Posted on September 27 2013 by admin
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS : More replacement of X26 by X2. Repairing the X26s would have cost $800 each. Of interest, we learn that TASER International gains access to all data recorded on the new X2, since the “cloud” is managed by the manufacturer. X2s cost $1300 with a four-year warranty. The X2s also monitor output […]
Posted on September 27 2013 by admin
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS : The small city of Barre decides to invest in extenmded guarantees on new tasers: (X2 to replace X26) – at a cost of $200 a year per unit. To be replaced in 5 years. Several present X26 cartridges have cracked and tasers are out of use. Presdent taser buyback: $120 per […]
Posted on September 9 2013 by admin
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS : Brief excerpts from the TASER warranty (one-year), the purchaser agreeing to release the corporation of ALL responsibility con cerning the taser’s use or mis-use, or its failure to perform adequately.]] Taser.com, (Effective September 9, 2013) Excerpts BY USING THE TASER PRODUCT YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THE […]
Posted on March 7 2013 by admin
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS : This report is of interest as showing the need to replacve the taser inventory in a California city: Taser life expectancy is approximately 5 years. Over the past 2 years, many of the current inventory tasers have encountered internal software malfunctions, possibly due to the exceeded service life. The cost to […]
Posted on June 10 2012 by admin
[[SUMMARY / COMMENT: An important admission that the life-cycle of tasers is, according to the manufacturer, 5 years. In other words, the majority of tasers in use in North America are quite possibly past the recommended “deployment lifecycle”. The Warren Police Department recently discontinued use of the stun guns, after finding that in 23% of […]
Posted on May 20 2012 by admin
[[SUMMARY / COMMENT: Taser’s warranty is truly limited!: TASER warrants that its TASER products – the taser and cartridges, batteries, downloads, etc – are free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of ONE (1) YEAR from the date of receipt – but only if TASER products (e.g., batteries and approved shotguns) are, […]