Just realized my old panel finally gave up after 22 years

Went out on a service call last Thursday for a system that wasn't arming. Turned out the main board had a cracked solder joint near the transformer, probably from years of humidity in that basement. Anyone else running into older panels developing odd faults that aren't the typical sensor issues?

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linda_reed1mo ago

Mileslane acting like one bad joint means the whole panel is doomed lol. I've seen cracked solder joints get resoldered and run fine for years after, it's not always a death sentence. A lot of these older panels are built tougher than people give them credit for.

rodriguez.mia1mo ago

Check those transformer solder joints, that's always the first thing to go.

mileslane1mo agoTop Commenter

Saw a YouTube guy say cold joints come back months later, @rodriguez.mia.