sterling t Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 deos anyone know anything about this panel. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/44030-old-bently-alpha-panel/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 It's an old Bentley Alpha 2/4 probably been in service for 40 years or more. "Know anything" is a bit too open ended question really. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/44030-old-bently-alpha-panel/#findComment-504093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling t Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 it is quite old i know the people who have this installed, hasnt been used for about 10 years. hopefully they might allow me to de-commission the system and remove the panel as i am quite fond of it! Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/44030-old-bently-alpha-panel/#findComment-504094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 The first panel I fitted back in the late 80's was one of these, the bell will most likely have been built up by the company who fitted the system. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/44030-old-bently-alpha-panel/#findComment-504095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling t Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 heres a better picture of it Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/44030-old-bently-alpha-panel/#findComment-504096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Yeah, it's still a Bentley 2/4 Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/44030-old-bently-alpha-panel/#findComment-504098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Taking it out of commission will probably do everyone a favour. Systems that are sat unmaintained are just asking for issues in the early hours. Currently a tamper fault on it too. For some reason it's common for people to think a security system will work forever with no maintenance. 1 Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/44030-old-bently-alpha-panel/#findComment-504099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling t Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 i had a chat with the owners yesterday, he said there are even pressure mats at the bottom of each window! apparently the system was installed in 1990, the company that originally fitted it is now long gone. it hasnt been used for about 10 years, they stopped using it because it always falsed etc. all the doors in the house have recessed contacts, quite a lot of the doors have been swapped etc. and contacts havnt been put back again. quite a few wires stick out in various places so occasionally it goes off when hoovering etc. it hasn't had any maintenance since the day it was fitted 30 years ago. trying to find the tamper fault would be like chasing a rat in 100 acre field, there are so many reasons why this system should be shut down! there are 2 live external sounders, hopefully the backup batteries have died. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/44030-old-bently-alpha-panel/#findComment-504103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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