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(Message started by: Torbayboy on Jul 26^th, 2018, 7:44am)

Title: shatter detectors on estate
Post by Torbayboy on Jul 26^th, 2018, 7:44am

Read somewhere on here that the reason the alarm goes off in hot weather on my estate is that the resistor on the rear window shatter detectors needs to be changed to 20 ohm!

OK so where do I look and is this info correct?

Title: Re: shatter detectors on estate
Post by Tompion on Jul 26^th, 2018, 11:57am

I’ve never heard of this & can’t see any need for it. As far as I know it’s a simple track on the rear & side rear windows that breaks the circuit if someone smashes the window.
Have you checked for codes?

Title: Re: shatter detectors on estate
Post by Torbayboy on Jul 26^th, 2018, 12:52pm

Found it on this page
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/faultfinds.htm
at bottom of electrical concerns

Title: Re: shatter detectors on estate
Post by Glyn on Jul 26^th, 2018, 9:39pm

I think the 20 ohm resistor is suggested if there is a break in the track on a window to by-pass the broken track.