Another failed sensor but I have a question

[Holla]

I too had a bad rear sensor from march 2014 , double tape installed , i opened it to see since it was out of warranty .
Surprise : water inside + rust over the receiving diode.At first view the outside shell did not show any sign of
broken/damaged seal.
I have pics if anyone is interested.

I had another from 2016 , double side tape , which i did not open , was replaced under warranty .
I did not hear feedback what was the reason for failure , would be interesting to learn the diagnostic from the manufacturer.

The sensors are well insulated but not enough in my opinion.

Yea I saw your pictures, that looked nasty inside for sure!! From normal use of the sensors I would like to get 5+ years out of them, but that seems not the case lol--I still LOVE ALP and all Tom does for us for sure

[Tman]

Yea I saw your pictures, that looked nasty inside for sure!! From normal use of the sensors I would like to get 5+ years out of them, but that seems not the case lol--I still LOVE ALP and all Tom does for us for sure

I would go this way : redesign the Ir cover,
when I opened it was easy to pass a blade in between the cover/shell.
The concept of water coming in , they had it with the Al 7 , I prefer a cover that envelop over the shell with grooves that
accommodate a rubber seal , it is basic plumbing , imagine if your faucet starts to leak after 2 years , it don't even with a lot of moving compare to a static sensor.
Alp has to adress this problem once and for all ,then move on.
If some think it is a hard critic , it is NOT , it is for the good of ALL , first Alp/distributors then the customers.