Acumen battle phone mast problem
Added on Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Acumen battle phone mast problem
Anyone with a modern alarm or immobiliser fitted to their motorcycle will know the problem; park near to a mobile phone mast ( which are often hidden inside large petrol station signs ) and you will find your bike will not start. Then you have an ongoing nightmare, usually at the weekend, trying to get some sense from the company who made the thing, so your dead-as-a-dodo bike can be re-started. This problem can utterly ruin your biking holiday abroad – so what’s the solution?
Acumen’s next generation motorcycle alarm, the Tempest Cat1, features a Superhet receiver that reduces transmitter interference from spurious radio waves. Short for super heterodyne, Superhet technology enables the receiver in the alarm to lock onto the signal from the transmitter in the key fob and ignore other radio interference in the environment. That sounds useful technology to us at insidebikes.
Tested and approved to Thatcham Category 1 (the UK’s highest ‘insurance standard’) the Tempest Cat 1 comes with a new compact fob as well as the popular flip-key version and has an automatic Intelligent Battery SenseTM 3-stage power saving mode too, making it ideal for motorcycles that are unused for long periods of time. Customers can also use the fob to programme their alarm, choosing from 14 siren tones, and can activate the Tempest’s optional turn signal reminder, which will alert the rider if they are flashing excessively.
Like its predecessors, the Tempest has not one, but THREE sirens – the main siren is reinforced with two back-up sirens that are located behind a metal plate and powered by a separate driver circuit for added security.
Acumen is the only manufacturer to encapsulate the electronics in resin and use automotive-specification waterproof connectors for ultimate reliability; hence the Tempest is covered by a 3-year warranty.
RRP is £329.99 including professional fitting and VAT.
Contact; www.acumen-electronics.co.uk
