what causes POP false alarms?
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my x50 POP goes off a few times a night and I heard its because of car taillights. I'm hoping someone knows specifically which kind of cars, or if there are other things setting it off.
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I'm assuming POP means laser, right? If so, you are correct. There are certain types of neon (?) brake lights used on many cars now days. The light wavelenght put out by those brake lights happens to be close enough to what police laser uses to set off laser detectors. Real pain in the rear.
Along those lines, my Alpine lcd screen also sets off my laser detector. This means I can't have the nav door open and my detector running at the same time.
I'm guessing it's because of the back light in the screen. I read that many lcd screens use a neon type of back light, and that's what does it.
Along those lines, my Alpine lcd screen also sets off my laser detector. This means I can't have the nav door open and my detector running at the same time.
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Originally posted by jreiter
I'm assuming POP means laser, right?
I'm assuming POP means laser, right?
http://www.valentine1.com/pop/
It's not laser. It's a new type of radar.
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Originally posted by jreiter
I'm assuming POP means laser, right? If so, you are correct. There are certain types of neon (?) brake lights used on many cars now days. The light wavelenght put out by those brake lights happens to be close enough to what police laser uses to set off laser detectors. Real pain in the rear.
Along those lines, my Alpine lcd screen also sets off my laser detector. This means I can't have the nav door open and my detector running at the same time.
I'm guessing it's because of the back light in the screen. I read that many lcd screens use a neon type of back light, and that's what does it.
I'm assuming POP means laser, right? If so, you are correct. There are certain types of neon (?) brake lights used on many cars now days. The light wavelenght put out by those brake lights happens to be close enough to what police laser uses to set off laser detectors. Real pain in the rear.
Along those lines, my Alpine lcd screen also sets off my laser detector. This means I can't have the nav door open and my detector running at the same time.
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