Back door Dave

Well that has given me some clues..looks like the m/meter is coming out at the week end and will check that 6 wire and see if there are any shorts. Many Thanks!

Thanks for the reply six wheeled beast? The garage is hard wired via cable up the garden to zone six on the Accenta house panel so I know if the garage goes off and the strobe is also a give away..or was before it went bonkers. The scantronic 9450 in the garage doesnt have any outputs to trigger the house alarm so house zone 6 was wired across the strobe output in the 9450 via that cable and a relay mounted in the scan panel. So when in full alarm the output from the strobe energises the NC relay which drops the loop on zone6 of the house system and trips it.. Quite basic stuff and it has worked since 1995! How long do these things last.? I do service it via walk test etc and trip the Dual Tech and test the bell.. I wouldnt mind upgrading its just that everything out there is so over complicated for what I need..is there a simple bit of kit out there like my old 9450?

Hi all, Im new here and not a professional and as such will probably talk a lot of jibberish so bear with me..? My Dinosaur scantronic 9450 in the garage is going bonkers and triggering the panel in the house. I have a strobe on the garage and it flashes but I have no idea which zone is triggering it out of the 3..no indicator on the panel and I dont think the bell is sounding either (its fitted in the garage to give invaders a head ache..lol) I have the house trigger wired to the strobe panel output (seemed logical) so its reasonable to assume that the strobe is triggering the house panel. So from what ive read about Scantronic its maybe time for a new garage panel.? The sytem is well simple with a contacted garden door wired to EE. A dual tech wired to zone one to protect the interior. A contacted up and over door wired to zone 2 and zone 3 is wired to the contacted door on my shed. And of course the relay trigger used to trigger a spare zone on the house panel which is wired into the strobe output as explained. And of course mustnt forget a bell box with tamper. Thats it ..hardly rocket science! So what are your views guys.. should I bare with it and try and fix or scrap it and replace?! I do need some help here and I am an electrician so hopefully I could self install! ?