Alcohawk ABI Digital Alcohol Breath Tester
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Customer Reviews of Alcohawk ABI Digital Alcohol Breath Tester
Customer Review: Consistent but not accurate
Summary: 3 Stars
I purchased this a few weeks ago and have tried it as well as had a few friends try it to see it worked the same for them.
Basically it seems like the makers of the product said we really don't want people thinking they can drive by giving a reading of .07 or something, so lets make this thing multiply the real reading by 2. One night after 4 beers in 2 hours, and the recommended 20 minute waiting period afterwards, I blew a .14. Last weekend at the end of the night I blew a .33 and was not in driving shape, but far from blacked out. My friend that same night (all following the 20 minute delay periods as well) blew a .37. As a 105lb girl I am pretty sure she wasn't anywhere near that considering we were having a conversation and the instruction manual said she should be in a deep coma and at .40 she should be dead.
On the other side it is very consistent. I blow, and wait 2 minutes, nearly identical everytime. I guess you just need to know what real number corresponds to what they are telling you. I am going to try re-calibrating a few more times before I return it though.
Customer Review: Quite Amusing
Summary: 5 Stars
This product worked very well. I took it on a field test out bar hopping all weekend. Other people didn't rate it so well, but I will only work if you follow the guidelines. This means you do have wait a little after drinking before blowing into it. If you blow into it while drinking you are blowing pure alcohol into the machine and it will give you a much higher reading. If you do wait at least 10-15 mins, the reading will be accurate. I ended up blowing a .23 at the end of the night which was probably right on the money. I was very hammered. The next morning, eight hours later, I blew a .10. I was still to drunk to drive the next day. Good to know things like that I would never have thought.
The only bad things about it is the fact its slightly bigger than I would have liked. I could still carry it comfortably in my jeans pocket, but its bigger than a cell phone. Also, it is made out of plastic that doesn't seem very durable. Drunks have a tendacy to drop things, I dont know how many times it could be dropped and continue working.
Customer Review: A Blast at the Bar.. and It Keeps You from Behind Bars
Summary: 5 Stars
This product works, and it works well. It provides hours of entertainment at the bar, and, if you heed its numbers, keeps you from behind both the wheel of a car and the bars of a jail cell. Use it for fun and to save your bacon! Worth every penny, as a DUI or DWI will cost you a lot more!
And as for the calibration issues. Recalibrate it by blowing compressed air through it or putting the mouthpiece out the window of your car on the freeway, mouthpiece forward, while it does its countdown. The blast of air during the countdown recalibrates the machine. Mine has worked, doing regular recalibrations, for nearly six months now.
Customer Review: You will be surprised
Summary: 5 Stars
Easy to use and fast to warm up, this handy gadget stows easily in the car. Play with it in the safely of your home while having a drink or two--you will be surprised to learn that even when you think you would be OK to drive you are often way over the legal limit. Anyone who ever has even one drink before taking the wheel should purchase this product or a similar one. It can save your life or driving record. I am giving these as gifts to all my friends.Customer Review: Worked well for a while
Summary: 2 Stars
I got the ABI breathalyzer a couple of months ago and was very fond of it at first. Ok, the beeping is annoying, but it seemed to provide precise readings, which were interesting especially the day after....However, the unit got progressively decalibrated, with readings now about twice as high as they should be, and there is no way to calibrate it on your own. I will try another brand next time.