Service Required question

[SmoothFox]

To begin with I searched and tried to find the answer, I came up with 500 pages and looked a at few and gave up.

My RD is a 8500 X-50 blue. I bought it in mid 2004. Is it still just as good as new as long as I get no service required messages?

Do RD's wear out?

Or get weaker with time?
I want a new one. Do I need a new one?

Mine had the service required display when it was less than a year old. Escort replaced antenna, recalibrated and updated software. RV10. All under warranty back in March of 2005. So that was like 5 years ago.

Serial number 03000140 1304

Thanks!! SmoothFox

[djrams80]

If it's working fine, then you're good.

[zerbey]

The 8500 will tell you if it needs service but if you're worried you can send it in to see if it's working OK. After 4 years it may have developed some issues, who knows?

[SmoothFox]

I always drove with x and k off. I turned them both back on before driving into work. I was hoping to sniff out some door openers with k but no avail. Do house alarms run on x like commercial alarms? Time for a mini road trip to one place in Arlington I know of that has x. My neighborhood has tons of house alarms but no warning from the x50

Thanks SmoothFox

[zerbey]

The guy at the end of my street does anyway, he's the only house I've ever come across with one though.

[SmoothFox]

Thanks zerbey, I have some testing to do! Makes me want to leave work early today. It's beautiful outside today.