Aritech cs350 urgent

5500

Hi Guys
Buddy called me in they were going to change the battery on the above alarm and when they opened the panel the old one was sitting on a tilt and fell out, ripping the + and - clean off the panel!

There's probably no going back as its clean and nothing there to even solder to, but aside from that they are just concerned if it's safe to just close back up or if it should be disconnected from the power untill they can get a new system fitted.

It's working fine with box closed and nothing was/is shorted as it was a clean break but they are just wondering if it's safe as is, aside from having no backup if power goes are they ok for a few days?

Subtle

Some systems rely on battery for powering sirens, strobes in event of alarm condition. Might be worth testing this. Suspect new battery might be able to share connectors with other outputs but would want to check trace widths on circuit board...

5500

It's still arming working as normal with the battery out although showing a low battery warning on the panel.

There's no terminals on the panel for the battery id suspect to fix it the panel would have to be removed and the connections resoldered, but he's more so just concerned it's safe as is for the time being untill he can get a new system in

Subtle

5500 wrote: »

It's still arming working as normal with the battery out although showing a low battery warning on the panel.

There's no terminals on the panel for the battery id suspect to fix it the panel would have to be removed and the connections resoldered, but he's more so just concerned it's safe as is for the time being untill he can get a new system in

Would personally consider it safe if you are certain that the connectors pulled straight off and no tracks were left hanging or at risk of shorting. Even so, this would probably just blow a fuse on the panel anyway. All is good and if you want to be extra cautious, don't leave a battery (unconnected) in the box.

In terms of what I was saying about connecting the battery to alternative connectors, this would involve sharing connectors normally assigned to other stuff. But the person would want to know what they were doing. If resoldering the original connectors, again they should be able to solder, as in proper solder stuff etc. and be careful to check that PCB tracks are not damaged or compromised.

kub

5500 wrote:

It's still arming working as normal with the battery out although showing a low battery warning on the panel.

5500 wrote:

There's no terminals on the panel for the battery id suspect to fix it the panel would have to be removed and the connections resoldered, but he's more so just concerned it's safe as is for the time being untill he can get a new system in

Once the electrical feed to the panel is good and constant for the next short while then they should be fine.
As a matter of fact and technically speaking the fact that the battery is no longer connected to it, and as it was in such a state anyway, the panel will not be under as much pressure.

Unless there is someone there very good at soldering, then a replacement panel will have to be fitted.

5500

Thanks guys, his plan now is to just upgrade to a new alarm and be done with it rather than risk any future problems