Fault with Visonic Powermax alarm

[terobwin]

I have a visonic powermax alarm. It is currently in memory as it says that one of the detectors has a low battery. I have changed the battery four time with new identical batteries and I have taken a battery from another detector and switched it with the detector with the low battery, but the system still says the detector has a low battery?

Does anyone have any suggestions?

I was wondering whether the detector is faulty and needs replacing?

 

[chaindaisy]

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[alumni]

Have you tried arming/disarming??

 

[Jibbeh]

Checked you got the right zone? Just because it says Lounge, doesnt mean that detector is actually installed in the Lounge.

 

[EightyTwo]

When you remove the old battery, short out the battery terminals on the detector or wait for at least five minutes. The detectors can remember that the battery was flat and get it wrong when the new battery goes in.

Try and make sure that the new battery (and detector, if possible) are warm when you put it in. Batteries have a positive temperature coefficient and the low-battery-detection-circuit, a zener diode, has a negative temperature coefficient. Lithium batteries have a very stable discharge voltage and then fail quickly. Consequently, most lithium-powered devices can show low battery when they are cold.

Try a walk test when you're done to make sure that the detector sends its status to the panel.

 

[butcher85]

Old post I know but I'm having the exact same problem. Did anyone get a fix for this?

 

[Europlex]

errr, the post above yours

 

[butcher85]

LOL

I'd tried the above which had made no difference and was why I posted asking if anyone had found a solution to the problem.

If anyone else has any ideas it would be appreciated.

 

[Mr Gear]

Is it worth trying deleting the detector from the system altogether, then re-enrolling 'as new', see if that clears it. Should only take a couple of mins?