New to the Vector 895

[SmaartAasSaabr]

Not to be a smarta$$, but that is what fuses are for!

And why would I have to get there to burn the fuse when I can use something that God allows me to use all the time, my hands, fingers, eyes and my memory... you do it in your own way, no problem with that, I do it my way, no problem as well... maybe I'm too conservative and rely more on my own traditional instinct than on fuses... fair enough :wink:

I think that's actually what capacitors are for :wink:

You have more of a temporary voltage drain, then a small spike as the exciter current is switched on in the alternator (ie when you release the key from start). In all case not a big deal. Note how long a car radio lasts.

[asianfire]

Not to be a smarta$$, but that is what fuses are for!

And why would I have to get there to burn the fuse when I can use something that God allows me to use all the time, my hands, fingers, eyes and my memory... you do it in your own way, no problem with that, I do it my way, no problem as well... maybe I'm too conservative and rely more on my own traditional instinct than on fuses... fair enough :wink:

I am not sure if this makes any difference or not, but I also have my toggle switch turned off before I plug it in. But like you said, each to his own, probably doesn't make hardly any difference either way.....lol

[asianfire]

However, I definitely can tell when my RD is at a 2 vs full threat! Scares the shet out of me what it goes full threat!.

That means his Vector does not working properly :?: :?: :?: That's what he would like to know about his very recently purchased RD so he could go back to the store and exchange it or get the money back...

I guess that could mean that. Mine goes beep beep beep fairly slowly at 2 and at 3-6 gets faster. 7-9 pretty much a steady ear piercing tone.

[Road Warrior]

Mine goes beep beep beep fairly slowly at 2 and at 3-6 gets faster. 7-9 pretty much a steady ear piercing tone.

Same like my S2...

[SportsFan]

However, I definitely can tell when my RD is at a 2 vs full threat! Scares the shet out of me what it goes full threat!.

That means his Vector does not working properly :?: :?: :?: That's what he would like to know about his very recently purchased RD so he could go back to the store and exchange it or get the money back...

I guess that could mean that. Mine goes beep beep beep fairly slowly at 2 and at 3-6 gets faster. 7-9 pretty much a steady ear piercing tone.

When it was at full strength alert.....it was a" faster" beep....not not what I would call a "steady ear piercing tone". Actually, the alerts currently go like this:

beep........beep.......(loud).....

"K band" (voice alert)......

beep....beep (still at loud level)....

then....

beep....beep.... (auto-mute, much softer tone)......

As signal strength increases, it seems to speed up twice as fast, maybe three times (MAX)....but nowhere near 5 or 6 times faster than when it first sounds.

Of course, that was just one alert....and I haven't messed with the settings yet at all, I'm just running it standard....how it came, out of the box.

But when I received a full blown K band alert the other day, the beeps weren't all that much faster than whenever you first pick up a 1/6 or 2/6 signal alert. At least, it wasn't really that much more noticeable an increase in the speed and closeness together of the beeps....but it definitely wasn't like the Passport 8500 X50 where it's almost one loud, long, constant beeeeeeeeeeeeeeepppppppppppp...................... ..........

[asianfire]

Well, again, each person's idea of loud, ear piercing,and rapid sound is to be very subjective.

I don't automute, but that is just a perference. Actually, if wife is in the car, I do.

[Road Warrior]

When it was at full strength alert.....it was a" faster" beep....not not what I would call a "steady ear piercing tone". Actually, the alerts currently go like this:

beep........beep.......(loud).....

"K band" (voice alert)......

beep....beep (still at loud level)....

then....

beep....beep.... (auto-mute, much softer tone)......

As signal strength increases, it seems to speed up twice as fast, maybe three times (MAX)....but nowhere near 5 or 6 times faster than when it first sounds.

Of course, that was just one alert....and I haven't messed with the settings yet at all, I'm just running it standard....how it came, out of the box.

But when I received a full blown K band alert the other day, the beeps weren't all that much faster than whenever you first pick up a 1/6 or 2/6 signal alert. At least, it wasn't really that much more noticeable an increase in the speed and closeness together of the beeps....but it definitely wasn't like the Passport 8500 X50 where it's almost one loud, long, constant beeeeeeeeeeeeeeepppppppppppp...................... ..........

If you're not happy with your purchase, nobody can stop you to go back to the store WITH THE RECEIPT IN ORIGINAL and ask for a) exchange or b) full refund... each and every RD, including yours, comes with a 30-day limited warranty and all major retailers do honor this warranty in their store... so use it BEFORE expires... then it might be too late for dealing directly with the store and having to ship (on your own expense) the unit to Beltronics (and it will end-up here in Mississauga where they service all their Bel and Escort units), maybe you'll have to pay aditional money for insurance (in case it gets lost in the mail), so what are you waiting for :roll:

[SmaartAasSaabr]

1-year limited warranty, 30-day money back guarantee

BadBuy are dicks though, they charge "restocking fee" to stop people buying the RD's and returning them before the end of the period. Which was the point of the 30-day guarantee anyway... "Buy an Escort and a V1, and return the one you don't like, which of course is the Escort, right?" as MikeV says

[SportsFan]

asianfire......I wasn't questioning the opinion of "loud versus not loud" in relation to the volume of the detector.....just pointing out what I'm currently experiencing and asking if that is normal. Basically, I'm asking if others are experiencing this same thing, and if what I'm experiencing is pretty much standard operating procedure for this detector and is what should be expected. But if you or anyone else can add anything in relation to this, though, it is and will be greatly appreciated...... :wink:

[SportsFan]

Thanks for the advice, RW and SAS. I bought the V895 at Radio Shack, and I've already returned the E795 in exchange for it because I saw this model as a definite upgrade. So far, I'm been pleased and impressed with the detection range and minimal falsing of the RD....I'm just curious if the alerts (tones in relation to the signal strength) that I'm experiencing are pretty much how this detector operates, or if this is unusual.....