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That old DSC PC1832 panel in the basement finally gave up the ghost
It was in a 1998 build over in the Westview neighborhood, and the main board just stopped talking to the keypads last Tuesday. Had to pull the whole thing and put in a new communicator and power supply to get the sensors back online. Anyone have a good source for those legacy DSC chips, or is it just time to push for a full panel swap on these?
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ray_king5mo ago
Time to swap it, those parts are ghosts too.
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piperh505mo ago
Hold on now, I gotta disagree. That PC1832 is a tank if the rest of the system is good. I've kept a bunch of those old girls running for years past their prime. The main board going is one thing, but the chips and sensors are still out there if you look hard enough. It's often way cheaper to find a used working board online than doing a full swap with new keypads and everything. For a lot of folks, keeping the old system going makes more sense than a big upgrade.
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the_cole5mo ago
Scrounging for old parts online feels like a full time job though. You're just kicking the can down the road until the next piece fails. A modern system is way more reliable and actually has support.
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