I have an optima 2 plus house alarm that has an error code on since we had a power outage for a few seconds. It's giving error codes b 1 2 3 4 A. Any help on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated

Jan, August 2012

he he he,you right on e manno

gts, August 2012

You raised a good point there matey, should we instruct mrs op on how to calculate the standby, and full alarm ma draw of her system?.

Probably scare the he'll out of her,

Better not confuse the confused lol.

e manno, August 2012

or depending on what your system draws,no one ever mentions that,just a thought

gts, August 2012

If you want your system up and running today, then get yourself along to B&Q before they close for the evening, yes they do sell 12v 2.6 amp hour batteries.

Do not fit less than 2.6 ah,however you can go up to a 6 ah depending on budget.

e manno, August 2012

may I ask who's post you deleted and why :0

e manno, August 2012

Your system should be ok, your control panel backup battery has failed. What's displayed is classic symptoms of backup battery failure.

If you had the LED keypad then it would be lit up like a Christmas tree, same issue battery failure :)

Take a look at your control panel, see the two screws, one at either side holding the lower portion of the panel on?,

The battery is accessed by removing that,

Please for your own safety switch the power off to the panel before you remove this cover, should have a fused spur fitted, pop the fuse out of that, or turn lecky off at main fuse box.

Battery details are written on it and it's a simple case of buying new battery, only two wires to remove from the battery.

Remember red wire goes to the +(positive) terminal on the battery when you fit the new one, black is - ( negative) :),

Hope this helps, be safe and good luck.

e manno, August 2012

Sorry e manno that was for a post that has been deleted!!

Thanks for the help, do i need to replace the battery in the control panel? Would this help or do i need to replace the whole system?

Jan, August 2012

How do yo do what?,

Your system is telling you that you have the following faults:

b= bell box tamper


1234 = zone fault

A = PA fault

So it's telling you that the control backup

+ [ knackered ] -

e manno, August 2012

and how do you do that and where is the battery located? sorry to bore you with questions this site was designed for :-S

Jan, August 2012