Bike Alarm - Veto Plus internal Battery life

I'm off to switzerland for up to a month on tuesday, however the bike
has recently acquired a new battery which i'd rather not see die in the
meantime. I know it will be flat as a pancake when I get back as i've
got one of datatool's finest battery killers.

Anyway point is i was planning on disconnecting the alarms connection to
the battery, however the alarm is going to start ringing when i do this.
Does anyone have any ideas how long this will go on for? or know of any
tricks to shut it up? Current thought process is to put a pillow over
the alarm box, put the bike cover on top, then leave it for a few hours.
I'd rather not bin the alarm or angle grinder it to pieces as someone
may suggest.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

 

Get an optimate, and leave it on whilst you're away, thus keeping the
battery in tip-top condition.

 

Ginge wrote

Or wire it up to a 15V low current solar panel and keep both planet and
battery in tip top condition.

 

JohnH wrote:

Optimate

HTH

 

Put the alarm into service mode. Then you can disconnect the battery
without it screaming at you.

I can't remember the exact combination of buttons now because it's
been a while since I sold my Veto equipped bike.

 

On the Veto Evo it was turn on the disarm, turn on the ignition, hold
down the O button until you hear a long beep, then turn the ignition
off.

 

Cheers for both idea's but if i had a garage thats what i'd do. As it
happens the bike is parked outside and there are no outside sockets so
an open window is necessary, not gonna leave a window open for a month
in the area where i live!

 

Cheers Ben, ill give that a try later. Doesn't service mode mean it
will beep every 30 seconds or something?

 

Catflap?

 

It did on mine - very annoying.

The later ones let you just disable the movement sensor - which is nice.

 

If you can get to the alarm box itself, open it up and remove the
internal battery. It isn't going to like it when you're doing it, but
it won't squawk for long.

We found that it is possible to minimise the sound by wedging a pair
of rolled-up socks over the sounder holes, if you just want to
disconnect it and run it flat. For more permanent silencing, I'd tape
some thick foam or material around the box, or fill the little
fucker's air holes with expanding foam - just like you do to cats.

 

On the ball Pip! Thats exactly what i needed to hear. I have easy open
access to the box and its screws, so i reckon i'll take its battery out.

 

It just sounds waaaay too easy, though ...

Best of luck.

 

You still in Wycombe, or is that a different JohnH?

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My NEW bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
My old Bike 2000 Honda CB500 (for sale)
M'boy's Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified)

BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26

 

..
The moment he decided to open the box, his fate was sealed............

 

Yep Dan, still in wycombe, Hows the 1100?

 

Yeah, but he's not going to be there to hear it.

But it'll still go off if you remove the battery.

Personally I'd leave it connected, especially if it's being left
outside for a month. New batteries are cheap, new bikes aren't.

 

INdeed - it does rather seem a false economy.

Very pleased with the Optimate I got as it means the alarm is always working
in 'active' mode - which means it actually does go off if the bike is moved.

Seems totally random if it's in the power save mode - I believe by design it
cycles the movement sensor on and off at random intervals - not exactly
confidence inspiring

 

If it's parked close to a window, you should be able to run the Optimate
cable through and still get the window shut.

But the general idea with solar panels is that they're used outside, so
that wouldn't be a problem, would it?

 

someone'll nick the solar panel.