Morepork Control Panel - Battery Issues

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#306647 10-Aug-2023 07:17

Just noticed that the battery in my Morepork control panel seems to be growing!

What's the solution? Throw it away and get a new system or replace the battery with something similar?

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#3113992 10-Aug-2023 07:27

Contact the supplier and ask about a replacement battery would be my go-to. Any chance it's under warranty?

You could pop the back off, find the battery part number, and google to find a replacement.

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Dulouz

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#3113993 10-Aug-2023 07:37

Dynamic:

Contact the supplier and ask about a replacement battery would be my go-to. Any chance it's under warranty?

You could pop the back off, find the battery part number, and google to find a replacement.

Cheers - it's old. Will hunt down a new one.

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#3113998 10-Aug-2023 08:07

The panel is made by Qolsys. It seems that swollen batteries are a common problem. It may be the era, I remember the batteries in my Galaxy S3 swelling quite badly.

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#3113999 10-Aug-2023 08:11

I'd be getting that battery out of the house as quick as possible! UPS Power Solutions may have something suitable as a replacement.

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#3114004 10-Aug-2023 08:31

I got rid of ours, after this happened. I replaced it with a roll your own alarm with home assistant and konnected.

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#3114008 10-Aug-2023 08:44

fearandloathing: I got rid of ours, after this happened. I replaced it with a roll your own alarm with home assistant and konnected.

What's roll your own alarm? Google gave me nothing.

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#3114015 10-Aug-2023 08:55

Dulouz:

fearandloathing: I got rid of ours, after this happened. I replaced it with a roll your own alarm with home assistant and konnected.

What's roll your own alarm? Google gave me nothing.

It's a DIY solution.