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Fred Schnitzer
- Jan 1, 1970
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I've a DSC PC2550 system, builder-installed about 8 years ago. This
weekend we had a lightning strike that caused damage to various things
in my home. The alarm system might be among them.
The alarm was armed and immediately went off when the strike occurred.
Talk about losing 10 years of my life. Geez. The strike sounded like
a nearby explosion.
Anyway, I couldn't get the siren to shut off, even after entering the
code several times into the keypad. But it wasn't completely fried,
as it dialed out and reported the alarm to the monitoring center.
They called me and indicated something about my system reporting
trouble... I was a bit sleepy, part drunk, the siren was blaring, and
I neglected to get all of the details, sorry.
Unable to get the siren to silence, I finally disconnected the battery
- the system had already lost AC power because the feeding circuit
breaker was damaged. The "trouble" light was on before I pulled the
battery.
I replaced the damaged circuit breaker and restored AC power to the
PC2550. The siren started right back up again, so I again powered it
down.
It is not under warranty or service contract. What, if anything, can
I try before calling a technician? Or should I just buy a replacement
board?
Any help would be appreciated.
weekend we had a lightning strike that caused damage to various things
in my home. The alarm system might be among them.
The alarm was armed and immediately went off when the strike occurred.
Talk about losing 10 years of my life. Geez. The strike sounded like
a nearby explosion.
Anyway, I couldn't get the siren to shut off, even after entering the
code several times into the keypad. But it wasn't completely fried,
as it dialed out and reported the alarm to the monitoring center.
They called me and indicated something about my system reporting
trouble... I was a bit sleepy, part drunk, the siren was blaring, and
I neglected to get all of the details, sorry.
Unable to get the siren to silence, I finally disconnected the battery
- the system had already lost AC power because the feeding circuit
breaker was damaged. The "trouble" light was on before I pulled the
battery.
I replaced the damaged circuit breaker and restored AC power to the
PC2550. The siren started right back up again, so I again powered it
down.
It is not under warranty or service contract. What, if anything, can
I try before calling a technician? Or should I just buy a replacement
board?
Any help would be appreciated.