In reply to Post #28
All my alarms are in immaculate condition and they are never put away wet.i tried the alarms yesterday to make sure they are OK they were fine. Switched them on this morning one was dead tried new batteries nothing
All my alarms are in immaculate condition and they are never put away wet.i tried the alarms yesterday to make sure they are OK they were fine. Switched them on this morning one was dead tried new batteries nothing
In reply to Post #1
I have had a very similar experience, i used txi,s for many years, (two sets) a couple had the dreaded water ingress causing constant beeps but i got them resealed and they soldiered on for years.
When the txid came out i assumed that Delkim would have resolved all issues so bought a set and flogged the txi,s. The 3 txid all developed a different fault within 6 months. Delkim swopped all of them for new ones and i sold them as id lost all confidence in them.
I bought 3 fox rx plus. After a session in horrendous rain, two of three wouldn't switch on. The fox rep at the shop swopped them for new. The third one lasted another 12 months and the same thing wouldn't switch on. Very luckily i was again given a new one as replacement.
In the mean time i bought a spare 4th one of Daletronics (refurbed) to cover any further issues.
I am told the issues with RX plus alarms is the switch? . Delicate things, the hard case supplied is to protect them. Touch wood ive had no problems since.
I have had a very similar experience, i used txi,s for many years, (two sets) a couple had the dreaded water ingress causing constant beeps but i got them resealed and they soldiered on for years.
When the txid came out i assumed that Delkim would have resolved all issues so bought a set and flogged the txi,s. The 3 txid all developed a different fault within 6 months. Delkim swopped all of them for new ones and i sold them as id lost all confidence in them.
I bought 3 fox rx plus. After a session in horrendous rain, two of three wouldn't switch on. The fox rep at the shop swopped them for new. The third one lasted another 12 months and the same thing wouldn't switch on. Very luckily i was again given a new one as replacement.
In the mean time i bought a spare 4th one of Daletronics (refurbed) to cover any further issues.
I am told the issues with RX plus alarms is the switch? . Delicate things, the hard case supplied is to protect them. Touch wood ive had no problems since.
In reply to Post #32
I also got the TXI-D's when they first came out, each of them started to develop really intermittent faults, volume not working, sensitivity slightly out, won't swith on, draining batteries. Eventually I sent them all back, they told me they replaced the circuit boards but they actually sent me three brand new alarms with new instructions (wihch were clearly labelled V2) Seems like the early alarms did have problems which they subsequently ironed out.
I also got the TXI-D's when they first came out, each of them started to develop really intermittent faults, volume not working, sensitivity slightly out, won't swith on, draining batteries. Eventually I sent them all back, they told me they replaced the circuit boards but they actually sent me three brand new alarms with new instructions (wihch were clearly labelled V2) Seems like the early alarms did have problems which they subsequently ironed out.
In reply to Post #26
It sounds like you are just unlucky. I've used a wide range of budget to mid-priced alarms from a range of manufacturers and never had the issues you speak of. Currently using ATTs for last few years and they have been faultless, as have the Fox mini micron x's I had before and still use as a back up set
It sounds like you are just unlucky. I've used a wide range of budget to mid-priced alarms from a range of manufacturers and never had the issues you speak of. Currently using ATTs for last few years and they have been faultless, as have the Fox mini micron x's I had before and still use as a back up set
Well I guess I must be lucky then ?
I have had Alarms since the Heron incl Fox.Mitchell ,JRC, prologic, Delkim range.Gardner Nevils to name a few and NEVER EVER had any problems with any of them
I have had Alarms since the Heron incl Fox.Mitchell ,JRC, prologic, Delkim range.Gardner Nevils to name a few and NEVER EVER had any problems with any of them
I got the old fox RX presentation box many years ago for 325 quid...
Looking back it was a bargain as they have been bomb proof...i did change the LEDs from blue to red but that's personal...
Looking back it was a bargain as they have been bomb proof...i did change the LEDs from blue to red but that's personal...
In reply to Post #1
I had the same issue and it was packing them away wet with the covers on. After a week drying out they worked fine
I had the same issue and it was packing them away wet with the covers on. After a week drying out they worked fine
ATTS work whilst submerged in water.
...and also after being frozen in a block of ice and through a dishwasher cycle.
...and also after being frozen in a block of ice and through a dishwasher cycle.
In reply to Post #38
Bomb proof!!
Bomb proof!!
In reply to Post #39
I've owned most alarms over the years , the only alarms I never had any problems with were Les bamford converted optonics circa 1985 and Ace i3s.
I've owned most alarms over the years , the only alarms I never had any problems with were Les bamford converted optonics circa 1985 and Ace i3s.
