Rx65 con

[andy]

Although they all seemed to work for a while im really dissapointed with this product and the common faults we have all suffered/have with the 'service required' messages etc.
This isnt a cheap option unit and i feel really let down by beltronics.
Yes i can return mine 'again',pay repair fees and delivery costs but why should i when this software fault is bels inbuilt problem?
They should of recalled the units if they couldnt fix them first try.
There has been several software revisions which still show this fault at some point it seems although i do not count the very latest release in my story.
What have i got to buy that will give 3 years plus of reliability?
Do you guys in the states except bad manufacture easier than me in the UK?
We all paid good money for an object with a serious job assigned to it requiring reliability and its far from that

[chris]

don't feel so bad mine was fixed 7 times for antenna problems and now the laser section just keeps going off

[chris]

oh and my x-50 8500 gives me the service required crap too... but it works fine after it re calibrates itself. I think they are both junk

[MEM-TEK]

Okay, what specific issues have you guys had? Please PM me with the details.

[andy]

pm sent....

[Colonel Ingus]

I'm surprised to read this. Our RX65 is one of the best RD's that we have ever owned. Not one single problem with it in over 2 years

[specelec]

I had the dreaded "self cal" and "service required" messages, and set it to BEL, paid the repair charge, and they replaced the case / lens and sent a new smart cord and windshield mount ( I did not send them with the unit ).

Nice, customer service!

I am now seeing a little bit of a ramp-up issue. It doesn't seem as smooth as pre-repair.

Still has great range though!

[zerbey]

To those having RX65 issues, it'd be helpful to know what firmware you're running. I've not had any problems with my 6.3 unit (yet) but it's only a 3 months old.

[MEM-TEK]

I had the dreaded "self cal" and "service required" messages, and set it to BEL, paid the repair charge, and they replaced the case / lens and sent a new smart cord and windshield mount ( I did not send them with the unit ).

Nice, customer service!

I am now seeing a little bit of a ramp-up issue. It doesn't seem as smooth as pre-repair.

Still has great range though!

If you had an older S7 antenna with the 4.5 firmware version, Bel may have replaced your entire RD with an M4 antenna. Do a factory reset and see what firmware version is displayed. I am curious.

[chris]

no I went from the 6.3 m4 platform back to the old version s7 4.5 . I reset the detector to factory... I also has it open to look at the board before and after I got it back. the old s7 seems to be more sensitive than the newer rx65 when i did testing