We have moved in a house with a optima xm6 installed. This has been great until recent when the alarm how's off in day mode. Code shows it in attack which clears when reset. PA buttons are all ok any ideas.

carl, April 2012

now we know what side your breads buttered no name !!!! :-)

gts, April 2012

That's a thought, I've still got one of those, perhaps I'll do a comparison using the old & the new!

acorn, April 2012

Prefer the older unit. The "cigarette lighter" and a multimeter.
Never let me down.

Alarm, April 2012

Ripples, or a `nice bulge` always puts a smile on my face :-)

no name, April 2012

i like to see a nice bulge,then i know its buggered :-)

gts, April 2012

yup,i kno w what you mean acorn,it all depends on the connection you get with the crocodile clip,i have had various readings on the same battery,as you say,we may have been conned

gts, April 2012

gts,
how on earth did we manage for all those years testing Batts. without the "special unit" we use?

I'm not and will not be convinced that the accuracy of testing, between the Gold & Gold plus units is correct.

Having replaced 100s of batts. at the behest of the Gold and testing again (perhaps 1/2hr or more, later) with the Gold plus which then says everything is ok which piece of this special unit am I to believe.

Mentioned it to my Co. what a waste of breath that was.
It's not as though we charge for the battery, that sort of thing is covered by the 'all inclusive' R&M

Have we been conned with this equipment, after all it's not cheap

acorn, April 2012

could be a dry joint in the reed switch inside the pa button,or a cable fault,or the battery has given up the ghost,you wont be able to test the battery without the special unit that we use,best just to replace it,

gts, April 2012