mrmonty Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Hello all Just come across this forum and hoping for some advice. I have a Concept burglar alarm system which I installed around the early nineties. It has been absolutely fine, no issues but the remote keypad is starting to show its age. The buttons membrane is cracked and some buttons are taking quite a lot of pressure to operate. Is it easy/possible to replace the keypad with a modern one. I'm hoping someone can remember this system! Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHappy Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 25 minutes ago, mrmonty said: Is it easy/possible to replace the keypad with a modern one. no, either replace the controls or look for new old stock on ebay Quote Mr Veritas God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 hour ago, mrmonty said: Hello all Just come across this forum and hoping for some advice. I have a Concept burglar alarm system which I installed around the early nineties. It has been absolutely fine, no issues but the remote keypad is starting to show its age. The buttons membrane is cracked and some buttons are taking quite a lot of pressure to operate. Is it easy/possible to replace the keypad with a modern one. I'm hoping someone can remember this system! Thanks Chris Doesn't make sense at all to keep this going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Id say you have had good value for money from it, I cant think of many 25 year old electronic products that people decide to keep going. Maybe its because I see so many burglaries and the damage that they do to people, but I find it really hard to understand why people scrimp when it comes to their security. An alarm panel is designed to protect you and the people you love from being burgled, or worse, so why scrimp, it just doesnt make sense to me. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 hour ago, PeterJames said: Id say you have had good value for money from it, I cant think of many 25 year old electronic products that people decide to keep going. Maybe its because I see so many burglaries and the damage that they do to people, but I find it really hard to understand why people scrimp when it comes to their security. An alarm panel is designed to protect you and the people you love from being burgled, or worse, so why scrimp, it just doesnt make sense to me. Your upvotes are at £299 by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmonty Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 Hi, thanks for the advice, wasn’t looking to scrimp at all. I was just wondering what was possible for the least amount of hassle. I do take my home security very seriously. I will look to replace the system for an up to date one thanks. Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Get some quotes for an upgrade? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 On 15/09/2018 at 11:03, mrmonty said: Hi, thanks for the advice, wasn’t looking to scrimp at all. I was just wondering what was possible for the least amount of hassle. I do take my home security very seriously. I will look to replace the system for an up to date one thanks. Any recommendations? Sometimes fixing something old is more trouble than its worth, especially when it is obsolete and you can no longer buy new parts for it. I would recommend you get three quotes, I would also recommend you use a company that is approved by an inspectorate, and choose the company that you are most comfortable with. The cables will probably be fine so thats a big saving, dont buy wireless unless you think there could be a problem with the cables 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James B Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Quote Can you take pictures of the keypad and CPU. I can take a look on ebay for you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHappy Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, James B said: Can you take pictures of the keypad and CPU. I can take a look on ebay for you. note the pre 1993 phone no. 2 Quote Mr Veritas God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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