UPMan

[TexasMale]

My 396 is saying "Illega Voltage"

I have sent it back three times and it will only work for about a week when it comes back.. What am I doing wrong?????

 

[Smerri]

Are you using the stock AC charger that came with it?

 

[TexasMale]

Yes I am

 

[K8TEK]

You must live close to the Mexico-USA border. Illegal electrons are making their way into our power grid, and the 396T is smart enough to detect them.

 

[garys]

If you are getting this message when the scanner is off, it might be a bad battery. Try a set of alkalines (make sure you move the switch) and see if the message goes away. If it does, get a new set of rechargables and try them.

 

[Viper43]

lol, good one

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You must live close to the Mexico-USA border. Illegal electrons are making their way into our power grid, and the 396T is smart enough to detect them.

 

[TexasMale]

Could the wrong type of battery be the problem???

 

[W4KRR]

Could the wrong type of battery be the problem???

Possibly, or maybe a bad battery? Have you tried switching to new or different batteries? Try using a new set of AA Alkalines.

 

[TexasMale]

I am useing Delkin Power 2900 mAh Nickel Metal Hydride

 

[W4KRR]

I am useing Delkin Power 2900 mAh Nickel Metal Hydride

The batteries shouldn't be a problem, unless one of them is bad. Try using three different batteries and see if you still get the message.

 

[gregmoss]

If you use the wrong car ac adapter for your 396 it fries it. Their really sensitive in this matter. And there you have it, the illegal voltage displayed whenever you use your stock adapter. Now you have too take your batts out each time too recharge, until you send it in to uniden for repair. This happened too me twice with the 330t and 396

 

[UPMan]

When you sent in the unit for repair, did you include the AC adapter? Illegal Voltage usually means that the adapter is not supplying adequately regulated power.

 

[TexasMale]

It only says that when the unit is turned off,, Uniden sent me a new one that last time I sent the unit in for the same problem..

 

[UPMan]

When you sent in the unit for repair, did you include the AC adapter? Illegal Voltage usually means that the adapter is not supplying adequately regulated power.

Does it give that error even if it isn't connected to AC power?

 

[TexasMale]

No only on battery,, when I put the AC adaptor in it works fine

 

[donc13]

No only on battery,, when I put the AC adaptor in it works fine

Have you tried new batteries? Even Alkaline, just make sure the switch inside the compartment is set to Alkaline.

 

[ray smith]

Dead 396

I have sent my 396 in twice now with the charger for the voltage problem! Got it back still has same problem. Called them and they said cant fix it! So I have a two year old 500 dollar scanner that tells me the voltage is wrong! Not to happy!

 

[pappy1]

That is why I went GRE