Grade 3 bell box monitoring

[newuwave]

A question if I may on removing bell box.

I have planned to invoke "hold off" mode, then open the boxes, then come back to control panel and pull the +12V supply to the bell boxes, then back to bell boxes and pull battery jumper, then remove boxes.

 

Or can I invoke "hold off" mode, check right LEDs are flashing to be sure of hold off mode, then at control panel pull the +12V supply to the bell boxes, then open boxes and pull battery jumper, then remove boxes. 

 

I understand new boxes will stay in "hold off" mode until I connect +12v supply to the boxes, so I can make all connections in the new boxes, jumpers set to SCB and LC on then connect battery jumper and close boxes and finally connect +12V supply in control panel to the boxes.

 

Then I can test strobe and bell and alarm to see all is working ok. 

 

 

Sixwheeledbeast posted:

"Using the test wire requires wiring as per Texecom recommendations otherwise you'll get faults on every test signal.

The panel has to be programmed to expect the test is happening if you use Zones instead of fault input."

 

I will look into the bell test wire method as you have kindly mentioned....I'll have to google this as I cannot recall reading any documentation on it.

 

Thanks again for the advice.

 

 

[sixwheeledbeast]

Using the Aux input the panel knows to expect the test if it's programmed at a fault and not a tamper, with a zone you'll have to program that zone attribute.

I'd do what I suggested in a previous post before taking anything apart to see if the fault will clear. I'm still sus it's not wired correctly somehow.

You should be able to disable them completely from the panel via the engineer hold off, yes.

[newuwave]

ok - I will try what you suggest to see if the fault will clear. The 5E box right led only flashing has just started in this last week or so. Before that for 13 years its been like the Premier Elite Odyssey 3 with right and left leds alternate flashing.

 

Alarm worked as expected and no fault or false alarms. I've not tried to arm alarm since 5e showed flashing right led only.

 

But will look into it tomorrow as busy today.

 

Thanks again.

[newuwave]

Looked at how to use Test input to bell boxes....but I read 24-W panel only has one programmable output and I'm already using this to trigger an external GSM that rings people when the alarm is triggered. So I guess I cannot do this.

 

Will try what you suggested to see if it clears bell 5E RHS flashing LED only.

"Try triggering the strobe and see if they activate, then just the bell trigger and see if it clears hold-off."