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5th October 2019, 08:01 | #1 |
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Cause for Alarm!
Well away in the land of Nod at about 0200 last night, and was awoken by a car alarm, "parping" away in our back yard where residents park. I thought "what idiot's car is that, it's annoying".
It took me a while to even think that that horrible little beeping horn might be cause for concern, so looked out and could see my hazard lights flashing. Grabbed a coat, shoes, torch and keys and got out there then fairly swiftly. Never having experienced the alarm activation on the car, it took me a few seconds to find that I had to open the car, put the key in the ignition and turning to position one and back, to cancel it. I could find no marks in the condensation on the car body, so no evidence that the car had been tampered with. I was not aware of any flying insects within the car (which I had noticed in a neighbours car years before). So, decision made and left the car open which luckily is not such a problem where we park. This morning, I have delivered notes of apology to the neighbours and checked the car but could find no reason for the activation, which I will look at again in a short while. |
5th October 2019, 11:40 | #2 |
I really should get out more.......
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Cat perhaps jumping on it? We have light guards on the machines at work and sometimes they trigger for no apparent reason!
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5th October 2019, 13:45 | #3 |
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Hmm, I think I should get out there again, and check it out though there were no paw prints in the condensation either, unless the cat went out on it's own for a walk.
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5th October 2019, 15:15 | #4 |
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Nothing found, no marks on the car, no insects in it, so alarm set again, testing.
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T4 will be able to tell you what caused it if you have one nearby.
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I had that happen once on redfive.. Somehow water had got into the bonnet switch, I dried it out and gave it a protective spray against the damp seemed to fix it
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All seemed quiet, until I just got in early this afternoon and it went off again, shotgun in hand (just joking) out I went again, nothing there to cause it so left it unset.
At the suggestions of members and thinking it the quickest approach, as I don't have immediate access to a T4, I went for the bonnet switch. Not wet but one of the electrodes was well greened up with verdigris, so as delicately as I could, I cleaned it, reassembled, and sealed the base of the rubber cover. Now on test again, so hopefully, it won't occur again, unless it's necessary. |
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Water ingress to the bonnet switch takes a while to clear.
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