terryyvr
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I just purchased a new adapter for my uniden BCD396XT scanner. The odd time on the display it's displays "Illegal Voltage". I have 2 Uniden BCD396XT Scanners & it shows up on both scanners. Any idea what would cause this?
I just purchased a new adapter for my uniden BCD396XT scanner. The odd time on the display it's displays "Illegal Voltage". I have 2 Uniden BCD396XT Scanners & it shows up on both scanners. Any idea what would cause this?
I have had the "illegal Voltage" event happen twice. The first time was when I plugged my BC246T adapter into my BCD396T (by mistake). No damage occurred. The second time was on my BCD396XT and confirmed on my BCD396T when one of my AC adapters went bad. Again no damage was done. Wherever you bought the AC adapter, they should have sent you the Uniden AD-1001 adapter.
Mark
I have a 396XT and am using the appropriate power supply which came with the unit. One day it just started displaying Illegal Voltage when plugged. So am I to understand this diode dohickey is like a breaker? And I may have to send off the scanner for repair?
terryyvr.....
this is what has happened to mine on several occasions with the same error...I have a 396xt with the Uniden wall wart....I keep rechargeable batteries in it, because I grab and go with it, thus every time I come home I just plug in the charger and it sits on my desk running....24/7...I bought the first 396xt I could find and have been running this way ever since....in my case it is NOT the wall wart, it has turned out to be the batteries causing the error....I have replaced them and it works fine, until they "get wasted"...then comes the error again...hope this may help you....
John
Illegal Voltage = wrong / bad voltage coming into the scanner.. typically those who plug in a RadioShack 9volt or 12 volt into the 6 volt 396.
Oddly the 346 adapter does not normally work on the 396 and will create the Illegal Voltage .. even though its 6 volts as well...