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[humbucker]

can't seem to find a comprehensive enough discussion in the archives to tell me in black and white terms what a powersounder is...

[Gaffers]

bookmark this page:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1259003779

And here is what you are looking for:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1220198611

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

[humbucker]

thanks gaffers, i looked at those earlier, and it tells me how to maintain a powersounder, but doesnt actually tell me what a powersounder is  :-?  what function does it perform? the name of the item is a bit ambiguous to work out...

[Gaffers]

thanks gaffers, i looked at those earlier, and it tells me how to maintain a powersounder, but doesnt actually tell me what a powersounder is  :-?  what function does it perform? the name of the item is a bit ambiguous to work out...

I dont want to exchange ignorance so all I can tell you is that it's part of the alarm system, some type of backup in case the battery is removed, and has been known to cause one or two miggies to spontaneously combust 

I think it's best to disconnect before it causes problems.

[RobG]

thanks gaffers, i looked at those earlier, and it tells me how to maintain a powersounder, but doesnt actually tell me what a powersounder is  :-?  what function does it perform? the name of the item is a bit ambiguous to work out...

I dont want to exchange ignorance so all I can tell you is that it's part of the alarm system, some type of backup in case the battery is removed, and has been known to cause one or two miggies to spontaneously combust 

I think it's best to disconnect before it causes problems.

[humbucker]

so its advisable to ditch this thing? it really has caused omegas to burn out?! 

[Iain]

The powersounder is a back up siren in case some wee chav manages to get your bonnet up and disconnect your battery to stop the 'horn' alarm sounding. On disconnection of the battery, 15 seconds later the powersounder will sound.

If a theif sets off your alarm it will sound the standard horn, if they then pop the bonnet and remove the lead on the battery, the horn will shut up,so effectively not the best line of defence,so the powersounder will then sound 15 secs later as a backup.It is hidden in the scuttle panel and will not shut up...no theif is going to hang around long enough to try and silence it.

A good idea in theory,but as it battery powered(to still sound without the cars battery) it has led to dead batteries later in the cars life,it has also led to leaking batteries and even been known to set itself on fire

[humbucker]

i see... so a replacement battery is probably advisable if there isn't evidence of one recently. thanks for the advice chaps.

[Brikhead]

The powersounder is a back up siren in case some wee chav manages to get your bonnet up and disconnect your battery to stop the 'horn' alarm sounding. On disconnection of the battery, 15 seconds later the powersounder will sound.

If a theif sets off your alarm it will sound the standard horn, if they then pop the bonnet and remove the lead on the battery, the horn will shut up,so effectively not the best line of defence,so the powersounder will then sound 15 secs later as a backup.It is hidden in the scuttle panel and will not shut up...no theif is going to hang around long enough to try and silence it.

A good idea in theory,but as it battery powered(to still sound without the cars battery) it has led to dead batteries later in the cars life,it has also led to leaking batteries and even been known to set itself on fire

The power sounder should sound as soon as the alarm is triggered, you get the regular 'horn' sound and an electronic siren noise that both occur at the same time.
The power sounder will sound as soon as the battery is disconnected.
If you want to disconnect the battery without setting off the power sounder then you have to do it within 15 seconds of the ignition being switched off.

[Brikhead]

Also, there are millions of different Vauxhall models all fitted with a power sounder, yet you don't see many old Vauxhalls burnt out at the side of the road, do you?

[Iain]

Also, there are millions of different Vauxhall models all fitted with a power sounder, yet you don't see many old Vauxhalls burnt out at the side of the road, do you?

No you dont,but it has happened,hence the reason i mentioned it

[humbucker]

If you want to disconnect the battery without setting off the power sounder then you have to do it within 15 seconds of the ignition being switched off.

?? how the hell do you disconnect the battery then the powersounder within 15 seconds?

[dbug]

If you want to disconnect the battery without setting off the power sounder then you have to do it within 15 seconds of the ignition being switched off.

?? how the hell do you disconnect the battery then the powersounder within 15 seconds?

You don't - just disconect the battery within 15 seconds of switching ignition off or powersounder will go off 

[RobG]

The powersounder is a back up siren in case some wee chav manages to get your bonnet up and disconnect your battery to stop the 'horn' alarm sounding. On disconnection of the battery, 15 seconds later the powersounder will sound.

If a theif sets off your alarm it will sound the standard horn, if they then pop the bonnet and remove the lead on the battery, the horn will shut up,so effectively not the best line of defence,so the powersounder will then sound 15 secs later as a backup.It is hidden in the scuttle panel and will not shut up...no theif is going to hang around long enough to try and silence it.

A good idea in theory,but as it battery powered(to still sound without the cars battery) it has led to dead batteries later in the cars life,it has also led to leaking batteries and even been known to set itself on fire

The power sounder should sound as soon as the alarm is triggered, you get the regular 'horn' sound and an electronic siren noise that both occur at the same time.
The power sounder will sound as soon as the battery is disconnected.
If you want to disconnect the battery without setting off the power sounder then you have to do it within 15 seconds of the ignition being switched off.

Not on mine. If I activate the alarm intentionally the only audible warning is the actual alarm horn, and yes, I also have a perfectly functional powersounder

[humbucker]

The power sounder should sound as soon as the alarm is triggered, you get the regular 'horn' sound and an electronic siren noise that both occur at the same time.

i found this to be true on mine