Solo S3 shuts off for no apparent reason

[HemiSam]

Originally Posted by powerpickle

I would try turning that off and see if it still does it. If it doesn't then there is something faulty with the motion sensor. I never used that feature because it is too easy to use the power button and less the RD has to do will give better battery life.

That's useful advice. I will try that. Thank you!

HS

[Butcher318]

Originally Posted by powerpickle

Do you have auto power turned on and set to motion or timed? I don't think that this function in on by default but still worth checking what the setting is.

Good call.

[BJS6153]

My solo shuts off for no apparent reason as well. I have it set to shut off after 25 minutes of no motion, however there are times when I am driving and it will just randomly go to sleep, as if the motion sensor thinks I am stopped. This happens in a variety of different cars, different batteries, etc....

I assume the motion sensor is bad....is it possible to have that tested / serviced?

[DetectorDan]

BJS6153 -

Escort's really good about warranty work. If your unit's under warranty, call the Escort customer service line and ask if you can send your unit in to be tested.

If your unit isn't under warranty, there may be a charge but if the unit powering down is really bothering you, get it fixed. There's no reason to be driving around with a detector you can't trust.

Dan

[HemiSam]

There's a design issue. Hopefully it has been addressed with the newer units.

Mine was exchanged for new and the same problem presented itself. That was some years back.

HS

[BJS6153]

Thanks for the replies. My unit is about 3 years old, so no longer under warranty. I'll have to give Escort a call, because it is annoying to have the unit go to sleep while driving.

[Butcher318]

Originally Posted by HemiSam

There's a design issue. Hopefully it has been addressed with the newer units.

Mine was exchanged for new and the same problem presented itself. That was some years back.

HS

The current Solo 3 has been around for years, no design issues left to iron out. The next step in the near future will probably be a new Solo that supports the new IVT filtering.

[mbcls]

i used to have this solo3 (now using max360 hardwired), the stupid light is blinking way too slow, sometime i have to stare at the radar for lonnnng time to make sure the detective is still on or press the mute button to wake up the lcd so i know it' on.

[sc4ram]

I've had my S3 for going on 10 years now, it has occasionally presented the same problem as described here. Up till now it has been a minor annoyance. Recently it would only stay powered up for a few seconds. I like the unit, but figured after 10 years, perhaps that's a reasonable life expectency. So I went to the Escort site to buy another one and noticed a lot of changes with the portfolio and the nearest replacement was expensive. So given the consistent discussion here about battery placement, I purchased a generic car 12V outlet plug /cord with a modular jack on the other end that fits the detector. At first test, the S3 powered up and worked fine on car outlet power. I realize this defeats the purpose of "cordless" , but I'm $450 ahead so far, and still have my S3 which I like. Thanks for the posts