Hi folks
I’ve recently returned from two weeks holiday and the alarm control panel didn’t bleep on re-entry and the control panel window was blank – all dead. This was because at some point while we were away the the 6 amp MCB in the consumer unit for ‘upstairs lighting’ – the part of the circuit that the alarm is connected to - had tripped and left the alarm running on battery alone until the battery ran down (the battery was a new one). I switched the MCB back on and reset the time and date on the control panel and the alarm now seems to be working (the ‘power’ light on the control panel is on).
[I’m pretty sure the MCB trip itself was caused by a bulb popping in our landing light - while we were away I used time switches on the lights to turn them on and off at set times. These are the mechanical time switches which fit over the light switch on the wall and physically move the wall switch between the On and Off positions at the set times, not one of the ones that plug into a wall socket].
My query is this: – The alarm is now running OK but obviously will do so as long as the mains power is uninterrupted. But do I now need another new battery (as it has run down when we were away) or will it recharge itself now that power is back on?
NB : The battery in the alarm was a new Yuasa installed only a week or so before we went away and the alarm was working fine at that point.
Alarm type: Accenta mini G4
Battery: Yuasa Y2.1-12, 12v 2.1Ah Sealed Lead Acid
Thanks in anticipation of responses.
I’ve recently returned from two weeks holiday and the alarm control panel didn’t bleep on re-entry and the control panel window was blank – all dead. This was because at some point while we were away the the 6 amp MCB in the consumer unit for ‘upstairs lighting’ – the part of the circuit that the alarm is connected to - had tripped and left the alarm running on battery alone until the battery ran down (the battery was a new one). I switched the MCB back on and reset the time and date on the control panel and the alarm now seems to be working (the ‘power’ light on the control panel is on).
[I’m pretty sure the MCB trip itself was caused by a bulb popping in our landing light - while we were away I used time switches on the lights to turn them on and off at set times. These are the mechanical time switches which fit over the light switch on the wall and physically move the wall switch between the On and Off positions at the set times, not one of the ones that plug into a wall socket].
My query is this: – The alarm is now running OK but obviously will do so as long as the mains power is uninterrupted. But do I now need another new battery (as it has run down when we were away) or will it recharge itself now that power is back on?
NB : The battery in the alarm was a new Yuasa installed only a week or so before we went away and the alarm was working fine at that point.
Alarm type: Accenta mini G4
Battery: Yuasa Y2.1-12, 12v 2.1Ah Sealed Lead Acid
Thanks in anticipation of responses.