Re: DSC PC5010 Battery Low Error

I'm having a problem with my meter. Can someone help me understand
this..I have a meter that has 2 lead connnection for Amps, One
connection states "Fused 200mA MAX" and the other states "Unfused
10A/60sec MAX". I originally tried to measure the Amps with the fused
terminal, and I had no reading whatsoever as I placed my leads on the
PC5010 Aux + and - connections. I then tried the unfused lead
connection, at a setting on the meter of 200mA. The minute I place my
leads on the Aux + and - connections, I had a brief spark! so I didn't
attempt that again.
Obviously I am doing something wrong here. ( BTW, Thanks to all for
trying to help me with this)


Crash Gordon wrote:
What kind of battery?
You still need to measure your current draw on aux...see different part of
this thread.
Some device is probably overdrawing your aux power.

"mikee" <jettset@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1157300408.524351.24380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Frank is right there is no pot or fuses on board for adjustment. The
| battery terminals (without Battery connected) is 13.6 VDC. The battery
| itself is 12.1 VDC, There are 3 devices connected to the Aux.
| terminals. I just bought the battery about 1 month ago.
|
|
| Frank Olson wrote:
| > G. Morgan wrote:
| > > On 2 Sep 2006 07:19:37 -0700, "mikee" <jettset@xxxxxxx> wrote:
| > >
| > >
| > >>I have been stumped on this for a long time. A while back, my keypad
| > >>gave me an error message, battery low. I had changed my battery for a
| > >>new one and the error went away. Exactly 1 week later the error
| > >>message came back up. I checked the battery, and it was down to 10
| > >>volts. Not soon afterwards my board went bad. I had my alarm
| > >>installer replace my board with a new one. I had hooked up my battery
| > >>to a battery charger that I had and charged it back up to 13 volts. I
| > >>placed the battery back in the cabinet, again exactly one week later
I
| > >>had the low battery light come on again. At that point, I thought my
| > >>transformer might be on the blink, so I bought a new DSC transformer.
| > >>I had taken the battery out again and recharged it on a battery
charger
| > >>again. I put it back in. again exactly one week later the low battery
| > >>light came on again. I thought at this point that my battery may have
| > >>been screwed up from charging it on a seperate battery charging unit,
| > >>I went ahead and bought a new battery again. I now have a new PC5010
| > >>board, a new transformer, and a new battery, one week later the
| > >>battery low error popped up again!!, I checked the VAC on the leds
| > >>coming from the PC5010 board and I get about 13.5 volts. I checked
the
| > >>battery itself and I get 10 volts, I connect the leads to the battery,
| > >>and I get a total of 10 volts.
| > >>
| > >>What the hell is going on here? why can't I get this damm thing
| > >>charged?? please help!!
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > > You need to check the VDC coming from the battery leads out of the
| > > panel (without batt. connected) to check charging voltage, NOT VAC.
| > > It needs to be about 13.8VDC. If it's zero than replace the batt.
| > > fuse, if it's low there is a trim pot on the board to adjust it up.
| > >
| >
| >
| > There are no "fuses" on the 5010. And they've done away with the trim
| > pot in favour of a "dynamic charger".
|

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