silver sonic

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i have a clifford 600 which seems to have lost chirps.
alarm ,prox etc works fine but no chirps on arm/disarm.
have tried prog back on to no avail .
blackjack also chirps 3 times as normal but does not chirp when code is entered.
disconnected car battery overnight ,next morning chirping fine , then lost it again next day!
anyone???

wannaB4

faulty siren, get it replaced

greatwhite

Mines doing exactly the same, I was told battery in remote???

silver sonic

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can,t be remote battery , as spare remote is same!
would siren make no noise tho! it chirps on blackjack ok on warning, but no acknowledge chirp!

stabb

Exact same prob here m8 and tried same thing's to resolve but no result gonna book it in to place it was fitted. I dont think it will be the siren itself or fob batt's gonna get it back to the experts before i kill it or send it proper rajjed trying to prog it up etc LOL. Jason

silver sonic

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if you are first owner ,you should have lifetime g/tee.
mine was on car so im second owner no lifetime g/tee

fastfox13

Guys, it is the battery pack in the siren that's fubared. The arm / dis-arm chirps etc use the sirens internal battery but when the alarm sounds it uses the car battery (that is until power is disconnect then silence)
When the fob battery is low you get a difference tone of chirp when arming and disarming.
The life time warranty covers the CPU not the siren nor the remotes. They have the standard 12 months warranty.

greatwhite

Can you just replace the battery in the siren or do you have to replace the lot?

Fizz

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mine also goes off randomly and won't disarm easily as well as the no chirps and occasionaly beps four times even though there is no door open or courtesy light on

stabb

my siren has no battery in it.

fastfox13

Check the bonnet switch. This will be the problem when you get four chirps. The switch will probably need adjusting.

fastfox13

Apparently you can just change the batteries - I saw this being explained on this site sometime back. Someone had found a battery pack from one the electronics shops that was similar spec. If you take it to a dealer, they would be changing the complete siren.

fastfox13

It could be on your system that silent arm and dis-arm has been programmed "on".
Do you know what system it is ?

Fizz

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nope not on silent arm / disarm. also bonnet switch was taken off due to the fact that it always was playing up...

stabb

Will hook the wizard up later and double check but pretty sure it not on silent arm/disarm cheers. Jason

oh and its a concept 400 with all extras start windows etc

jd

Can anyone categorically state that this is an issue with the siren battery? I've had this issue on my 600 for a while... If so, how much for a dealer to sort it, or even replace myself etc?

silver sonic

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have had it confirmed today it is battery pack.
stripped mine down to get battery size and am in the process of sourcing some new batteries ,will keep you posted!
new siren is about £50

Fizz

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mine was toast.. required a new alarm.. just had a 650 fitted yesterday.. today it has gone wrong with no chirps again...!!!! feckin cliffords....

silver sonic

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new batteries went in last night(£11) chirps back everything bck to normal.
was quoted £70 for new siren .
£40 for battery pack replacing!
do it yourself £11
sorted!!!
hope it lasts

jd

Nice one mate... Anymore info on battery etc? Where can I get my hands on one and is it easy to fit?

Cheers

silver sonic

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its a battery pack made up of of 6 2/3 size AA Nicad batteries.
replaced with 6 tagged nickel metal hidride batteries from Maplins.
code VN25C.
if you can solder like me its easy!

fastfox13

Hi Fizz,
Who installed the new alarm ??
Do you know if they had the siren on charge whilst they were fitting the remaining items of the system ?
You buy anything that have rechargable batteries....the instructions are always to charge the batteries prior to use as you have no idea how long the batteries have been manufactured and then how long they have been in the siren (in this case) prior to installation.
Have you had a few long journeys in the car since the install ? The siren has smart charging ie will only starting charging the internal batteries when the engine is running.