Problem with Paradox esprit keypad??

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Hi. I have been out of the game for a while but have a problem with a
mates Esprit alarm I am trying to help him with.
Returning from holiday he found the keypad has gone completely dead but
the PIR sensors are still activating.
We tried disconnecting and reconnecting the mains and the keypad sprang
into life (along with the siren a few seconds later). However 24 hours
later the keypad is dead again.

I am thinking that this could be a power supply or battery problem. The
LCD keypad would need more juice than the PIR's and I am guessing that
is why it is dead and the sensors are not.

Anyone got any ideas?

 

[tourman]

It's entirely likely that you have a bad or loose connection behind the
keypad. There's a connector that attaches to the board that is itself
attached to the quad cable with B connectors (or should be).Pull the
keypad off and wiggle the connections to see if you can make / break
the connection. If not, the white connector itself is faulty or you
have an intermittent break in the red or black wire somewhere

Paradox panels will continue to run normally even with no keypad;
however, you won't be able to do squat with the system of course

R.H.Campbell
Home Security Metal Products
www.homemetal.com
(Seagrove Gardens, Florida...)