ALP heads getting warm

[deano]

the lense does not get warm its more at the back top and bottom ...I was just a little worried after when they generate there own heat and have to put up with the very hot summer ....I was more thinking like an RD they don't like the heat

[Mirage]

On a good note I can see two benefits from this:

1. If someone asks what they are you can really tell them parking sensors and tell them to go and block a sensor and they will hear the alert go off
2. If you are in a cold climate you do not have to worry about snow and ice building up on the heads and rendering them useless

damn you stole my comment

If you're concerned about it just turn the parking sensor mode off in the setup. I have it that way on the front of my car. I will probably leave the rear on as that will be of more use.

[BestRadarDetectors]

the lense does not get warm its more at the back top and bottom ...I was just a little worried after when they generate there own heat and have to put up with the very hot summer ....I was more thinking like an RD they don't like the heat

They are well within their operating range. I have an AL Priority on my workbench that has been on 24x7 for over 2 months straight now. I never turn it off and it runs all day and night and its operating as a parking sensor. Every time I get something out of the closet next to it I get reminded that its still working when it alerts that I passed it. They are warm to the touch but never get hot.

[deano]

thats on a work bench not 45 degree celcius or a 113 Fahrenheit some time more ....for example an RD gets warm but leave it in a hot car for some time they go into service mode or just fail completely

I will scope through with an IR with parking mode disabled but as I know the AL products they still scan just you don't hear the audio beeps

any ways tomorrow is another day

[BestRadarDetectors]

I will scope through with an IR with parking mode disabled but as I know the AL products they still scan just you don't hear the audio beeps

You are correct. Turning off the Parking Mode on any individual head will only ignore the parking signal from the head at the CPU side. I just tested it and confirmed you are correct.

[dinkydi]

AL, deano's pets, love it

[Holla]

You are correct. Turning off the Parking Mode on any individual head will only ignore the sensor but it will still pulse the parking signal on every sensor. I just tested it and confirmed you are correct.

I dont understand what you are saying (Turning off the Parking Mode on any individual head will only ignore the sensor but it will still pulse the parking signal on every sensor)---- You can have parking mode on/off all the time---Not a bad idea for me in AK to have it on for the heat efffect to keep them clear of ice as we just have to major ice storms roll thru lol... Also if parking mode is on Im guessing they will act as parking sensors ?

[BestRadarDetectors]

I dont understand what you are saying (Turning off the Parking Mode on any individual head will only ignore the sensor but it will still pulse the parking signal on every sensor)---- You can have parking mode on/off all the time---Not a bad idea for me in AK to have it on for the heat efffect to keep them clear of ice as we just have to major ice storms roll thru lol... Also if parking mode is on Im guessing they will act as parking sensors ?

AL Priority is 100% of the time a parking sensor but if it detects interference it will go into defense mode. (You can see this from the video as its idol in parking mode but as soon as its hit with laser it immediately reacts) All Sensors will pulse the parking signal even if you have parking mode disabled. That is what the test above was to determine. In any case you are not talking about a hot sensor but it is warm to the touch but warm enough that in some peoples case it might keep ice off of the heads. I will surely test this when it gets cold enough here.

[Holla]

AL Priority is 100% of the time a parking sensor but if it detects interference it will go into defense mode. (You can see this from the video as its idol in parking mode but as soon as its hit with laser it immediately reacts) All Sensors will pulse the parking signal even if you have parking mode disabled. That is what the test above was to determine. In any case you are not talking about a hot sensor but it is warm to the touch but warm enough that in some peoples case it might keep ice off of the heads. I will surely test this when it gets cold enough here.

Ok so if (All Sensors will pulse the parking signal even if you have parking mode disabled) what is this actually doing, Im assuming nothing if parking sensors are disabled, which means you have no parking sensors activated and no parking aids available correct? I have plenty of cold and ice lol, just no ALP's yet

[BestRadarDetectors]

Ok so if (All Sensors will pulse the parking signal even if you have parking mode disabled) what is this actually doing, Im assuming nothing if parking sensors are disabled, which means you have no parking sensors activated and no parking aids available correct? I have plenty of cold and ice lol, just no ALP's yet

Correct the heads are designed as parking sensors and if you turn off the function in the CPU the heads will still operate as normal but it will not alert you if you are too close to an object.