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Speak to the supplier of your alarm.
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If your out at work, down the pub, out shopping or simply not in.............................what are you going to do if the alarm goes off?
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What does your alarm do at the moment when it goes off, just ring locally or call a monitoring centre?
Think you would be better thinking about Physical security rather than electrical security, Noise nuisance is a thing to consider, so the right choice of detection would be important. If your not at home and it is ripped off the wall what will you do?
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In comparison to?
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You forgot 4i
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Contact a local company and get an engineer out would be the best option.
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The main problem is that you don't know what you are doing, but think you can manage. Its all very well checking and metering things but if you do not know what you should be seeing, you can only think it is okay.
You have a 12volt battery that is only showing just over 4volts, the system is putting out 14 volts to charge a flat battery, in your words its only there if the mains fails. But ask yourself this if the mains has not failed and the battery is only showing 4 volts then something is very wrong. Now if the battery has been knackered for a long time and the system has been trying to charge this and not succeeding, things have got very hot and the panel is no longer operating to the specification it was designed for yes it will charge a battery if there has been a power failure, but it was never designed to charge a flat battery continuously. So things get hot and deteriorate etc etc and in the worst case scenario they get so hot they burst into flames, simply changing the battery may not matter as the long term damage has already been done.
Yes a faulty battery will also cause a budget panel to do strange things and not operate as expected.
If you simply replace the battery, would your house insurance cover you if the panel overheated and caused a fire..........................I doubt it.
The best advice is to update the panel and new battery. not an expensive task for peace of mind.
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Gemini, your not getting this. The battery is done, it needs to be replaced, before you do anything else.
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Now now boys
you both know where I was going with that statement -
If the battery is as old as you say there is no point in testing it, it is in need of replacing. Out of interest how do you propose testing it?
An update of the controls would also be the best cost effective option long term.
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Hold old was the existing system and when did you last fit a new battery?
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My advice on this would be to get a competent electrician to do the job, asking the above would show that your a little out your depth.
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Give Steve at Plymstock Security a call local company 01752-404303. He is a member of these forums as well so might see the topic and reply
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No suprise that you are Smurphy fan
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If you all the bits you got came as a package, then should you not be asking the supplier for support in the first instance,after all you paid them for the kit.
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Dd how many have you fitted and in what environment
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Given that the panel is second hand I would suggest getting back to basics first.
1. Disconnect all the wiring other than the keypad cable, mains and battery.
2. Default the panel back to its factory settings.
3. Check how the zones are programmed (wiring type) change it to double pole.
4. Put links in each tamper circuit (both zones and sounder).
5. Close the end station, then check to see if all circuits are clear.
7. If they are then put panel in engineer mode and connect one zone at a time( closing the end station and exiting engineer mode, then checking each zone that its ok before doing the next one)
8. If they are not clear then investigate the issue with the panel first.
9. Once you have all the zones connected correctly and working then move on to warning devices (one at a time)
10. If that doesn't work then I would suggest you need some help from a local engineer.
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Got a link to more information on this £7.50 alarm? not having all the info doesn't allow for an informed opinion.
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So what do you get for your £7.50 a month deal?
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I hear Texecom will become popular in an independent Scotland
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You need to get someone in who knows what they are doing, a local company should be able to help as a galaxy is a well used panel.
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the one thing you dont do is rifle thru a customers personal paperwork..wheres the trust...
QFA, very wrong.
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This of use? http://www.cameuk.com/camenew/tech-docs/02_Control%20panels/ZA4_319S15/s15%20v4-1.pdf
Any Came distributor will be able to supply parts.
you both know where I was going with that statement 
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That's one of the problems that you get with a diy installation, the level of support can be non existent when you need really need it. The perceived benefit of DIY over Professional install is generally one of cost, but one of the main benefits is that support is a available 24/7 365 days a year.