Scantronic 9800 BF alarm

[Mallinky]

Is there a way to make the battery fault condition less dramatic (i.e. not sound the internal sounder!)

e.g. Do the Fault Response commands (31/32) manage this? If I was to set them to NoAlarm/Silent?

OK... it's only every couple of years, but the battery always seems to fail in the middle of the night scaring the sh** out of the entire family!

 

[Handymanjo]

Commands 31/32 are for telephone line fault.
You can not turn off fault sounders for battery fault

 

[Mallinky]

Thanks Handymanjo. Maybe I'll replace the battery every 23 months!

 

[Handymanjo]

If you are changing your battery every 23 month you could have a charging issue ?
Get a multimeter and check charging voltage.if charging voltage is high 13.90 volts upwards I would change control panel

 

[Mallinky]

Good suggestion, thanks. Battery life has been getting worse over the years.

 

[Handymanjo]

Castle euromini is the closest control panel to 9800 with a,b,c,d settings and not too expensive.

 

[sparkymarka]

Is the end station in the airing cupboard behind 40 towels by chance ?

 

[Mallinky]

Haha.... Yes indeed, it does get kinda warm. However previous batteries have lasted 4-5 years with similar number of towels.

Point taken though. 80% of airing cupboard contents hasn't been used since the 9800 was state-of-the-art!