alarm problem

Asked by Vera Mar 21, 2016 at 04:01 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When parkinged in the sun for a while the alarm is
turned on like if someone is triying to open the
door. What can be the reasons?

1 Answer

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you have a short somewhere. Most likely you have a stripped wire that is touching the body when the wire is warmed enough to stretch over to the body and trigger the alarm. Sounds crazy but basic science of metal expansion in heat is the culprit.

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