I get bleeps from my alarm system in my caravan. Sargent informs me that it's indicating the low unit battery state. The caravan is only two years old and a replacement battery will cost over £40. I'm not bothered about having a burglar alarm. If I remove the battery would it stop the infernal bleeping and would it damage the unit long term? I'm getting a bit fed up with these high tech caravans!
If it's the 300 model, then you can't just remove the battery as it takes its charge from the leisure battery, so will just take its power from that instead, and I don't think it's set up to cope with that, else it wouldn't be giving you the warning beeps now
You have 2 options, either disconnect the alarm totally, or get a battery.
As Kenles says, you can get from net, but you are going to need to match the Ah, type and size and make sure you have sorted the correct connector on it.
Thanks for the info. I found that the unit can be disconnected by unclipping connectors beside control box after removing battery. As the caravan is stored on a site and not adjacent to my house, the alarm isn't worth having anyway. Removing the alarm has the added benefit of getting rid of yet another bright standby light which light my caravan up like a Christmas tree at night!
Quote: Originally posted by AW1964 on 05/3/2023
Would the alarm work without internal battery fitted , or if battery is not charging would the alarm stop working properly, thanks
The Sargeant alarms are reliant on the internal battery, these run the alarm but the system keeps the internal battery charged from the caravans leisure battery. If you remove the internal alarm battery, the system will not function, as confirmed by Sargeant themselves.
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Topic: Sargent alarm system
via mobile 05/3/2023 at 8:45pm
