Registered: Apr 2007
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 339

Tonight I went out and grabbed my dads shocking system, powered up the collar and grabbed the transmitter, I always flip the switch up to make sure I've got plenty of knockdown power incase I need it. Well I pushed the black button down to test it and the light was flickering red and all of a sudden smoke comes trickling out of the toggle switch on the transmitter!!!! It got real hot like it was about to burn up I grabbed a screw driver and got the battery out. Long story short, I'm pissed. Anybody else have this happen?

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Registered: May 2007
Location: fairmont wv
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Originally posted by bonehead
Tonight I went out and grabbed my dads shocking system, powered up the collar and grabbed the transmitter, I always flip the switch up to make sure I've got plenty of knockdown power incase I need it. Well I pushed the black button down to test it and the light was flickering red and all of a sudden smoke comes trickling out of the toggle switch on the transmitter!!!! It got real hot like it was about to burn up I grabbed a screw driver and got the battery out. Long story short, I'm pissed. Anybody else have this happen?

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Originally posted by bonehead
Tonight I went out and grabbed my dads shocking system, powered up the collar and grabbed the transmitter, I always flip the switch up to make sure I've got plenty of knockdown power incase I need it. Well I pushed the black button down to test it and the light was flickering red and all of a sudden smoke comes trickling out of the toggle switch on the transmitter!!!! It got real hot like it was about to burn up I grabbed a screw driver and got the battery out. Long story short, I'm pissed. Anybody else have this happen?

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Registered: Apr 2007
Location: Wisconsin
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Originally posted by Nova70
WAS IT AN OLDER 70 SERIE'S IF SO YOU LOST A GOOD ONE,IF IT WAS A NEW ONE THAT'S THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED.NOT BEING SMART BUT TRI TRONIC'S IS JUNK ANY MORE, AND A WASTE OF YOUR MONEY .. I BOUGHT A NEW ONE TO YEAR'S AGO IT WOULDN'T SHOCK A DOG 150 YARD'S AWAY,SENT IT BACK GOT ANOTHER ONE SAME CRAP. BOUGHT A SPORT DOG PROBLEM SOLVED.JMO TRI TRONIC'S IS JUNK

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Sean the sport dog system is bad a$$ for the money a lot better distance knock down power and Cust service!! But if you can swing it tri tronics took the money they made off that junk and put it into the alpha!!!im not Ser about the durability but I have had mine fr a year and I have toned. At 1200 yards and works every time !!! Bruce says I believe they have gotten the schocker to work consistently to.a mile now I don't know anybody that would use one that far but its deaf seems to be the best unit yet!!! But if you any swing it call Bruce and get. The3225 you will e happy!!!

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Registered: May 2007
Location: fairmont wv
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has a sport dog he had problems with collar not turning on or off it was a 2 dog system don't think they ever got it fixed right i might be lucky but i got the older tri tritronics trash breaker it will flat light a dog up never no problems but its probly due for batterys been about 6 yrs sense put any in it worked great last fall and winter

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Registered: Apr 2007
Location: Wisconsin
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I'm not here to argue hillbilly, when the tri tronics work, they work great, but when they keep failing in done, time to try something new. And thanks for the feedback Joe!! Good talking to you the other day keep in touch.

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Originally posted by bonehead
I'm not here to argue hillbilly, when the tri tronics work, they work great, but when they keep failing in done, time to try something new. And thanks for the feedback Joe!! Good talking to you the other day keep in touch.

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Registered: Jul 2012
Location: Greenville, North Carolina
Posts: 210

I have had the Tri-Tronics and was not impressed. I bought the Sportdog PRO HUNTER 2525 and it is by far the best unit i have ever had and it is 100% waterproof, By trial. Sport dog is great to deal with with any issues or questions that you may have as well. I run these collars on my coon,bear,blood, and retrieving dogs.

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