Optima 2 Plus Pannel Trouble After Pir Change

[arsenal401]

Hi guys,

I have recently have had some building work done and the mains electric had been off for a while.

So the batt. went dead in the control panel. I replaced it with a suitable one and it was fine, system worked ok, although the reason I suspected that the batt was dead is that the keypad had locked up and the power light was out on the keypad.

Anyway the system was now up and running. I needed to change 2 of the PIR's as they were damaged from the building work I had done. While changing these 2 PIR's, I cut the wires from one of them and the alarm started sounding, i.e. the tamper light came on, I entered my code and it stopped.

But the situation is now is that the tamper light will not go out and the keypad is not responding to anything. The power light is on but the day light is off. The strobe on the housing outside keeps going off aswell!

I have tried to unplug the main and the batt. But still no joy the tamper light is still there when I reconnect and just the power light and no day light.

When I do reconnect though the keypad starts beeping and have to enter my code to stop it. It then reverts back to the tamper light etc.

I have removed the fuse from the srobe/PIR's at the mo, just to stop it keep going off outside.

One other thing when I cut the wires to one of the PIR's to shorten it and the alarm started sounding, the fuse for the PIR's also blew in the control panel (1.6amp), which I replaced and is still not working correctly.

So basically I have:

1) Keypad which only the power light on and no day light

2) Keypad locked out, as when I push any buttons it does not respond

3) Keypad, which has the tamper light up and will not go out when I press reset as the pad is locked up

4) Strobe going off all the time in the box outside my house (when the fuse is put in)

Your help would be so much appreciated.

Many thanks

[Guest anguscanplay]

So basically I have:

1) Keypad which only the power light on and no day light

2) Keypad locked out, as when I push any buttons it does not respond

3) Keypad, which has the tamper light up and will not go out when I press reset as the pad is locked up

4) Strobe going off all the time in the box outside my house (when the fuse is put in)

Your help would be so much appreciated.

Many thanks

you`ve got a tamper circuit open.

[arsenal401]

you`ve got a tamper circuit open.

where might that be then?

the lid is off the control panel, so the switch has not been made on the control panel lid, but thats all i can think of. when i replaced the batt. before the tamper light was up, but when i pressed the rather long spring on the control panel lid (ie to show that that the lid was on the panel) the alarm was ok and was able to be set as normal.

But now when i press the or even put the lid back on the panel it still shows tamper on the keypad and still not able to reset!

[spider]

Hi,

When you cut the wires to the pir , have you left them cut or have you replaced the detectors?

[arsenal401]

Hi,

When you cut the wires to the pir , have you left them cut or have you replaced the detectors?

i have replaced the PIR's and have put the 2 wires into the tamper terminals on the PIR's.

[Guest anguscanplay]

you have to close every device, not a bad idea to go round and take the lids off again then refit them

[Alarm Co]

when you cut wires where the cables live ?

have you blown the 12v aux fuse??

[Tel]

have you blown the 12v aux fuse??

the fuse for the PIR's also blew in the control panel (1.6amp), which I replaced and is still not working correctly.

[arsenal401]

managed to sort it thanks guys:)

it was the tamper switch not being made in the PIR sensor. The cover which had the spring thing on it to press the tamper switch in the sensor was not making!

Now that i have adjusted it it now works.

thanks for the help