Alarm Power Availability

[seb512]

Question time my friends.

Been reading the manual for the Scantronic i-on50EX, and I’ve been confused by the power capabilities.

In an example used to work out the battery size required, it states that a large system will draw around 1 Amp during full alarm:

However, on the specifications page, it states that while the max. total current it can output is 1.5A, half of it is used for battery charging and the other half available for other things:

Am I right in thinking that the battery charging is disabled during full alarm, so all the components (pirs, sirens etc.) can draw above 750ma from the mains? Or does it have to partially rely on the battery to supply enough current during full alarm?

Cheers

 

[seb512]

Bump, any ideas? I’ve seen similar things about power in Texecom manuals too

 

[bernardgreen]

Recharging the battery is only necessary after the battery has been discharged for some reason such as a loss of mains power or a prolonged alarm state.

 

[seb512]

Recharging the battery is only necessary after the battery has been discharged for some reason such as a loss of mains power or a prolonged alarm state.

So at most times you could use over 750mA? And I presume the panel only charges the battery when the system isn’t doing much?