Bench testing a battery back up siren?
Printed From: the12volt.com
Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=77228
Printed Date: July 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Topic: Bench testing a battery back up siren?
Posted By: otto34
Subject: Bench testing a battery back up siren?
Date Posted: May 03, 2006 at 3:55 PM
I have a clifford battery back up siren and tried to bench test it to see if it would work. It didnt so I had a friend tell me you cant bench test an alarm or siren. Everything was hooked up and you could here the switches clickling in the brain (clifford matrix) to lock and unlock the doors but the siren was not making the tink sound.
Does this mean the siren could be bad?
Replies:
Posted By: mo12v
Date Posted: May 03, 2006 at 5:43 PM
Some Alarms go into Valet Mode when they are Powered Up prior to Programming. Did you Meter the Siren wire? How did you try to Activate ( Trigger ) the Alarm?
-------------
MO
Don't Learn from Others Mistakes
You Might Be the One That Knows.
Posted By: otto34
Date Posted: May 03, 2006 at 11:18 PM
Well I didnt trigger the alarm, I just used the arm and dis-arm on the remote and put a test light on the + output for the light flash and had the siren hooked up. The light flashed but the siren did not chirp.
Posted By: mo12v
Date Posted: May 04, 2006 at 8:36 AM
Some Alarms when they are in Valet will not Chirp
-------------
MO
Don't Learn from Others Mistakes
You Might Be the One That Knows.
Posted By: dxdenis02
Date Posted: May 04, 2006 at 10:46 AM
you can def bench test and alarm and siren just an fyi is this is a new back up siren it have to charge the internal battery i.e (smart siren 4 and i think the 515r) remeber that only charge when driving meaning hook up the ign wire
|