Managed to catch this after it was released for only 48 seconds! Great how-to though. The transformer is a step-down transformer which converts 240VAC to 12VAC via the primary and secondary coils. The chips you showed us are biscuit chips (or something along those lines); rectifiers are about 1 cm squared and are square. However, those do convert the 12V into DC like you said.
+Chem_Boffin_6589 Yes; I could have explained it better :/ It is an old panel, which doesn't really work anymore, ADE made them as cheaply as possible without properly designing them, and lurched onto the market with them, Scantronic and Menvier alarms are the best, but I will always use ADE well, the older ones, my Accenta 8 is going in my home when I'm older
Hmmm... Well, if you wanted 'as cheap as chips' to make, then search up British Leyland! O.K so that panel won't work any more, but I guess it is to be expected. Assuming that was made in the early 90s, I would agree. The components they used would fall off and main filter caps on them would blow if the company chose a 'cheap' manufacturer to make them.
Managed to catch this after it was released for only 48 seconds! Great how-to though.
The transformer is a step-down transformer which converts 240VAC to 12VAC via the primary and secondary coils. The chips you showed us are biscuit chips (or something along those lines); rectifiers are about 1 cm squared and are square. However, those do convert the 12V into DC like you said.
+Chem_Boffin_6589 Yes; I could have explained it better :/ It is an old panel, which doesn't really work anymore, ADE made them as cheaply as possible without properly designing them, and lurched onto the market with them, Scantronic and Menvier alarms are the best, but I will always use ADE well, the older ones, my Accenta 8 is going in my home when I'm older
Hmmm... Well, if you wanted 'as cheap as chips' to make, then search up British Leyland! O.K so that panel won't work any more, but I guess it is to be expected. Assuming that was made in the early 90s, I would agree. The components they used would fall off and main filter caps on them would blow if the company chose a 'cheap' manufacturer to make them.
Chem_Boffin_6589 I don't think anyone at ADE could have expected their alarms to go on for 25+ years, you paid £20 for a Concept 6 back in the day
Let's not forget that £20 is about 1/2 week's wages.
Chem_Boffin_6589 I guess, well, Scantronic alarms could go up to £300, like the 9600, how's your Accenta?
I might do a similar video with my very old premier 80s panel