Dave Walton

Good afternoon. My comment stating 14.6V at the panel battery connections was intended as for information for the more knowledgeable on here to perhaps tell me one way or the other if the panel is working correctly, and not in any way that, in my opinion, this area of the panel was ok. (Hence the reason I'm in the DIY installers forum !) From your reply I would assume that the PSU is actually not working correctly, if this is so I'd appreciate it if you could perhaps elaborate a little so that I could better understand this issue and therefore learn something. I'm always grateful to anyone whom is more knowledgeable about these things than me that takes the time to reply in an effort to help / assist. Regards, Dave Walton.

I have removed the old battery and plan to replace it once I've finished doing the few little alterations I hope to make. Checked the voltage at the panel outputs for the battery and was getting 14.6 V. Regards.

If you could look for me, it'd be much appreciated...... Regards.

Evening all. I have a very old but very reliable ADE Optima 2 Plus 8 zone alarm system that I installed some 30+ years ago. Problem is I would now like to add another keypad to the system (Two fitted at present) and the chances of me getting my hands on one is more or less zero ! (Already looked on Ebay, etc) So, two questions for the good folk on here, first the long shot.......Does anyone by any chance have a Optima 2 plus keypad lurking somewhere in the depths of their van, garage, loft, etc, etc, that they'd like to sell me ?, and two, is there an alternative keypad that I could use on this system, and if so, which one is it ? FYI.....I've attached an image of the type of keypad in question, the connections on the keypad are as follows K1 - K2 (Tamper) K3 - K4 (- & +) K5 - K6 (Data) If anyone on here could help me out, it would be very much appreciated. Regards, Dave Walton.

Thank you, your help is much appreciated. Regards.

Good evening all. Looking for some help regarding wiring a Texecom Odyssey XB-E bellbox into a very old but working perfectly ADE Optima 2 Plus control panel. Been something like 30 years since I ventured up the ladder to fit the original Flashguard bellbox which has recently failed. I've sourced the aforementioned Texecom bellbox as a replacement and would much appreciate the kind folk on here confirming what I think to be the correct connections between the two as this would hopefully help me avoid making any more than one trip up the ladder to complete the job. (Several trips up the ladder result in much aching of my, these days, not so young legs !) I've included a diagram of the terminals at the bellbox and a picture of the terminals at the control panel. Your help / advice with this small issue would be very much appreciated. Regards, Dave Walton.

UPDATE. I have spoken with Texecom support (Whom were excellent) and with their assistance have returned the panel factory defaut settings. Zone 8 now works perfectly so it had to have been me whom disabled it, (As suggested) I can only think Isomehow managed it by accident. (Fat fingers) In any case, to those that replied, thank you, your help has been very much appreciated. Regards, Dave Walton.

Thanks very much both of you for your advice / suggestions so far. I'm not as up to speed with all of the programming and options as I was some years ago when I was doing this on a quite regular basis. (And I'm Twenty odd years older !) First chance I get I'll have a look the programming options to see if any of your suggestions provide a solution. If I find myself in need of factory resetting the panel, do you have any suggestions on where would I find the relevant instructions / steps to follow ? I have in the past spoken to Texecom technical support but it was some years ago now and am not sure they would be willing to speak to me after so long with regard to this. Regards, Dave Walton.

I'd thought about this, however when I set the panel and press "Omit" it shows me 12345678TP which if my memory serves me right means that all the zones are active ? Regards, Dave Walton.

Afternoon all. Long time since I posted on here. Problem I'm having a with Texecom Veritas Excel panel is that zone 8 on the panel seems to be faulty in that I can set the alarm without anything connected across the zone. I've removed the wiring at the panel end and have checked for continuity with the door opened / closed and it's exactly as it should be but I can still set the alarm with the door opened. As stated, the alarm will even set without anything wired into the zone 8 tertminals at the panel. I installed the panel and wired it myself several years ago and until recently it has been fine, other than this issue the panel works perfectly. Everything I have tried leads me to believe that the panel is at fault, however........you never know, so I'm here asking just in case. Regards, Dave Walton.

I would happily buy a second hand / used unit if anyone has one or knows someone who might have one lying around somewhere, so come on guys, I'm banking on you to come good for me here, surely someone connected with the good folk of The Security Installer might know someone who may possibly have an old / unused one lying around in the depths of their van / toolbox / storeroom or somewhere. Regards, Dave Walton.

I honestly wouldn't know. I would happily buy a second hand / used unit if anyone has one or knows someone who might have one lying around somewhere.

Does anyone have or know of someone who might have one of these Visonic Clip-4N detectors for sale ? (New or used)

Thanks very much, I've just had a look at the install / spec PDF and it looks like it would be perfect. Next questions are, where might I get one and how much would it cost me ? Regards, Dave Walton.

Thanks for the reply. Landing is not an issue as the stairs turn at the top onto an enclosed landing that is not in the view of the stairs. I can't / don't want to mount anything on the ceiling as the wiring has already been run and emerges from the newly plastered wall about half way up the stairs with approximately 1mt of spare cable. Regards, Dave Walton.

Hello all. I'm hoping that you can help me with a choice of detector for a stairway. What I am looking for ideally is something that is quite small and that will vertically emit either a single or curtain beam across a standard (closed) domestic stairway. I have thought about using a standard PIR with a curtain beam lens but would ideally want something a bit smaller / neater with a flatter profile that would make it much less likely to come into contact with anyone (particularly children) when using the stairway. It has to be hard wired and its only purpose would be to trigger the entry / exit timer when coming downstairs (usually in the morning) to allow the keypad to be accessed as it is in the main living room at the bottom of the stairs which is protected by a ceiling mounted PIR programed as timer inhibited. I have used pressure pads in the past but they have proved to be a bit hit and miss after regular use and would much rather avoid them if possible. Thank you in advance, Dave Walton.