Optima control panel swap

[Guest stevegall130]

I have a Optima XM installation thats been in for years, the circuit board in the controll panel recently burnt out, can an Optima G3 control panel be used as a direct replacement, leaving the rest of the instalation (detectors, door switches, bell ect.) as is.

Thanks , Steve G

[morph]

Yes it can, I would find out why, your original panel burnt out or was the battery u/s and the panel continued charging.

You will be able to reuse your existing detectors and contacts, but i would fit a new bell as the battery is probably u/s also.

Colin.

[FASTCAR]

Also , a new bell box will have the required timer that an old box probably wouldnt, and would look better with its sleek low profile housing and flashing led's...oh err. B)

[Guest RICHL]

Or just fit a new resistor to fix the panel - cost you about 10p

[Guest lev]

Resistor is a 47 Ohm 2-3 Watt device marked on board as R47.

Equivalent panel is the Optima 8 zone G3