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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: omega3000 on 30 September 2010, 22:24:23

Title: Alarm a mind of its own ?
Post by: omega3000 on 30 September 2010, 22:24:23

Hi all, over the past 2 weeks ive been scratching my head wondering why my alarm keeps going off ? If i open the car in the morning then turn the ignition on the alarm goes off...or a few times its gone off whilst driving ??? Its gone off in the night as well all these times were for 30 second single intervals ...

Any help im stumpped  :-/

Title: Re: Alarm a mind of its own ?
Post by: PhilRich on 30 September 2010, 22:31:59

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Hi all, over the past 2 weeks ive been scratching my head wondering why my alarm keeps going off ? If i open the car in the morning then turn the ignition on the alarm goes off...or a few times its gone off whilst driving ??? Its gone off in the night as well all these times were for 30 second single intervals ...

Any help im stumpped  :-/

Three things to check:

1) does the battery in your keyfob need changing?

2) Is the Bonnet Alarm Switch still in it's proper upright position?

3) Your Powersounder might be failing?

These two links are for the powersounder.
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1220198611

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1240077701



This is the Bonnet Alarm Switch (ringed very shakily in red at bottom right of the picture ;D)

(http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab197/philrich1064/BonnetAlarmSwitch.jpg)

Title: Re: Alarm a mind of its own ?
Post by: omega3000 on 30 September 2010, 23:42:16

Hi, yes the bonnet alarm switch you mentioned is intact and upright but the rubber boot surround has split , my key fob is ok ... so looks like possibly the power sounder batteries ?

 :-/

Title: Re: Alarm a mind of its own ?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 01 October 2010, 11:46:12

I think my money's on the power sounder.

Kevin

Title: Re: Alarm a mind of its own ?
Post by: wingman on 01 October 2010, 12:06:25

Agree with Kevin. When my power sounder started to fail I got exactly the symptoms you are describing!!

Title: Re: Alarm a mind of its own ?
Post by: Fieldwork on 01 October 2010, 15:47:08

Hi Guys, I had a problem with my alarm which kept going off, usually late at night. Also, when exiting the car, you would get a beep from the alarm when you shut the driver's door.
My Vauxhall dealer didn't know why, but finally found that the battery on the alarm board needed replacing (the beep on exit was the car's way of telling you to replace the battery - a shame Vauxhall didn't mention that in the car's handbook!)
The dealer stung me for a new alarm board as the battery was soldered in place. (It solved the problem, but I suspect the battery could have been replaced.)

Title: Re: Alarm a mind of its own ?
Post by: PhilRich on 01 October 2010, 16:19:13

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Hi Guys, I had a problem with my alarm which kept going off, usually late at night. Also, when exiting the car, you would get a beep from the alarm when you shut the driver's door.
My Vauxhall dealer didn't know why, but finally found that the battery on the alarm board needed replacing (the beep on exit was the car's way of telling you to replace the battery - a shame Vauxhall didn't mention that in the car's handbook!)
The dealer stung me for a new alarm board as the battery was soldered in place. (It solved the problem, but I suspect the battery could have been replaced.)

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And you'd have been correct! ;)

Title: Re: Alarm a mind of its own ?
Post by: Fieldwork on 01 October 2010, 18:20:05

Hmm, thought so! Any idea where this battery is? Is this the one in the Powersounder, or is there yet another lurking somewhere? :(

Title: Re: Alarm a mind of its own ?
Post by: Kneepad on 01 October 2010, 19:47:01

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Hmm, thought so! Any idea where this battery is? Is this the one in the Powersounder, or is there yet another lurking somewhere? :(

Thats the one.     :y

Title: Re: Alarm a mind of its own ?
Post by: Kneepad on 01 October 2010, 19:48:51

Have a look here;

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1240077701