I recently installed a BCD536HP in my vehicle and like many, the radio would reboot when I started my vehicle. I researched many solutions on how to fix this from purchasing a 12VDC UPS or a voltage regulator.
I then decided to contact a local company who specialty is installing MDTs and other goodies into public safety vehicles. I wondered how they get around this issue too! Their solution was a voltage booster. They said they use a product from LIND Electronics, INC. that can boost as little as 7VDC from the vehicle up to 12VDC during startup. This is magic I thought. I researched the product and the manufacture states, the Low Input Voltage (LIVCO) Booster is designed to boost voltage to 12VDC for up to 10 seconds to avoid unnecessary reboots or restarts due to voltage drops.
I obtained one of these boosters from the local company and it was super easy to install and smaller than I expected. It wires up inline between your power source, in my case a power lead running directly to the battery and then outputs to the scanner. The moment of truth came when I had the radio on listening to a local trunk system and started my vehicle and the scanner didn’t skip a beat. The radio didn’t reset and I didn’t miss any party of the conversation.
I highly recommend this product for anyone who has a scanner installed in their vehicle. This is an easy solution and helps protect the radio too!
You can see the product specs on page 21 of their catalog.
I then decided to contact a local company who specialty is installing MDTs and other goodies into public safety vehicles. I wondered how they get around this issue too! Their solution was a voltage booster. They said they use a product from LIND Electronics, INC. that can boost as little as 7VDC from the vehicle up to 12VDC during startup. This is magic I thought. I researched the product and the manufacture states, the Low Input Voltage (LIVCO) Booster is designed to boost voltage to 12VDC for up to 10 seconds to avoid unnecessary reboots or restarts due to voltage drops.
I obtained one of these boosters from the local company and it was super easy to install and smaller than I expected. It wires up inline between your power source, in my case a power lead running directly to the battery and then outputs to the scanner. The moment of truth came when I had the radio on listening to a local trunk system and started my vehicle and the scanner didn’t skip a beat. The radio didn’t reset and I didn’t miss any party of the conversation.
I highly recommend this product for anyone who has a scanner installed in their vehicle. This is an easy solution and helps protect the radio too!
You can see the product specs on page 21 of their catalog.
