sixwheeledbeast

Being NSI Gold goes way beyond how tidy the wiring is in the panel. that's likely down to one engineer and their untidy workmanship. There is a whole company, employees. training, testing, maintenance and audit trail behind that job.

Do you need it, can it not be disabled, if your using the terminals? It's been ages since I seen one. Repurposing a reed from something else maybe hit and miss they are fragile.

Any modules after 2014 where fine to take straight of a circuit >32A circuit as per the instructions. https://www.mkelectric.com/Documents/English/EN%20MK%20Installation%20Manuals/Wiring%20Devices/Logic%20Plus/50078098A%20-%20MK%20USB%20Charger%20Installation%20Manual.pdf Another thing to note all these devices with USB's built in have a 2 year warranty, even for MK. Whereas other standard outlets are either 10 year or limited lifetime.

No the Euro modules

Pretty sure they are SCB's on that age Bentley. Maybe even positive trigger? I would be checking the panel and it's outputs respond correctly to an alarm activation with a meter before even considering the ladders.

They are a solid built thing and give very little trouble, that's why relatively there are still a good few Bentley panels about. Still not helpful if you never have it serviced and it fails to operate in a break in.

It's very old and obsolete, finding someone that would support it is unlikely. It's probably older than a lot of peoples engineering staff. Feel free to ask away, if you have some specific questions.

Fully agree with above, you do have to consider the asymptomatic problem too, but it may lower the risk. I could see a change in the design of some systems, maybe considering REX PIRs and more contact free interactions with all devices used by multiple people.

Sheffield ANPR Cameras accessible via IP with no password. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/28/anpr_sheffield_council/ Lawyers are passing it of as user error be an interesting watch to see how that case goes.

From what I gathered they released early sample modules that didn't conform to BS only IEC, they had to be supplied from a 3A FCU. The current models conform to all standards required and you can wire them straight from the circuit with a B or C upto 32A

That's how you would do it yes (I would do this as standard myself), they have a small internal speaker mounted behind the PCB but wired into terminals on the PCB. You need to find a suitable extension speaker and take an alarm cable from the controls to that location. Something like a CQR Alto 16Ohm Speaker would do.

Part set bell delay would likely be the option your looking for. Double knock is never a great idea, even more so with wireless when they may not activate again for a while.

I usually fit the Elites so GDB-0001 but if it's a quad then it's better than non-quad, which I would never fit. Beam Pair would be excessive IMO, but you could beam pair with the existing instead of buying two. Still think I wouldn't be throwing money at it until I have an idea what the issue is first.

You never know there maybe wireless interference but you have to start somewhere and you have no evidence of that. PIR's cannot detect through solid objects whereas the microwave part of a DT can. Your looking for something that could cause a sudden change in temperature of >5C within the 90 viewing angle of the passive.

Yer I wouldn't use any of the wireless kits apart from 0005 on the odd occasion it has most of what I need. Agree with above, looks like the most sensible position, I'd swap it with one from another room for now. If the fault reoccurs in the same room swap for a quad or possibly DT.

It's all down to what you consider the issues maybe the environment and the equipment. Being wireless you have less options kit wise. There's standard, quad and DT options we don't know what's fitted, or if it's just something simple you can diagnose from a quick inspection.

From what I remember the wording is along the lines of "non system operators should not be given any indication of coverage or status from the CIE or detection devices" There is a caveat that the user or engineer can activate these indications for testing but after 120s of leaving the test it returns back to off/banner message. This is mandatory at Grade 3 and recommended based on risk for Grade 2 IIRC.

Intermittent issues and things like this are where engineers earn there salt. Being experienced you generally have an instinct of what it maybe from the environment or system log and then you can use your tools to see if you can confirm this (multimeter tests, reproducing the issue etc) When it's down to placement problems you would minimise this at installation time, steel wouldn't be of a concern from a false activation POV but could reduce signal to the panel, you can check for this tho. As an installer coming out to the job if all the tests were inconclusive you would likely just swap it, as a return visit would cost more to the company then a passive and battery. Doing nothing would help no-one here. It's a different situation for yourself, I would be thinking about re-siting it with a new battery initially. Other tests you could do is to mask it off completely proving that it's not detecting something in the room or swapping it with another room. Plenty of options and things to try to pin it down, but what we would do is probably different.

Doesn't seem like a controls issue to me.

Tolerance of USB 5V is +0.25 nowhere near 7.4 It's a bit like those old scanny or optima panels you go to. It shouldn't be powering the passives and charging the battery at 14.8V, you know it's likely to let go at some point but couldnt say when, but the customer is happy its setting fine. I'll be down to the device how well it takes the overvoltage, but this would usually be given off as heat which isn't great for a lithium battery. These are the modules I am on about, they are rated for a 32A breaker. You would IR test a new installation with them dissed then connect them up, existing job you could IR @250 or dis them to test circuits @500.

All part of other companies, it's survival of the fittest in this game. Aritech = UTC Castle = Hik Menvier = Eaton

Or a friends fancy if-fone... :shrug: Ideally you would have an isolation point before anything electronic and with lighting you would have a switch, you wouldn't test without isolating bulbs electronics etc, much more awkward with sockets that are part of the installation itself over an accessory that can be isolated. I have started to see a few USB charging euro/combi plate modules on domestics sharing a double gang with data/phone, more expensive way to do it but keeps things separate from the main installation and you can isolate them without removing the outlets.

Scary thing is how much it's been raping your expensive smartphone circuitry and batteries while you haven't noticed.

Map7 on the zones would do the trick, now where did I park my DeLorean.... Sounds like a nice job to swap out with new controls and a smart PSU, split that detection the best way possible. You'd have a good base to start from then, with no weird 30 year old software glitches or NVM memory loss issues.