Alarm Blipper Playing Up
Alarm Blipper Playing Up
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pepsi_x

Original Poster:

217 posts

289 months

Friday 3rd January 2003
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Guys,

My alarm blipper is playing up. I'm sure the battery is ok, the button seems to have become depressed slightly more than usual, and it takes an age to eventually press it right in order to open the doors etc...

So, in short, can a replacement blipper be got, and if so from where, and how much?

I think this is going to become pretty desparate very soon.

Cheers in advance....

julianhj

8,861 posts

286 months

Friday 3rd January 2003
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Spares are always available - what make is your alarm? Best get down to your local specialist.

They're not that cheap though!

squirrelz

1,186 posts

295 months

Saturday 4th January 2003
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Mine seemed like that, but new batteries cured it. FWIW.

wedg1e

27,016 posts

289 months

Saturday 4th January 2003
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Could be that if it's one of the micro-miniature switches they use they days, it's lost its spring. Thus the button stays depressed, occasionally transmitting gibberish to the alarm, most usually just flattening the batteries. Pull the thing to bits and see if the switch still 'clicks' (techie term) properly. If you have the eyes of an owl and the hands of a paedophile, you may be able to solder a new one in (*). Of course it may be (a) not this kind of switch at all, (b) something totally unconnected, (c) they all do that, sir...



Ian
(*) Please note that whilst I am capable of soldering these switches in, my eyes are not what they used to be, and any similarity between myself and Gary Glitter is purely coincidental

Ballistic Banana

14,704 posts

291 months

Saturday 4th January 2003
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IF it Isnt the Battery.

Spray i bit of wd40 in there(not too much mind), this might loosing things up, If not and its like mine use a small screwdriver and open the unit up clean under the button and prehaps add a bit rubber under the button so u can get a bit more purchase on the dutton.
Or glue some thing small to the actual button on the circuit board to give it a bit more height thus making it easier to press.

BB

Guillotine

5,516 posts

288 months

Saturday 4th January 2003
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DO NOT SPRAY WD40 into it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it is oil based - an insulator, which is why it removes moisture and stops tracking on your distributor!

otherwise..as below

>> Edited by Guillotine on Saturday 4th January 14:31