In reply to Post #39
I'm still using atts stuff from nearly 20 years ago
I'm still using atts stuff from nearly 20 years ago
In reply to Post #1
I spoke to darren from Dalectronics this afternoon and he commented on how reliable for rx+'s are. I've had to send him my receiver because i dropped it in france but he said that compared to most other brands, they are solid. That being said, my lxr's are 20 years old and have always been perfect
I spoke to darren from Dalectronics this afternoon and he commented on how reliable for rx+'s are. I've had to send him my receiver because i dropped it in france but he said that compared to most other brands, they are solid. That being said, my lxr's are 20 years old and have always been perfect
In reply to Post #42
My nevs take some beating!
My nevs take some beating!
In reply to Post #42
Yet he has a big drawer full of broken ones that he refurbed and sells on ebay.
Yet he has a big drawer full of broken ones that he refurbed and sells on ebay.
Bought a set of RX+ second hand as I liked the look of the 2nd LED on the unit.
One of them seems to eat batteries, works for a day maybe two and then stops. Brand new (quality) batteries and it works again...for a while.
The other 2 are fine and don't eat batteries.
Also have a set of 4 NTXr which I have never had a problem with.
Still got my set of 4 Fox DXRs from my early years of Carp fishing. They are S.A.H. stamped so I did send them to Tackle Box to get the battery popper pads replaced as they had become tatty over the 25+ years I've had them (I got them new when they first came out)
Favourite alarm used to be the ACE i3's. Got a set of 4 brand new and then added a further 3 to the collection as spares. Stopped using them when I was river fishing and wanted to use illuminated swingers (no out port on them)
ATTs - Got a set of 4 sent to me when the under lit rollers version first came out. Used them for the river a lot as the bites tend to be one toners so sensitivity settings aren't required! Also, the river is tidal and I've woken to find the rods/reels a foot under water in swollen tides (it was the beeping of seaweed on the mainline that woke me and alerted me...so they work underwater just fine!)
Got 3 SXV's years ago which I have recently dusted off as I wanted vibration sensing on some cheaper alarms that I could use for Perch fishing.
Also 3 Fox ES, very basic, owned for years, still work fine.
Had 3 Steve Nevilles until a few days ago. They were good although 1 receiver did drown in a high tide at the river when I woke up to find the water touching the underside of my bedchair...but that's another story
Used to have Delkims (with TX2000's & RX2000) but fortunately they were stolen whilst I slept many many years ago. Didn't like them. Spent the insurance money on Fox instead. Did get another set a few years later though, for Pike fishing (vibration) but never used them as I bought those SXVs a few days later. Sold the Delkims a month or two ago as my bite alarm box was getting hard to close the lid on...
In summary, I guess most top makes are pretty good, I'll see if any more RX+ alarms play me around, hopefully I just had a bad one (and that's why the chap sold me 3 + receiver for £250)
Oh yeah, other than some Delkims disliking the rain...the only other alarm I had that were crap if it was damp were AVA's. Lovely looking little alarms (on a Solar Sod Pod) back in the day...but bite indication in the wet more miss than hit!
One of them seems to eat batteries, works for a day maybe two and then stops. Brand new (quality) batteries and it works again...for a while.
The other 2 are fine and don't eat batteries.
Also have a set of 4 NTXr which I have never had a problem with.
Still got my set of 4 Fox DXRs from my early years of Carp fishing. They are S.A.H. stamped so I did send them to Tackle Box to get the battery popper pads replaced as they had become tatty over the 25+ years I've had them (I got them new when they first came out)
Favourite alarm used to be the ACE i3's. Got a set of 4 brand new and then added a further 3 to the collection as spares. Stopped using them when I was river fishing and wanted to use illuminated swingers (no out port on them)
ATTs - Got a set of 4 sent to me when the under lit rollers version first came out. Used them for the river a lot as the bites tend to be one toners so sensitivity settings aren't required! Also, the river is tidal and I've woken to find the rods/reels a foot under water in swollen tides (it was the beeping of seaweed on the mainline that woke me and alerted me...so they work underwater just fine!)
Got 3 SXV's years ago which I have recently dusted off as I wanted vibration sensing on some cheaper alarms that I could use for Perch fishing.
Also 3 Fox ES, very basic, owned for years, still work fine.
Had 3 Steve Nevilles until a few days ago. They were good although 1 receiver did drown in a high tide at the river when I woke up to find the water touching the underside of my bedchair...but that's another story
Used to have Delkims (with TX2000's & RX2000) but fortunately they were stolen whilst I slept many many years ago. Didn't like them. Spent the insurance money on Fox instead. Did get another set a few years later though, for Pike fishing (vibration) but never used them as I bought those SXVs a few days later. Sold the Delkims a month or two ago as my bite alarm box was getting hard to close the lid on...
In summary, I guess most top makes are pretty good, I'll see if any more RX+ alarms play me around, hopefully I just had a bad one (and that's why the chap sold me 3 + receiver for £250)
Oh yeah, other than some Delkims disliking the rain...the only other alarm I had that were crap if it was damp were AVA's. Lovely looking little alarms (on a Solar Sod Pod) back in the day...but bite indication in the wet more miss than hit!