ADEMCO MICROTECH GALAXY 8 PLUS CP171

[Colin1208]

Hi
Ive been living in a property since 2010 which has the above alarm system installed.

All the houses on the estate (buit 2000) where fitted with this system and an ADT siren/monitoring service from new.

At some point before we purchased the property the monitoring service was cancelled and a different bell box fitted.

Even though over the last few years the display on the key pad has dissapeared we where still able to arm / disarm the system, and have had no false triggers.

After a recent 5 min powercut however the system will no longer arm. we have had a series of powercuts over a few years and the alarm has always worked afterwards,
however after this latest powercut the keypad is still illuminated in green and the buttons make a weak beep when depressed but no arming of the system is possible.

I've checked the 12v battery in the main control box and it has very low voltage.

I appreciate that this is a very old system but we may be selling soon and I'm trying to keep costs down.

My Question is:
If I purchase a new 12v back up battery will this resolve the issue ?
Is there a later system that is compatible with the existing PIRs etc?

Many Thanks in advance
Col

 

[sparkymarka]

Check voltage coming out of battery leads before you buy a new battery , it should be around 13.8v dc

 

[Colin1208]

Check voltage coming out of battery leads before you buy a new battery , it should be around 13.8v dc

0.3v.......I think its fubard....Its the original so gotta be at least 20 years old

 

[sparkymarka]

Is that with battery removed ? Have you checked battery fuse ?

 

[Colin1208]

Is that with battery removed ? Have you checked battery fuse ?

That voltage is across the 2 spade type terminals on the battery with it disconnected.
There is continuity across all the fuses

 

[sparkymarka]

Did you remove fuse to check ?

 

[GalaxyGuy]

To answer your question re a replacement panel. A galaxy G2 or Flex panel can be used with your wiring / sensors. As above though, check the fuses.

 

[Colin1208]

Did you remove fuse to check ?

Hi
Only found 3 fuses on the board as shown on the bottom rhs.
I didnt remove them but tested across the each fuse for continuity.

I tested for battery voltage by removing the spade wiring connectors and testing across the terminals.

Thanks
Colin

 

[Colin1208]

To answer your question re a replacement panel. A galaxy G2 or Flex panel can be used with your wiring / sensors. As above though, check the fuses.

 

[sparkymarka]

Top one is for battery YOU MUST REMOVE it to test it …as you could be reading through the pcb …

 

[sparkymarka]

The label says it’s a 16+

 

[Colin1208]

Hi

Are you both advising I pull the fuses out and check for continuity?

Are the Galaxy G2 and Flex panels still available to buy?

Are they a lot more recent than what I have??

Thanks
Colin

 

[sparkymarka]

Well it is 20 years old ….probably better made than the newer ones ….

 

[sparkymarka]

Galaxy guy may be able to tell you when they started to make them in China …

 

[Colin1208]

The label says it’s a 16+

I,m confused now as it says 8 on the panel cover????