xt600 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Hi all, I have a Eurosec CPX system which I installed about 10 years ago. It has proved very reliable, and until recently, never given a false alarm. Because the property is in a remote location in a different country I have also fitted a gsm dialler so I get a text when it gets triggered. Over the last few months, the alarm has been triggered several times, and I think this may be related to local power cuts. When I last visited the property the RKP had 'watchdog reset' logged, and the date reverted back to Jan 1. I fitted a new battery less than a year ago, the largest I could squeeze into the panel. My question is, would/should a power failure and or discharged battery trigger a full alarm? Any info greatly appreciated :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Can do , and a discharged battery can cause the watchdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 What model dialler? It is possible that the dialler will trigger when the power restores not upon the power cut itself. However, locally the alarm would sound upon low battery and any SCB/SAB would trigger when the system dies completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt600 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Thanks guys, the dialler is this one: https://www.adventcontrols.co.uk/products/gsm-cell-phone-dialer-sms-sender-fire-burglar-alarms I have it wired to the output terminals so will text me when alarm bells are triggered. There are some other outputs on it which I plan to use to inform me when power is lost/restored, but I've yet to wire this in, I need to sort the ongoing issues first. I think it's unlikely that the dialler is triggered when power is lost/restored at the moment though, it just triggers on 'bells on'. This doesn't happen when I simulate a power cut/restoration, so I'm assuming it only happens after a prolonged power cut. Is a total power loss caused by powercut and subsequent discharged battery the only reason for the watchdog to occur? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 The advent dialler will trigger if on power up of the panel it's output switches , although lol the panels I have used it on never have done this with the advent dialler I think your confusing the two issues by talking about the dialler being triggered and the power fault As I don't get why swb responded about dialler as opposed to the power issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, al-yeti said: As I don't get why swb responded about dialler as opposed to the power issue I answered the question, that's generally what you do when asked one. If I was asked why do you think there are local power cuts then maybe my answer would be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Sorry dude your making this up , question isn't about dialler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I read it all again you are making it up, it's about power , the dialler just happens to trigger Are you a Real Alarm man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Maybe I was considering if the dialler had a built in battery and if it was positive or negative trigger? It helps to know what is installed before assuming things. 3 hours ago, xt600 said: My question is, would/should a power failure and or discharged battery trigger a full alarm? This is the original question that I answered, is it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt600 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 I suppose my questions are: 1: Is a total power loss caused by a powercut and subsequent discharged battery the only reason for the watchdog to occur? 2: Will a powercut resulting in low battery voltage always trigger a full alarm? (seems strange to waste remaining battery power by turning on all bells when there isn't actually a break-in, or sensor activated?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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