Veritas R8

[Isabelle Hanlon]

Hi Folks, I'm new to the forum. I moved into my house 2 years ago, it has a Veritas R8 alarm (which looks pretty old). Last year the battery went and I managed to change it. Yesterday the box next to the door started buzzing. It seems perhaps the transformer is going, but the transformer recommended on the Texecom site doesn't look like mine. It looks like a pencil sharpened both ends with orange wire in the middle. Can it be replaced? Is that the problem? Thanks for any advice (hope I'm making sense!)

 

[sparkymarka]

? Post picture ...if it's a transformer with 4 screws try tightening the screws as they vibrate loose over time and the transformer vibrates..

 

[Isabelle Hanlon]

Thank you, here's the picture. The part number is 9617119.

 

[sparkymarka]

lol that's for your door bell ...

 

[Isabelle Hanlon]

Hahaha..it does dong when I switch off the fuse! Thanks for that..didn't realise they were wired to the mains!

 

[sparkymarka]

Blonde ? Lol

 

[Isabelle Hanlon]

Well..do you happen to know what the doirbell problem might be?

 

[Isabelle Hanlon]

Errr yes you guessed!

 

[sparkymarka]

Possibly the transformer voltage has got higher , is the outside bell push illuminated ?

 

[Isabelle Hanlon]

OMG..so simple..button was stuck!! All sorted now but will replace button. Thanks for your help..imagine if I'd got an engineer in

 

[sparkymarka]

Invoice is in the post ...

 

[SandyLyon]

OP’s username Isabelle Hanlon, made me smile .