good day,
I have a veritas 8c alarm panel installed in my home that I got installed nearly 23 years ago I need to replace 5 pirs and when I switched off the power yesterday the alarm went dead So then I realised I need to buy a new batetry obviously and when reading through the old manuals it also said I would need to replace the battery in my external sounder which is a klaxon,flashguard 101 soundcard red box, white lens, however is this going to be a difficult for myself because it could do with a clean also as the red l.e.d isnt as visual because of the dirt

thanks

rich, April 2014

mabey he listen to you alarm guy about replacing the bell box,but who cares,up to him

gts, May 2014

Not the greatest panel but a popular DIY choice. As with a lot, the older ones seem better as they do last. But have less functions. A 9100 scanny is bullet proof but you need an engineer to change the user code. What a fantastic idea :D.
I digress, as you want to keep it I would change the PIRs as you say. The battery in the panel ( I know repeated you, force of habit to recommend this, for others reading I have kept it in) and a NEW external sounder. An old one will look tired and may have others will ill intentions think the system is either dead or dying as well. You are going to have to go up to change the battery anyway. You may find the newer ones have almost the same footprint so changing is easier ( No more drilling needed).
So go ahead as you intend but do please get a new SAB rather than the battery. You know it makes sense.
I dislike the Veritas because when they first came out the rep had a "Aircraft Briefcase" with the panel installed and toggle switches to show how it worked and programmed. It did have a lot of features for its price at the time I do admit (And faults and quirks as we soon found). But the main bugbear was the fact when he powered it up it went up in a puff of smoke, yes, up in smoke. Blew up in the briefcase display unit. He sat there shocked ( Well he was promoting a new product) as did my manager. Two other colleagues and myself were falling over laughing our heads off.
I have had stuff blow up on me as we all have straight from the box, but to have an audience and promoting how well it has been tested must have been a tad embarrassing for the rep :D

PS: Do be careful on the ladder as you mention it could be difficult. Safety is of course paramount.

Good luck

Alarm, May 2014

up to you friend,am no fan of the veritas,old or new
never use them ,.they are what we call a budget unit,faulse econ to replace the sounder battery,at least fit a decent sounder ,the sounder lives in a hostile inviro,so get yourself a new one,nice shiney new sounder,nice led,s ,but as I said,up to you mate,just be careful if you up the ladder

gts, May 2014

thanks for your reply, now I'm not willing to have an alarm removed that works fine and has done for the last 23 years for an old girl she works good plus I believe that the old veritas are better than newer?

rich, May 2014

truth to be told I would replace the whole system and fit a scantronic 9651 control panel,new battery,better bell box and replace door contacts ,just replacing pirs is a daft idea for a system this old mate

gts, April 2014