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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: al brown on 13 June 2014, 17:02:58

Title: alarm went off
Post by: al brown on 13 June 2014, 17:02:58
Hi guys, my alarm went off last night. The chirp chirp one with the indicators flashing. My question is doors the battery losing charge cause the alarm to sound. I had left the interior light on so the battery had drained down to 10.8 volts. I have been looking through old threads but most of that refers to the power sounder batteries not the car battery. I am hoping that is why it went off and not something else I have done, as I have just had the clocks and MID as well as the climate panel out to change bulbs and more importantly, rewire the car to take a single plug MID.
I have charged the battery (and turned the light off!!) so will see if it goes off again, but thought I would ask if the lie battery could trigger the alarm or not.

Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: The Red Baron on 13 June 2014, 17:10:55
tbh i would be inclined to rip the power sounder out. wouldnt want self combustion.
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: al brown on 13 June 2014, 17:28:33
thought the power sounder was a horn not a chirp/whistle. If there is no way it was just a flat car battery that set the alarm off and I am wrong about the noise I will remove the power sounder.
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: The Red Baron on 13 June 2014, 17:35:35
thought the power sounder was a horn not a chirp/whistle. If there is no way it was just a flat car battery that set the alarm off and I am wrong about the noise I will remove the power sounder.
powersounder chirps when its batteries are low.
 :)
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: al brown on 13 June 2014, 17:46:25
So the power sounder makes the high pitched noise? I did think it was the other way round and it made a noise like a car horn. Mine only makes the high pitched noise if you set the alarm off so I always figured the last owner had already disconnected the power sounder.
It didn't just make noise last night, the indicators where flashing to as the alarm sounded until I cancelled it with the fob.

I have owned Omega's for over 13 years now and, as mine rarely ( touches wood) goes wrong badly, I   clearly have much to learn still  :-\
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: The Red Baron on 13 June 2014, 18:11:11
So the power sounder makes the high pitched noise? I did think it was the other way round and it made a noise like a car horn. Mine only makes the high pitched noise if you set the alarm off so I always figured the last owner had already disconnected the power sounder.
It didn't just make noise last night, the indicators where flashing to as the alarm sounded until I cancelled it with the fob.

I have owned Omega's for over 13 years now and, as mine rarely ( touches wood) goes wrong badly, I   clearly have much to learn still  :-\
whee whee whee. other is the car alarm horn not the driving horn.
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: TheBoy on 13 June 2014, 18:52:27
Yes, a draining battery will set off powersounder (which has an electronic siren).
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: al brown on 13 June 2014, 19:06:39
Thanks to the 2 of you. Alarm was set of by the flattening battery not a power sounder fault. But as the car seems to still have a power sounder, I now have a job for tomorrow. Don't want it catching fire, although I have never heard a peep out of it until the alarm went off last night. Just lucky I guess, as the car is nearly 17 years old.    :y
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: ronnyd on 13 June 2014, 22:53:38
If your car a 97 does it have a power sounder? ???
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: TheBoy on 14 June 2014, 11:07:06
If your car a 97 does it have a power sounder? ???
All post 1995 Omegas that had a factory fitted alarm (UK spec CD or higher) came with a powersounder
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: ronnyd on 14 June 2014, 12:30:28
Gotcha TB, my old CD was 94 so thats why i didn,t have one. :-[
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: TheBoy on 14 June 2014, 12:35:31
Gotcha TB, my old CD was 94 so thats why i didn,t have one. :-[
Aye, had IR remote locking - they used a different immobiliser/alarm setup. From 96, Omegas moved over to the more advanced immobiliser system, and a better alarm system :y
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: al brown on 14 June 2014, 12:52:29
Gotcha TB, my old CD was 94 so thats why i didn,t have one. :-[
Aye, had IR remote locking - they used a different immobiliser/alarm setup. From 96, Omegas moved over to the more advanced immobiliser system, and a better alarm system :y


How is it better if it catches fire?
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: ronnyd on 14 June 2014, 12:59:42
Gotcha TB, my old CD was 94 so thats why i didn,t have one. :-[
Aye, had IR remote locking - they used a different immobiliser/alarm setup. From 96, Omegas moved over to the more advanced immobiliser system, and a better alarm system :y


How is it better if it catches fire?
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: TheBoy on 14 June 2014, 13:03:34
Gotcha TB, my old CD was 94 so thats why i didn,t have one. :-[
Aye, had IR remote locking - they used a different immobiliser/alarm setup. From 96, Omegas moved over to the more advanced immobiliser system, and a better alarm system :y


How is it better if it catches fire?
A burned out car cannot be driven away by a thief ::)
Title: Re: alarm went off
Post by: al brown on 14 June 2014, 14:52:49
Gotcha TB, my old CD was 94 so thats why i didn,t have one. :-[
Aye, had IR remote locking - they used a different immobiliser/alarm setup. From 96, Omegas moved over to the more advanced immobiliser system, and a better alarm system :y




How is it better if it catches fire?
A burned out car cannot be driven away by a thief ::)

 :D

Some good Vauxhall logic that is