Aeotek Siren 6 - Keeps freezing with a static sound?

I opened a support ticket with Aeotek, but figured I'd ask here first since someone here may have had this issue.

I bought my Siren 6 in November. Worked find for a few months. Recently, I noticed my Siren stopped working. If I unplug and drain the battery, then recharge, it'll work for a few hours. But eventually the light stays on solid and is no longer making siren noises or connecting to my hub. In addition if I place my ear near the device, it is continuously putting out a static white noise sound.

Any idea what may cause this?

Could the rechargeable battery not be supplying enough voltage? I have seen devices that are very picky about that and will stop working if the voltage is too low.

Rechargeable batteries typically have a lower voltage than their non-rechargeable siblings. Some newer rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are able to output the required 1.5V and will resolve this issue.

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So you think a battery swap may do the trick?

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And would that also be the case with it freezing like this when plugged in?

I did snip the battery wires inside to just test the DC power direct and that seemed to be ok in me testing a few hours.

Are you saying it is okay or freezing when plugged in? I would think that this might be a different problem if it is getting constant power and still freezing.

With constant power and battery connected it freezes. I need to unplug and either clip the battery wires, or let it drain, for it to lose all power.

Well then I’m stumped.

The siren doesn't need the battery to work.
I have mine working for a few months, but it always has no power when unplugged which I didn't care as I used it powered.
Finally, it didn't make sound anymore. It didn't freeze, all commands work and I could see status was playing the sound but just no sound. I opened it up and see one battery wire was not connected. I bought it open box so might be someone cut it or never connected.

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Just wanted to give a shout-out to the Aeotek customer support. I reached out to them and they were very responsive. They are aware of the issue in some units and since I purchased recently, were able to provide a replacement.

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