Axys and BCA Link Radio

[diamonddave]

This has nothing to do with spark plugs, GPS, display, 2-way radio, etc. The fact of the matter is the Axys is EMC "loud" and unless you wrap it in tinfoil, this issue isn't going away until the Polaris engineers fix it. I work for a company that designs and manufactures electronics controllers for Ag and on-highway vehicles and we battle these issues all of the time. I'm a little surprised Polaris released the sled this noisy but they must have passed the the standard testing somehow. Realistically, if you somehow pinpointed the noise to a specific electronic module, you could shield that area with foil, but most likely the noise would find another "hole" and a way out. You'd be surprised how just harness routing or any other change (mods) could impact this. Just the way it is. Some radios and other electronics are more immune to interference, which is likely why some see more of an issue than others. There's a reason that Mike Duffy says that you can not operate your beacon in search mode within 6 ft of your Axys if it's running, while the standard for Cat, Doo, Yammy, and the Pro are all 3 ft. The Axys is very noisy from an EMC standpoint.

The bottom line is this needs to be fixed at a component level and not the sled level.

I've been saying this for years. Well at least since 2008. Polaris has a very dirty, noisy electrical system.

Same reason why TPS' are such a problem.

I have been working on a fix for this and with some more testing, I may have it narrowed down.

 

[AndrettiDog]

Rode with 2 new 2017 axys sleds and my 2016 axys this weekend. BCA interference problem was not present on the 2017. So Polaris, what was changed? It should be a warranty fix.

I don't seem to get it on my 2016 Axys. I went ahead and bought the BCA and tried it and so far so good. I usually talk with the sled off anyway.

As far as avy situations, I would tell anyone on any sled to shut it off for the sake of not dealing with interference during a rescue. I start my ride with my phone on airplane mode too.

 

[Drewd]

Hey Drewd, I have a couple Baofeng handheld radios and have been looking for helmet mounted speaker / mic setups. Can you tell me which ones you went with and how they've worked for you? I'm concerned about sound quality and durability and it seems that there is a lot of China made junk out there. It's been challenging to find quality units for sure.

Thanks

JP

The best system is from planetheadset.com and get the motorcycle one for a Kenwood radio. http://www.planetheadset.com/helmet-headset.php That is what I use in my sled helmet. It unplugs and plugs in easy.

ON my ATV helmets, I use cheapo Ebay headsets in my helmets. They works find but the plugs to connect/disconnect are not as user friendly and pins can bend easily causing problems. I hang my helmet connected when I remove it so that isn't a problem. This headset works just fine.


NO problem with radio interference on my 09 Dragon 700 or '14 Pro RMK 800

 

[Dakar]

Axys interferance with BCA radio

Hello,
What did you come up with on this interference issue with BCA radios and the Polaris Axys sleds? Didn't see any updates?
Thanks

 

[raleigh111]

fixed for whole group

In my group of guys we always had interference problems. All riding axys with and without gps gauges. Try channel 4-20. all problems with interference went away for the whole group. Fixed for us nice and quiet no static.

 

[Old Scud-doo]

Thought I had posted this earlier but if you hook up to a set of helmet speakers you lose all the static. Tried that on my son's helmet and he no longer gets all the static BS.

 

[Teth-Air]

I ride with the Western Canadian BCA rep and guess what, he rides an AXYS. No problem with interference. I will say though I have seen some AXYS sleds that had bad spark plug caps and they could be arcing causing interference. Pop off your caps and see how much black gunk is built up on the top of the spark plug from arcing.