Guest rawaddi Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Can anybody tell me where I can get a replacement transformer for my panel? I bought one from maplins for Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/8518-optima-xm/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 You probably bought the wrong transformer, I would look at replacing your control as it would be uneconomical to replace just the tranny in an Xm. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/8518-optima-xm/#findComment-78453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rawaddi Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 10 minutes. Must have been one of Maplins better ones On a more serious note, transformers usually last as long as the panel, and to have the replacement fail as well seems extremely odd. Are you sure it is the tranny that is faulty??? Pretty certain, there was no output from the low voltage side and the new transformer did fix things for a while although it is physically smaller than the old one so probably not enough guts! Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/8518-optima-xm/#findComment-78511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rawaddi Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 You paid more for the transormer than the panel was worth. Check the pcb behind the keypad if its black dont bother trying to fix it. Pete PCB looks fine but it's black behind the transformer and all fuses are OK. Trouble is locating a replacement trans as I have no idea of what the spec is. Thanks anyway. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/8518-optima-xm/#findComment-78518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister_Dave Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 If its black behind the keypad the pcb has burnt out. You need a new panel TBH. Dave Oxendale York based security systems engineer. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/8518-optima-xm/#findComment-78526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian.cant Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Pretty certain, there was no output from the low voltage side and the new transformer did fix things for a while although it is physically smaller than the old one so probably not enough guts! Very rare for a tranny to go U/S, what voltage did you get/look for from the tranny, It should have been around 18v AC. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/8518-optima-xm/#findComment-78553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rawaddi Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Thanks to all for your advice, I have decided to replace the panel anyway. If it was the transformer then it's imposiible to get a replacement and if it wasn't, then something more complex has gone wrong so either way, the old panel is bin fodder. Does anybody have any tips for maintenance whilst the whole system is powered down? BTW. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/8518-optima-xm/#findComment-78773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdosrun Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 This might be helpful http://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/diy_service.shtml Any statement made or information provided in this post are the mere opinions of the author, and no inferrence is to be made as to the quality of information nor should any reliance be placed upon its contents. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/8518-optima-xm/#findComment-78777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rawaddi Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 This might be helpful http://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/diy_service.shtml Thanks, good one. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/8518-optima-xm/#findComment-78785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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