ADEMCO Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Hi, I have a Texecom Veritas 8 alarm fitted to our house and the control panel battery is due for replacement. The system has two bell boxes, one remote keypad, three PIR's, one sound bomb and one master blaster fitted. What amp battery should I get as I would like at least 12 hours standby time. It has a 1.7amp one fitted at the monment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADEMCO Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 what sthe current draw in day mode? I have no idea what the current draw is but we get 3 hours at most in a powercut before the 1.7amp battery runs out and the battery was new two years ago. Saying that, we only had one bell box fitted then of which we now have two A?? boxes fitted-one bell and one siren type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 its impossible to give an accurate decision without knowing the current draw, its like asking i ahve a 4 litre engine i carry 3 people and a suitcase how long will the tank last? True ,but i was taught(a long time ago) if you can get a big battery(7.0Ah) why stick a little one in(1.2Ah)...you should be looking at,at least 8 hours standby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 i would expect your day mode current to be around 280-320 mA but you state your 1.2 was lasting 3 hours? (yousay 1.7 but unless thats a chinese battery and its lying there isnt one that size) so it its 1.2 A/h gives 3 hours then 2.4 will give 6 ish 4.8 12 ish so yeaj the 70 A/h seems the one to me, but as i said you need to know the current to work it out If it will fit....can be a bit of a tight squezze in the plastic pigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 oops missed a decimal point out i meant 7.0 A/h lolnever fitted a veritas so didnt know sorry Now there is an idea a 70Ah battery....bit of a pain to cart around but hey should last a little while....yeah proably about a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1steve Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 so how long would a 7 amp battery last if i have 5 x Dt 1 x 360 on the alarm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 lol i need to know your day mode current to calculate your standby time as anything else is an estimation securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1steve Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 loli need to know your day mode current to calculate your standby time as anything else is an estimation i dont know wot the current sorry i am just after an ruff idea how long it will last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerabloke Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 how long is a piece of string? Eucam Security Systems 0845 4630 746 www.eucam.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1steve Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 how long is a piece of string? would it last on the battery for more than 24 hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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