4 minutes ago, Specialist said:

The battery you need to replace is the one inside the panel, with the one you pictured. Absolutely no need to open the panel to look at it first.

If your unsure of what to do, you may be better off calling in a local Installer.

assuming a 2.1 is big enough. 

OP the battery is sized depending on panel load

I'm all for getting a new system just have no idea how much these things cost, the Accenta 7 seems fairly old but apart from this its been fine.

 

We have an engineer coming Thursday so will see what he says, just seems odd they serviced it in Feb and then a power cut has caused this issue. Also odd that the keypanel buttons are illuminated but none of the TA, PA, Day & Power ones below it are and also how me just putting the code in lots of times worked!

 

Thank you all for your options

just to add to the above. 

lets hope it 'works' if its needed etc

12 minutes ago, james.wilson said:

assuming a 2.1 is big enough. 

OP the battery is sized depending on panel load

Don't think that panel will take more than a 2.1.

10 minutes ago, jezthomp said:

I'm all for getting a new system just have no idea how much these things cost, the Accenta 7 seems fairly old but apart from this its been fine.

 

We have an engineer coming Thursday so will see what he says, just seems odd they serviced it in Feb and then a power cut has caused this issue. Also odd that the keypanel buttons are illuminated but none of the TA, PA, Day & Power ones below it are and also how me just putting the code in lots of times worked!

 

Thank you all for your options

The TA (Tamper) & PA (Personal attack) lights would only light in the event one of these circuits was activated.

The day light would normally be on once the panel is fully reset and in normal day mode.

22 minutes ago, Specialist said:

Don't think that panel will take more than a 2.1.

if its a compact enclosure then yes your right

Doesn't mean the standby battery is large enough tho. Depends if that was checked when it was fitted.

1 hour ago, al-yeti said:

Hardcore lol 

Only joking buddy, think out of the 2 of us I'm the oldest .

Mind you that story about me helping Noah build the ark, It was just a vicious rumour 

Edited June 4, 20196 yr by Specialist

 

 

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39 minutes ago, jezthomp said:

 

 

just seems odd they serviced it in Feb !

 

When did they last charge you for a battery? Not all alarm companies are the same and not all engineers have the proper training or understand how things work. I have come across systems with ten year old batteries in them, yet the system has been serviced every year. We took over a leisure center a couple of years ago because the incumbent company had told them that the panel was knackered and wanted a small fortune to replace it. We replaced it for less money but while we were changing the kit we found numerous batteries that were knackered which had probably been the cause of the diagnosis that the panel was knackered. This system had been serviced by several nationals and a local co whilst the batteries were passed their sell-by. A decent local company will have changed your battery every four years regardless.

 

37 minutes ago, Specialist said:

The TA (Tamper) & PA (Personal attack) lights would only light in the event one of these circuits was activated.

The day light would normally be on once the panel is fully reset and in normal day mode.

 

Yeah none of those are on, just the buttons...IMG_7179.HEIC