Re: DSC PC5010 Battery Low Error

["mikee" <jettset@xxxxxxx>]

I removed the 3 aux. wires, checked it with my Amp meter and I have 2
wires at about 35mA and another at 27mA.


mikee wrote:
> I was also thinking of just removing all Aux. term connections, and
> then power up the 5010 and hook up the battery and then wait and see if
> it charges back up.
> If it did I would  connect one device at a time to see what effects it
> may have on the battery.  What do you think about that approach?
>
>
> 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".
> > |