Wiring Control Panel Without Bell Box.

[Dnandhara]

Hi,

New to the forum. I will be moving house soon and my wife wants to take the current bell box with us. ( stainless steel rapier bell box)

I have dummy bell box which I could replace it with. But how do I tell the control panel that there is no bell box connected.

Current wiring of bell box:

Control panel.

Str - Green

T- White

A. Black

D. Red

B. Blue

Bell box.

Str. Green

Tamp return. White

Hold- Black

Hold+. Red

Trg. Blue

If I remove the bell box the alarm will produce a fault with bell box. So do I need to short the tamp return in the control panel? Do I short to A or D?

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

T to A. What are you going to tell the house purchasers ?

 

[Dnandhara]

Thanks for the reply.

On the fixtures and fittings form, I've indicated house has a fitted alarm but bell box not working.

I was going to follow the following procedure:

1 turn off power to control panel

2 remove cover off the control panel.

3 the alarm will go off. Disarm by entering code.

4 remove wiring for bell box. I think at this point the bell box should go off for 20 mins.

5 short T to A on control panel.

6 put cover back on control panel.

7 turn power back on to control panel.

8 remove bell box , but when I take of the cover off the bell box will it go off? Or should the internal battery be flat?

9 replace link inside bell box. I remember having to cut a link wire inside bell box when it was fitted.

10 fit dummy bell box.

Does this procedure sound right.

Thanks.....

 

[roys]

I would leave the bell box, sounds a bit mean to me taking it when your are probably dealing with thousands and thousands of pounds for a house sale, but I don't know your circumstances of course.

Just tell your wife you have enough things to do sorting out with the move and don't be so tight

Good luck with and please post pics of your black eye

 

[NozSpark]

IMHO if you swap it you should put up a proper polycarbonate one....

 

[kerching]

if the wife decides that SHE wants to take the bell box with her , this is what is known in the Electricians World as Her fricking problem

get her the ladder, give her the manual and tools

go inside and drink beer

unless of course she wants to get the ladder and tools

just advising

 

[Richard-the-Ninth]

Rapier bell boxes (There are electronic sirens really) start at £100 and do look "posh" which is probably why the O.P's O.H wants to take it. Personally I would not bother.

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Dnandhara

Don't bother turning the mains off before you open the panel, you may find out the hard way you have a low / flat standby battery..

From your list:

5: install a permanent link

8: It should, but depends on battery condition.

Don't worry about the link, just disconnect the battery (or wait 20 minutes to be sure)