Re: Lynx battery replacement in motion detector?

["Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Michael" <sirflannelS@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> When you replace the batteries, leave the batteris out for at least 30
> seconds, and push the tamper switch (small lever switch on the lower
> right of the circuit board) a few times, to make sure the on board
> capictor discharges. If not, the low battery message won't go away
> after you put the new batteries in

Ah, that explains it.


> On 1 Feb 2007 10:31:35 -0800, "hfx_chris" <grady.chris@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>Greetings,
>>
>>recently my Ademco Lynx woke me up by beeping in the middle of the
>>night to tell me the batteries are running low in my wireless motion
>>detector.
>>I've had this happen a few times in the wireless smoke detector, and
>>it's quite easy to replace the batteries in that one -- it takes two 9-
>>volt batteries.
>>I opened the cover on the motion detector, and the panel downstairs
>>immediatly started making a rapid beeping sound -- I did a <code> +
>>off and it silenced it, I assume this is some sort of tamper alarm? So
>>basically what I want to know is, when I remove the battery (it's a
>>small little 3-volt I believe, had to find it at Radio Shack), is it
>>going to mess anything up as far as the motion detector is concerned?
>>I recall when it was installed, the installer said something about
>>setting up the motion detector so that our cat wouldn't accidently set
>>it off, so I'm wondering if these settings are stored in the motion
>>detector, and will removing the battery reset it?
>>
>>Thanks for any help,
>>Chris
>



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