ponydrvr
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So last Saturday morning I left home for a Lap of Kentucky proof-ride. Thursday I picked up a Sena 20S to replace a damaged Cardo PacTalk. This I did because my riding buddie has a Sena 20S and raved about all of it's capabilities.
In two of the four days of riding we were in some heavy rainfall.
Saturday was sunny bright and low 80's for temps. Beautiful day for a 400 mile ride.
Sunday, Jenny Willey State Resort Park, 8:00 AM, it's raining. Not bad, really more like a drizzle. Our Sena 20S's are working as expected. Our first stop is an 90+ miles away. Then the popping starts in the ear pieces, low volume at first but then getting louder. We were using the intercom regularly. Then the volume began to vary. First his was to loud, then mine was uncontrollabe loud. Volume controls did not work. Then none of the pushbutton commands would work on my unit. I could not even turn it off. That is how the day went. Mostly without comms. I suspected rain was the culprit so I put my helmet and Sena on the room AC unit to try to dry it out.
Monday, Dale Hollow State Resort Park, another clear comfortable day. Sena 20S worked well with just a couple of bothersome quirks. They mostly cleared up by the end of the day.
Tuesday, Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park, Rain. Didn't get 20 miles until the Sena started acting up. Clicking in the earpieces, no volume control for various functions, then pushbuttons quit working.
I called Sens today to find out what was going on with our units. Without hesitation the technician said the units are not water resistant. Not waterproof, not even water resistant!
I asked him why there is no mention of this in any documentation, in print or on-line anywhere. His response, "Who rides in the rain anyway?"
I guess I'm done with Sena.
Has anyone else had these kind of issues or know of a workaround?
In two of the four days of riding we were in some heavy rainfall.
Saturday was sunny bright and low 80's for temps. Beautiful day for a 400 mile ride.
Sunday, Jenny Willey State Resort Park, 8:00 AM, it's raining. Not bad, really more like a drizzle. Our Sena 20S's are working as expected. Our first stop is an 90+ miles away. Then the popping starts in the ear pieces, low volume at first but then getting louder. We were using the intercom regularly. Then the volume began to vary. First his was to loud, then mine was uncontrollabe loud. Volume controls did not work. Then none of the pushbutton commands would work on my unit. I could not even turn it off. That is how the day went. Mostly without comms. I suspected rain was the culprit so I put my helmet and Sena on the room AC unit to try to dry it out.
Monday, Dale Hollow State Resort Park, another clear comfortable day. Sena 20S worked well with just a couple of bothersome quirks. They mostly cleared up by the end of the day.
Tuesday, Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park, Rain. Didn't get 20 miles until the Sena started acting up. Clicking in the earpieces, no volume control for various functions, then pushbuttons quit working.
I called Sens today to find out what was going on with our units. Without hesitation the technician said the units are not water resistant. Not waterproof, not even water resistant!
I asked him why there is no mention of this in any documentation, in print or on-line anywhere. His response, "Who rides in the rain anyway?"
I guess I'm done with Sena.
Has anyone else had these kind of issues or know of a workaround?