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    Quote Originally Posted by dinkydi View Post
    does this diagram come with the new units , looks a very important set of instructions
    Yes, But unfortunately people dont seem to read instructions. Original sensors only had an internal seal but for the past few years AntiLaser also added an additional external seal as well as a backup.
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    fours years is a reasonable length of time for any manufactured product,and considering the environment they operate in as well and we don't see that many failures , may be an extended warranty be offered , like on tv etc

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    Yes I would agree a four year life expectancy may prove acceptable but what we also do not know is how long the unit has been leaking...it appears moisture has been present for a fairly long time....did it leak in the first year and since then and only finally fail ?..If this is an incidental occurrence (then that certainly is good as I have 15 of these on the road) and ALP may consider it a unique event and offer financial consideration. As I say I am waiting to hear back from my distributor and think a modest replacement cost a more than acceptable proposal.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Nanook View Post
    It alerted the one time it was first noticed not present by the CPU then never again. I had to test to find it was toast
    You could miss the fail warning and never know a sensor was gone..at least for me this time
    When the cable failed last year it constantly alerted randomly but that may have been due to it working sporadically...not sure but regardless it may be a good idea to test every now and then
    The error will repeat at every restart unless you accidentally run a factory reset and memorize the bad configuration.

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    Have had a lengthy series of beeps and red flashes (around 20?) on startup over the last few weeks, since around the time I updated the firmware last. Finally got stats file and it reported F1 sensor problem. I confirmed that the F1 sensor was not working in parking mode while the other 3 work fine. Then I was surprised to find that the F1 sensor was warm to the touch, while the others were cool. Experienced this? Does not seem like connection loose otherwise it would probably not be hot! More likely basic sensor failure and probably needs replacement but it is not clear to me how I go about getting replacement so any advice would be appreciated. Equipment is about a year and a half old. Thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by zinca View Post
    Have had a lengthy series of beeps and red flashes (around 20?) on startup over the last few weeks, since around the time I updated the firmware last. Finally got stats file and it reported F1 sensor problem. I confirmed that the F1 sensor was not working in parking mode while the other 3 work fine. Then I was surprised to find that the F1 sensor was warm to the touch, while the others were cool. Experienced this? Does not seem like connection loose otherwise it would probably not be hot! More likely basic sensor failure and probably needs replacement but it is not clear to me how I go about getting replacement so any advice would be appreciated. Equipment is about a year and a half old. Thanks!
    If you dont have HiFi you with get an automatic sensor check failure which is a bunch of quick beeps at startup. Pulling the stats file was the process on standard systems to see the error details. If the product is within 24 months of purchase it will be covered under warranty. If you ordered it from the USA then contact http://www.alpriorityusa.com to setup your service. If you are from another country contact the dealer in your country for repair information.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BestRadarDetectors View Post
    Product is long out of warranty but who is your distributor? We offer our customers that have expired warranties a reduced price replacement at $149.95 shipped with core return.
    Wow I did not know that--great deal~ Hey tom is there a reduced price on a TX sensor if I send you my bad sensor?

    Well my luck ran out today, I have a failing REAR R1 failure now--crap thats gonna be a PITA to replace lol. I have 5 sensors from 2014 and this will be 2 that have gone bad now, my first one was the parking diode malfunctioning causing a failure, this one I have no clue haha!! Mine are not even in brackets in the rear, so no cracking issue!

    Hmmmm Guess my plan will be to move my middle sensor from the front to the rear and purchase me a TX/GPS package now for the center......seems the most logical thing to do at this point
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    I too had a bad rear sensor from march 2014 , double tape installed , i opened it to see since it was out of warranty .
    Surprise : water inside + rust over the receiving diode.At first view the outside shell did not show any sign of
    broken/damaged seal.
    I have pics if anyone is interested.

    I had another from 2016 , double side tape , which i did not open , was replaced under warranty .
    I did not hear feedback what was the reason for failure , would be interesting to learn the diagnostic from the manufacturer.

    The sensors are well insulated but not enough in my opinion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tman View Post
    I too had a bad rear sensor from march 2014 , double tape installed , i opened it to see since it was out of warranty .
    Surprise : water inside + rust over the receiving diode.At first view the outside shell did not show any sign of
    broken/damaged seal.
    I have pics if anyone is interested.

    I had another from 2016 , double side tape , which i did not open , was replaced under warranty .
    I did not hear feedback what was the reason for failure , would be interesting to learn the diagnostic from the manufacturer.

    The sensors are well insulated but not enough in my opinion.

    Yea I saw your pictures, that looked nasty inside for sure!! From normal use of the sensors I would like to get 5+ years out of them, but that seems not the case lol--I still LOVE ALP and all Tom does for us for sure
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    Quote Originally Posted by Holla View Post
    Yea I saw your pictures, that looked nasty inside for sure!! From normal use of the sensors I would like to get 5+ years out of them, but that seems not the case lol--I still LOVE ALP and all Tom does for us for sure
    I would go this way : redesign the Ir cover,
    when I opened it was easy to pass a blade in between the cover/shell.
    The concept of water coming in , they had it with the Al 7 , I prefer a cover that envelop over the shell with grooves that
    accommodate a rubber seal , it is basic plumbing , imagine if your faucet starts to leak after 2 years , it don't even with a lot of moving compare to a static sensor.
    Alp has to adress this problem once and for all ,then move on.
    If some think it is a hard critic , it is NOT , it is for the good of ALL , first Alp/distributors then the customers.
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