box for some of this gear, etc. I am going to run this way assuming
> that the power supply on the main board will be sufficiently OK once the
> 5204 is supplying power.
>
>> by the way..where did you got your stuff from? an online web site or your
>> friend?
>
> Part of the gear was supplied by the builder's subcontractor, part by my
> alarm pro friend's local supplier, and part via online purchases. All the
> gear is DSC, and all of the accessories (batteries, transformers, boxes,
> etc.) are identical to the originals supplied by the builder. BTW, why
> did
> you ask (just curious)?
>
> --
> Good luck and good sailing.
> s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
> http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare
>
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