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Early am had a large thunderclap above the house. Alarm box (intellisense ag8) sounder triggered in battery mode. No Strobes. The keypad for galaxy panel showed no alarm status. Only way to silence was to remove battery link from the sounder box and kill power and disconect battery at the panel. sounds like a new sounder box to me is this a common occurance.

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Lightning is causing more severe problems than ever, it is not uncommon for a complete system to be wiped out - even if ancilliary equipment appears to work fine, lightning can cause damage to chips that only shows up months down the road.

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tell me about it.....................

last time round i was mopping up cctv systems - casmeras, muxes etc for weeks

paul

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yeah your galaxy survived but the bell didnt, lesser panels would probably have keeled over too, but lighting is so powerfull you dont know how much damage it will do. Not common but lighting does indeed damage intruder alarms, cctv, routers, sky boxes tv.'s... etc etc

Thanks for the info, are some bell boxes more sensitive than others? my easy option is to replace like with like but if you know of any more robust options let me know cheers

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Thanks for the info, are some bell boxes more sensitive than others? my easy option is to replace like with like but if you know of any more robust options let me know cheers

i think all bells(if struck by lightning)would'nt be that robust at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

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imo if above 12 feet from ground best to avoid matal clad or metal shielded ones, as they atract more lightning hits pro-rata than mainly plastic sirens.

many systems damaged in storms are not as a result of a direct hit, but the induced high voltage's in cables or metal covers after a local strike, this is what fries the eletronics.

the direct hits are easier to diagnose, sniff for an ackrid smell, and look for the sight of a pile of ashes on the floor below, where once was the control panel on te wall.

regs

alan

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