Veritas 8 Alarm Panel Cover Removal - Help Pleasey

[The Pars]

Battery circuit has gone......you should be getting 12.5v upwards on the leads.
Just double check the battery fuse again and if ok then you require a new panel.

 

[Mach13]

Battery circuit has gone......you should be getting 12.5v upwards on the leads.
Just double check the battery fuse again and if ok then you require a new panel.

Thanks 'The Pars' fuse is ok... Could it be the transformer unit? or defo the panel? I see the transformer units are available and look an easy replacement.

 

[The Pars]

The transformer powers up the panel itself.
Unfortunately due to having the 16 year old battery in for so long it’s damaged the board.
If you like Texe equipment you could upgrade to a Premier which has more features.

 

[Mach13]

The transformer powers up the panel itself.
Unfortunately due to having the 16 year old battery in for so long it’s damaged the board.
If you like Texe equipment you could upgrade to a Premier which has more features.

Thanks for the info... wonder if I can get another model that uses a similar PCB... The EXCEL looks like it might be similar and would give me an LCD on the small panel. That way I could almost refit the wiring like for like if the board is similar. Any suggests on this?

 

[The Pars]

The excel will direct replace.

 

[Mach13]

OK Thanks for all the help folks... You've been amazingly helpful

I've learnt such a great deal. Am gonna take another look at the panel tomorrow just to make sure there are only four zones wired and if so I might well look at getting a panel upgrade (Excel) as all the infrastructure is there and they're still cheap enough to make it a worth while effort..

Just a shame the new battery I bought does not seem to fit the Excel..

 

[sparkymarka]

It’s the same case .....!

 

[The Pars]

As Sparky says the battery will fit as it’s the same case.
Another point when you down power the system the external bell should sound?
If not then I would advise a replacement.

 

[Mach13]

lol.... the battery that's shown to fit the Excel (on the website I looked at) shows a different battery type with a different amp rating so I figured that the electric specs might have been different for the Excel despite the casing being the same...

Will check out the bell box too then...