Hi Everyone,

I've have SL compact which until now has worked for 6 years. Recently the remote keypad has died on me.

The keys are still lit, however the other leds (zones, daytime and power) are all off.

I cannot arm the alarm since the keypad doesn't work.

I was going to look in the alarm panel, however if the tamper triggered the alarm, I couldn't switch the alarm off since the keypad is dead.

Does anybody know a quick fix???

Regards,

Lee (sleeping with one eye open).

Chances are mate new battery needed

Chances are mate new battery needed

Thanks for the response.

I've popped the fuse out and measured the 13V feed on the remote keypad (now supplied from the battery). The battery is suppling 9.5V, is this sufficient?

Why would a flat battery kill the keypad when there's mains present, is this normal?

Regards,

Lee

Thanks for the response.

I've popped the fuse out and measured the 13V feed on the remote keypad (now supplied from the battery). The battery is suppling 9.5V, is this sufficient?

Why would a flat battery kill the keypad when there's mains present, is this normal?

Regards,

Lee

9.5V from a battery is totally inadequate if that's just after you've removed mains power. It's definatly a dead battery as a good battery should be able to supply at least 12v or more for at least 2hr after mains failure.

The keypad goes dead on those if there is a TAMPER or BATTERY FAULT the same as all ADE panels.

Thanks everyone, it was the battery. Since replacing it, all alarm has come alive!!!

,

Lee

Another happy customer.