Issues With Power Switch on RX65

[Retaliation]

I have a 4405 S7 RX65, and sometimes the power switch is unresponsive. I have to press it a few times to get it to turn on or off. I always power the unit off before I shut off my car and likewise power it on after the car is running. I am wondering if maybe it is just wearing out. Anyone else have similar issues with any belscort produts?

Any thoughts?

Thanks for your input.

[MEM-TEK]

I have a 4405 S7 RX65, and sometimes the power switch is unresponsive. I have to press it a few times to get it to turn on or off. I always power the unit off before I shut off my car and likewise power it on after the car is running. I am wondering if maybe it is just wearing out. Anyone else have similar issues with any belscort produts?

Any thoughts?

Thanks for your input.

Its unlikely that the switch itself is wearing out. More likely one of its two tiny soldered connections to the circuit board has become cracked. These are very tiny switches and you need to use no more than a 10 watt soldering iron with a fine point tip in order to fix it. You also have to use a pencil dot sized amount of flux to get the resoldering job done quickly without too much heat getting into the switch. I've fixed identical problems on other electronics which use similar switches.

Seriously though, contact Bel about having the switch fixed and getting your RX65 flashed to the latest firmware which was available before the S7 platform was discontinued. I'd kill for your S7 RX65! Care to sell it?

[Retaliation]

MEM-TEK, thanks for the quick response.

I'm not very technically inclined and I don't have any of the tools necessary to solder that switch myself... I think I may wait until the unit will not power on at all before I send it in to Bel. I am not the original owner, but my friend who I bought the detector from may still have his receipt (I doubt it though). Anyone know what the out of warranty repair cost is from Bel? I seem to remember reading somewhere that it is around $80.

The detector has firmware version 4.5. And unless I am mistaken, I believe that is the most recent version for the S7. If anyone knows better, please let me know.

Again, thank you for your input.

[cyberblob]

Does it have a faint click sound from the speaker when you press the power button?

[MEM-TEK]

MEM-TEK, thanks for the quick response.

I'm not very technically inclined and I don't have any of the tools necessary to solder that switch myself... I think I may wait until the unit will not power on at all before I send it in to Bel. I am not the original owner, but my friend who I bought the detector from may still have his receipt (I doubt it though). Anyone know what the out of warranty repair cost is from Bel? I seem to remember reading somewhere that it is around $80.

The detector has firmware version 4.5. And unless I am mistaken, I believe that is the most recent version for the S7. If anyone knows better, please let me know.

Again, thank you for your input.

I believe that version 4.5 is indeed the most recent version for the S7 platform.

[Retaliation]

Does it have a faint click sound from the speaker when you press the power button?

Indeed it does.

[cyberblob]

Does it have a faint click sound from the speaker when you press the power button?

Indeed it does.

Mine does this too. It has done that from day one for mine. I just ignore it and press the power button one more time.
But if you send it in and they fix it let me know. I will send mine in too. I want to keep my S7 in good shape. I don't want to replace it with a M4.

[focalcivic]

I have a 4405 S7 RX65, and sometimes the power switch is unresponsive. I have to press it a few times to get it to turn on or off. I always power the unit off before I shut off my car and likewise power it on after the car is running. I am wondering if maybe it is just wearing out. Anyone else have similar issues with any belscort produts?

Any thoughts?

Thanks for your input.

I've had issues with the power switch on a few of my Bel's, I think it is due to use. This is common, on an older model, the switch actually broke off and I would have to press the connector on the board to switch it on or off, or just leave it on and plug it in.

[Retaliation]

As long as I can eventually get it to turn on and off I think I'll live with it as is. If it stops working altogether I'll probably send it in for repair.