Re: Firelite Power problems (in general)

Thanks Rocky,
Noted that in the Install Manual 17-19VDC was within the "normal" Range!
What's up with that?
OF COURSE...... What did I get when I Checked THAT particular PANEL?
HMMMMM...... 19VDC! Will try the reset trick on it!
Mike S



Rocky_T_Squirrel, Esq. wrote: 
Reset charger ckt output first look for a small trim pot  next to the
battery connection region on the PCB,  it should have a small dope of paint
on the center,  place your vom on the battery feeds and slowly adjust the
trim pot up or down to adjust the trickle voltage to the battery,  if no
change  you got the wrong trim pot..  look for another one..
If your panel is 24VDC and the trickle is 25-26vdc  it should be ok  but if
24-25vdc  you might need to trim upwards a little.  If you had a power
browie and the supply dropped below 110vac  the panel might give a false
signal ..
The one problem  i had  that drove me nuts was at a resthome which had weak
AC supply,  each time the Central Air/Heat kicked on  the line voltage
dropped to 101ac  which in turn dropped the panel to 22vdc which also
tripped a false signal to the monitor,  I boosted the trickle voltage and
its never happened again..
RTS



"Mike Sokoly" <secure15@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Rocky: Question?
       How do you reset the output levels to a higher voltage? And BTW:
thanks for the heads-up on the Telco pins- System in question went 4
days without any problems, normal 24 Hr tests on Both Lines, then
yesterday- "Abnormal Test" (24 Hr didnt come in) checked the CS report:
sure enough: "TELCO 1 TBLS AGAIN!" Will do a thorough check of the pins
on Monday!
Sorry, can't agree with you- I DESPISE FIRELITE!
Mike S

Rocky_T_Squirrel, Esq. wrote:

Firelite  in general,
I've notice that the charger ckt is always set right on the edge of fail
detection.
I reset the output level right out of the box to a slightly higher


voltage.

(as recommended from a service tech from firelite, about 8 years ago)
to date (knock on wood) I haven't had any more problems with firelite


power

supplies.
As for the dialers (whatever panel your using)  I've noticed a LOT of


bad

solder connections
on the telephone line sockets..  I've had to resolder several to stop
intermittant line failure
signals.  (it seems if you send it back to firelite  they never see the
problem)
I've been using Firelite products for going on 18 years  with only the


above

problems..
all in all  I like the product.  But thats just me..
RTS





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