DSC 832 Siren making clicking noise
#1
09-01-06, 04:22 PM
DSC 832 Siren making clicking noise
Hi all:
I have a DSC 832 system that I installed about 8 months ago. System has been working fine, but a couple of days ago the siren started making a clicking noise (about one click per second) -- making the system into something of a "Chinese water torture" machine.
Any ideas what is causing this, and what I might try to fix it?
Thanx,
Dave
I have a DSC 832 system that I installed about 8 months ago. System has been working fine, but a couple of days ago the siren started making a clicking noise (about one click per second) -- making the system into something of a "Chinese water torture" machine.
Any ideas what is causing this, and what I might try to fix it?
Thanx,
Dave
#2
09-01-06, 07:07 PM
It has more to do with the siren than the alarm panel. Sometimes the voltage that the panel uses to supervise the siren loop "bleeds" in the siren's driver. Putting a 5.6k ohm resistor across the siren leads will usually make this stop.
In a few cases, it means that the siren is failing. You might want to sound it a few times to make sure.
In a few cases, it means that the siren is failing. You might want to sound it a few times to make sure.
