May 13, 2009
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When in "expert" mode my Escort 8500 Blue goes through its initial test and anywhere from 30 seconds to a minutelater, X-band will go off, then K-Band, then Ka-band, then POP, then Laser. All intermittent, same time and some in between. Basically the detector looks like its decorated with christmas lights.
This goes on and on until the device "warms up." This is my second detector. My first was still under warranty with Best Buy. The sales person told me another person had the same problem.
I thought it was a fluke.
Nope, second one started with a month before my warranty expired. Sent it in and they replaced the antenna. Ten months later and its crapped out again.
When it first starts happening, its frequency is short and usually clears itself out. As time passes, these false signals can last for 40 or more minutes - perhaps never clearing out.
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