Guest anguscanplay Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 okay worse case senario you should disconnect one side of the battery from the alarm wiring now but do it carefully - dont t urn off the mains first - there shouldnt be a too much risk of a shock but the gel leaching out of the battery can be corrosive and definatly keep away from eyes and mouth i personally would also power down the system due to the burning smell but you may find that once the battery is dissed the panel will start to cool down ( it may be very hot right now) you could check after an hour but any doubt power it down IF YOU DO POWER IT DOWN THE SOUNDER MAY START OUTSIDE this should stop after around twenty minutes but i cannot guarentee this if it doesnt you may need an engineer tonight and it WILL cost you get it repaired and have it serviced annually for exactly this reason they rarely fail at 8.30 on a monday morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaimec Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 Thanks for the advice - The smell wasn't burning and the system wasn't hot at all, just the smell of the gel leaching out I guess. Had a look and saw that the fuse on the right hand side has blown. I've disconnected the battery at both terminals and the system appears to be dead now (no Lights or LEDs). Is it safe to leave like this until I can get an engineer out? Is the alarm likely to go off in the middle of the night? You mentioned 'power down the system' - how do I do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breff Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 I've disconnected the battery at both terminals and the system appears to be dead now (no Lights or LEDs).Which seems to indicate that there is no mains supply to the panel Is it safe to leave like this until I can get an engineer out? Is the alarm likely to go off in the middle of the night? Yes, if it were to go off it would have done when all power was removed, and indicates that your bellbox battery is faulty or not connected You mentioned 'power down the system' - how do I do this? It sounds as if you have done this, to be certain remove the mains fuse in the spur or panel Hope this helps, does seem like you could benefit from a visit by an engineer to revive it though, especially as the Veritas has a habit of defaulting itself when mains is removed and the battery goes flat Regards Glenn The opinions I express are mine and are usually correct! (Except when I'm wrong)(which I'm not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anguscanplay Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 breff got a little side tracked ahem have you been working in the house doing diy etc or have you had anyone else in it sounds like a clssic mains reconnect with a duff battery as long as all is quite dont worry tonight but deffinatly look for an engineer to call dont be tempted to just get a battery from maplins etc it needs to be checked profesionally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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