steadyeddie Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Hi Guys, the story so far ......... A couple of years ago the alarm went off whilst we were on holiday, don't know why, anyway my daughter got her boyfriend round and he eventually ended up cutting the Red +12v wire into the RKP, been like that since. Got round to looking at it recently, discovered that the 12v battery in the control panel had gone, all swollen and split, and also the fuse had blown. Replaced the battery, then whilst replacing the fuse, dropped it onto the circuit board, bit of a flash, bit of smoke, looks like I have shorted the circuit board . Any advice would be most welcome ...... 1) New circuit board - probably can't get hold of them now. 2) New control panel and RKP and re-use existing wiring - but which one, go with a current Gardtec model ??. 3) Any other solutions/recommendations. Thanks again for any advice.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewjb Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Replaced the battery, then whilst replacing the fuse, dropped it onto the circuit board, bit of a flash, bit of smoke, looks like I have shorted the circuit board .Any advice would be most welcome ...... Step away from the box! If you were replacing a fuse with the power connected, you're a little mad.. You'll kill yourself if you carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morph Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I would suggest that you get a professional to make the system safe and then get some quotes to replace the panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfur mo Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 as above exercise extreme care as mains potential which can be lethal is present, better still get in a trained alarm engineer preferably on personal recommendation but always ask for a guestimate before engaging to prevent heart attacks . you have found to your cost even doing a seemingly simple task yourself, will now be a lot more money and possibly present further dangers, none of us ever want anyone getting hurt (well apart from wanting to lynch me that is ). the 370 is (or was in your case ) a robust panel, and still available. to be honest given the cost and the replacement to the difference for a decent upgrade the advice is go with a later and more advanced panel. many to choose from, the Gardtec 490x has a built in voice dialer, so can call you or your key-holders (but not the Police) if the alarm activates. regs alan If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anguscanplay Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 what did you do with the old battery ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyeddie Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hi guys, sorry about the delay, and thanks for the replies. Old battery going to the local Waste Management centre. Turns out that the wife's cousin, is "in the trade", so I will contact him, as suggested above. Unless he says different, thinking about a 480, as I don't really need the advanced stuff on the 490. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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