Whats the battry life on the remote and anyone know how this one compares to the 2-Way LCD Motorcycle Alarm Pager with Remote Engine Start & Proximity sensor here on Amazon
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I know someone was complaining about battery life but for me I only had to replace the battery (one triple A) 2 or 3 times in a year. As for comparison I'm not sure as I haven had any other motorcycle alarm before. Had the shark with 2 way remote for a while now and it has worked for me
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I asked myself, "Let's see, if the model number is the same, aren't the insides pretty much the same?" I have had the silver one for 3+ years. It's a great detector as far as I am concerned. Have one in my car, and one on my motorcycle. Good luck.
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It seems like the battery life should be good for days on end. I think the battery will only use life after setting the alarm off several times over a period of time. I check at least once a week.
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I have no idea. My problem was different. Once the battery was in, the countdown timer option kicked in and could never be turned off. Sent it back to Amazon. This model is different from an earlier model, both of which worked fine. This later problematic model also has a beeper which is also silent. Like, why did I buy this thing?
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From what my research has shown, the 7017 was the precursor to the 8017 model. They're technically the same. I have the 8017 and I love it. The 2 way pager is the absolute coolest. It goes off up to 1/2 mile away and is pretty loud. I wasn't able to find a difference. You can go to their website and click the 'Contact' tab. Ask the question. They're very responsive.
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I have had 2 of these, neither lasted more than 6 months. They are not built for the pounding a motorcycle takes. And mind you that is all paved street riding, no off road. After a while, the first simply wouldnt make a sound at all. Thought I got a bad one, so replaced it. After 6 months, it started going on all by itself and wouldnt shut off ! Had to cut the wires. I never had a deer run out in front of me, but several times they were standing by the side of the road as I rode by and just stood there, didnt run off like the sound frightened or bothered them. So I also question how effective it is. I have had 2 of these, neither lasted more than 6 months. They are not built for the pounding a motorcycle takes. And mind you that is all paved street riding, no off road. After a while, the first simply wouldnt make a sound at all. Thought I got a bad one, so replaced it. After 6 months, it started going on all by itself and wouldnt shut off ! Had to cut the wires. I never had a deer run out in front of me, but several times they were standing by the side of the road as I rode by and just stood there, didnt run off like the sound frightened or bothered them. So I also question how... » Read More I have had 2 of these, neither lasted more than 6 months. They are not built for the pounding a motorcycle takes. And mind you that is all paved street riding, no off road. After a while, the first simply wouldnt make a sound at all. Thought I got a bad one, so replaced it. After 6 months, it started going on all by itself and wouldnt shut off ! Had to cut the wires. I never had a deer run out in front of me, but several times they were standing by the side of the road as I rode by and just stood there, didnt run off like the sound frightened or bothered them. So I also question how effective it is. « Show Less
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I bought this for my 2002 Camaro. Followed instructions precisely. I've installed many alarms. I have never had so many problems as I did with this one. Their tech support was polite and helpful, but the product is poor and prone to false alarms even with the sensors turned down. I removed it. I'd recommend a CODE alarm. You get what you pay for. It is a universal alarm so it should 'work' in a Spyder.
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I am not sure about the battery's life, I have not had battery that long in mines. I have battery in and it is working, I only ride doing the day time.
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The cheap alarms only have one slot I think just for the shock sensor. In order to use the proximity sensor you would have to use the slot and forget about shock sensor. I'm using a viper so there is 2 slots.
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Sorry for the late reply...I do believe the stated battery life is correct, at least for the remote pad as it seems to use quite a bit of power. I put two new batteries in a week ago and had to replace them today. I think they should have used batteries that provided a bit more capacity than the 2 triple A batteries that are used.
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Hi Andrew, Coincidentally, my husband who is the owner of the camera is also the owner of a motorcycle. Now, while we both recommend that one never fiddles with anything while riding, he has informed me that it is quite easy to turn on and off because there are only 2 buttons: an on/off button on the bottom and a start/ stop botton on the top. The only thing is, you'll have to look in the mirror to see if the functions worked; you won't be able to hear anything. The battery last about 45 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes. We hope you find this helpful and that you enjoy the camera if you happen to buy it. It has many uses and we both love it.
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I have had it for a few months and love it. The only thing you have to watch is when the battery dies down. If it stops turn the power on and off on the remote and it will give you a little more life.
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Well worth it! It has the motion sensor and when my son picked it up the alarm went off and scared him so bad he won't touch it. I wasn't home at the time but got notification on my phone that it had been tampered with. Called my wife right away. There is an annual fee of 75 for the monitoring though.
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Not sure about battery life only as alarm but it's easy once I figure it out. The instructions are not great you have to play with it a little to get the hang of it.
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Hey Keath, I regularly hit repeaters 20+ miles with my uv-5r on low power with the supplied rubber ducky! P.S. love the 202, it was my first rig. (73) KK4NIL
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Let me start by commenting on the date on the device, since it has come up in other posts. I ordered my smoke alarms in May and the device was stamped end of March which seemed quite reasonable. Yep, replacement time is 10 years and if I do it exactly on the 10 year mark I'll be amazed with myself. As per your question Edwin I hooked up my alarms to the house power and they did the low battery beep until I pulled the plastic tab out of the side of the detector which made the battery connect inside the unit itself. I used the battery that came with the unit and didn't need to ever open the battery compartment. When I do replace the battery if it continues to beep I would check the battery connection and also make sure that my batteries were not dead. I expect to replace all the smoke alarm batteries the first of the year, which is what I used to do, and didn't bother this year because I knew I had to replace the detectors. Best of luck with your smoke detector.
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I have been running BOTH for about 8 months now. I have NEVER rode them to die! (about 6 hours). What I DID do was to hook them both to a USB interface (under my seat) so they can both be charged at once. While this seems odd and I am sure the maker would advize against it it works remarkably well, as the headlight uses more DC than the tail light and thus draws energy equally!. AGAIN... NEVER, EVER use the headlight with a wireless computer.. it makes it go bonckers while in flash mode!