My 9 year old Accenta 8 recently failed after a power-cut. The day light came back on, which I presume is from the battery back-up, but the red power light to the control panel refuses to spring to life. I've changed the 3 amp fuse in the mains terminal box just below/outside the control panel; checked & reset the fuse in the consumer unit; changed all 4 fuses inside the control panel, but it refuses to come back to life.

OK, now the admissions. 9 years old and never been serviced or had the battery changed. Yes, I know - now!

I've ordered a replacement battery, but any suggestions, or does it look terminal? Am I better considering a new installation, or repairing the old Accenta - which from the posts here doesn't seem too highly regarded.

Many thanks

Edited October 16, 200718 yr by Fins

Hi ,

Have you tried powering it up mains first , without the battery?.

Careful are mains voltage etc etc..

Regards.

Hi ,

Have you tried powering it up mains first , without the battery?.

Careful are mains voltage etc etc..

Regards.

Tried powering down by switching off the individual alarm fuse at the consumer unit, and then switching the mains completely, waiting 20 secs, and then powering back up. But think I did it with the (flat) battery still connected. Should I try again with no battery connected?

Best regards

Tried powering down by switching off the individual alarm fuse at the consumer unit, and then switching the mains completely, waiting 20 secs, and then powering back up. But think I did it with the (flat) battery still connected. Should I try again with no battery connected?

Best regards

yes, disconnect the battery and power back up then reconnect the battery with the power restored

as said previously be careful, or you could receive a shock at potentially lethal voltages and standard advice is always employ a professional (as they burn brighter with colourful languadge), so if you ignore the advice and subsequently die, don't you be comming back in here and claiming you were not told.

regs

alan

Edited October 16, 200718 yr by arfur mo

i once did this, you did check to make sure the 3 amp fuse was good, even new out of the packet it may still be blown.. funny i know , it has being known to have happened....

i once did this, you did check to make sure the 3 amp fuse was good, even new out of the packet it may still be blown.. funny i know , it has being known to have happened....

Thanks for the tip. I already tried 2 different ones, but may well try a couple of other new ones - just in case.

Regards

yes, disconnect the battery and power back up then reconnect the battery with the power restored

as said previously be careful, or you could receive a shock at potentially lethal voltages and standard advice is always employ a professional (as they burn brighter with colourful languadge), so if you ignore the advice and subsequently die, don't you be comming back in here and claiming you were not told.

regs

alan

"Gimme the volts, straighten out my hair...."

Thanks for the warning. Always better to let someone else impersonate a fuse!

I'll try again when the battery arrives - Royal Mail strikes willing.

Thanks for the tip. I already tried 2 different ones, but may well try a couple of other new ones - just in case.

Regards

test with multimeter to make sure..i do every time now, when i replace a fuse...

Edited October 16, 200718 yr by kka

test with multimeter to make sure..i do every time now, when i replace a fuse...

not unknown for the wires to the transformer from the inside fuse block to be badly connected, so check for the low voltage side (going to the pcb) about 18-20 volts AC, if nothing isolate the power carefully and check the connections.

but power up with batt off is the most common action taken with this panel

regs

alan

test with multimeter to make sure..i do every time now, when i replace a fuse...

Thanks, but use of such kit is out of my league. I know my limitations, so I'd have to call in an expert.regards

not unknown for the wires to the transformer from the inside fuse block to be badly connected, so check for the low voltage side (going to the pcb) about 18-20 volts AC, if nothing isolate the power carefully and check the connections.but power up with batt off is the most common action taken with this panelregsalan

Thanks, but use of such kit is out of my league. I know my limitations, so I'd have to call in an expert if the re-boot after power-off fails again.regards