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Heading out for some 4th of July festivities today, and noticed the R7 was suspiciously silent. Not a single BSM alert, door opener false, and no response to a series of Ka speed signs I usually get great range against. Confirmed I was in Highway mode with K and Ka enabled. Unfortunately I didn't have a radar gun with me to test, but the absence of any alerts at all had me pretty confident the detector was asleep or dead.
External temperature when I started the car was 85 degrees, and the car had only been in the sun for about an hour. I had the AC vent pointing at the R7 for the second half of the drive, and radar detection never recovered even though the case felt barely warm to the touch.
Parked in the shade for 2 hours with the windows cracked and went out for another drive. This time I got two brief K band falses (still in Highway mode). I'm glad to see it working somewhat again, but am concerned about the sensitivity and reliability now. Will do some more testing with real radar guns this weekend to see if it is reproducible and whether any permanent damage has been done.
@UnidenSupport can this unit be repaired or exchanged under warranty?
External temperature when I started the car was 85 degrees, and the car had only been in the sun for about an hour. I had the AC vent pointing at the R7 for the second half of the drive, and radar detection never recovered even though the case felt barely warm to the touch.
Parked in the shade for 2 hours with the windows cracked and went out for another drive. This time I got two brief K band falses (still in Highway mode). I'm glad to see it working somewhat again, but am concerned about the sensitivity and reliability now. Will do some more testing with real radar guns this weekend to see if it is reproducible and whether any permanent damage has been done.
@UnidenSupport can this unit be repaired or exchanged under warranty?