If it was not for this forum I never would have bought my Crossfire and I would have missed out on all this fun part.
Actually, I have enjoyed going through all the tutorials and early on I read the tutorial about fixing "Crickets on Crack". I remember thinking that I'd better buy a couple of Varta batteries in case I too develop a cricket problem.
Oops - too late. Yesterday I really didn't know what a "Cricket on Crack" really was - today - I'm starting to get way too familiar with cracked crikets. Yesterday I couldn't get the siren to shut off without pulling a fuse.
I'm glad I read the tutorial that cautioned me not to buy the Varta batteries before I checked out the condition of the circuit board on the siren. Right there this forum saved me a bunch of money. My circuit board was fried. Buying batteries would have been a waste of money - I'm going to need a complete new siren.
I don't want to go "used" if I can help it because I already have a "used" siren. I have the "AB" version but I would rather have the "AA" version with the "chirp". Finding the "AA" (at a reasonable price) is proving to be a big challenge.
Anyway, this what the circuit board looked like - really bad.
Again, "thank you" forum.