Just got the system 2 days ago so this
should be the very latest version.
Unfortunately I am having the same problems
as reported here.
I have followed all the tips on this site
and was kept awake last night by the
constant beeping of the system.
I am using rechargeable batteries for cost
efficiency reasons and these seem to be the
problem. I charged the batteries last
night and installed them. There were no
problems until about 3:00am.
The batteries are Duracell 2050mAh 1.2V
units. The discharge profile of these
batteries is very predictable i.e. they
hold the full voltage until they are nearly
dead. This means that even over a few
months usage on a system like X10 the
voltage loss should barely discernable. In
this case I am not sure why the trouble
alarm is triggered as the 1.2 volts are OK
for the first few hours.
I replaced the newly charged batteries with
some old Alkalines and the trouble alarm
went away (I still had to re-set the whole
system).
I can only conclude that the Alkaline
batteries are the way to go.....but I will
have to return the unit in that case.
X10, you really need to sort this unit
out. It is clear that the sensors are
communicating with the console (as they
trigger chimes etc), but trouble alarms are
constantly triggered. It would help if the
battery power detector in the sensors was
more flexible and could recognize the
starting voltage of batteries used i.e.
rechargeables. Better still, get rid of
the trouble alarm all together or at least
the beeping.
Some work to be done here.
Cheers,
Ant
