lazer alert with road angel ?
lazer alert with road angel ?
15 May 2004, 08:34 PM
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that is true mate!...........at least you know you may be getting a NIP in the post though!
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Last edited by r; 15 May 2004 at 08:37 PM. Reason: that's if they fire the laser at your windscreen of course
15 May 2004, 09:09 PM
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How much warning does LASER ALERT give me?
LASER ALERT can detect a signal beyond the operational range of a laser gun. The further away from the source the more likely you are to detect a signal as the beam emitted is conical and becomes wider over distance.
Was thinking of getting one off ebay myself, usually go for about 250.
How much warning does LASER ALERT give me?
LASER ALERT can detect a signal beyond the operational range of a laser gun. The further away from the source the more likely you are to detect a signal as the beam emitted is conical and becomes wider over distance.
Was thinking of getting one off ebay myself, usually go for about 250.
15 May 2004, 11:04 PM
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The laser usually targets a flat surface such as the number plate, as the laser beam spread is quite narrow it might not reach the windscreen where the detector is..
The NIP is in the post
I took mine off because of this and someone my age at work thought it was a compass !!
Try the LRC 100 if you fancy taking on Plod !!
Midlife.....
The NIP is in the post
I took mine off because of this and someone my age at work thought it was a compass !!
Try the LRC 100 if you fancy taking on Plod !!
Midlife.....
16 May 2004, 10:40 AM
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The beam has a very low divergence but does scatter when it hits the target (it needs too so it can be picked up by the gun).
Essentially you may pick up a stray beam when near a laser site, but they also travel well so you might pick up a site from quite a distance.
Even if you do, it will probably be a fleeting signal, all you can do then is drive carefully as it almost certainly won't go off when you are actually targetted.
My detector goes off occasionally and I almost never find the source, but I has once
Essentially you may pick up a stray beam when near a laser site, but they also travel well so you might pick up a site from quite a distance.
Even if you do, it will probably be a fleeting signal, all you can do then is drive carefully as it almost certainly won't go off when you are actually targetted.
My detector goes off occasionally and I almost never find the source, but I has once
16 May 2004, 12:46 PM
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The laser detector on my B2 went off the other day but only when i was directly targetted (on the M4).
The detector is in the top middle of my screen, near the mirror. I saw the plod miles away as they weren't hiding this time, absolutely nothing on the detector until i was about 200 to 300 meters away then a nice big signal. There were a few cars a little way ahead of me and i didn't pick up any reflections or scatter from them. It only went off when the Janitor pointed the gun directly at my Scoob, so wouldn't have helped if i'd been speeding.
Hardly an exhaustive test but i think you'd be lucky to get enough warning to slow down in time, unless you have an LRC100...
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The detector is in the top middle of my screen, near the mirror. I saw the plod miles away as they weren't hiding this time, absolutely nothing on the detector until i was about 200 to 300 meters away then a nice big signal. There were a few cars a little way ahead of me and i didn't pick up any reflections or scatter from them. It only went off when the Janitor pointed the gun directly at my Scoob, so wouldn't have helped if i'd been speeding.
Hardly an exhaustive test but i think you'd be lucky to get enough warning to slow down in time, unless you have an LRC100...
Iwan
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16 May 2004, 09:55 PM
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I’ve had a road angel for just under a year now and passed lots of camera vans. I think the unit has only informed me about a mobile trap once. The laser beam is so tiny it makes it difficult to detect. UK speed traps did a test on the laser alert unit. www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk .
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