I've been using Lab Radar for about 5 years and few things I want to mention. I would not worry one bit about power bank being charged fully, I can assure you it does not effect your performance because it's not fully charged. First the battery bank has circuit board that keeps the voltage pretty consistent. Aside from that I am certain that Lab Radar has it's own voltage regulator as well. I actually stopped using power bank all together, it's cumbersome, there is a risk it will fall down and damage USB port and when you're using muzzle break the blast is directed to the side, I had it slip from vibrations and hang by the cord putting the strain on the connector - not good! What I have switched to is using rechargeable batteries and haven't looked back. They sit inside the unit as intended, there is nothing dangling, there is no risk of damage and I never had problem with it not picking up shots even when battery was down to it's last notch and on few occasions when I forgot to charge them I let them run down all the way and there was never a problem with performance. However I did have some issues and design flaws that drove me nuts, one of them is the stupid velocity limitation from pistol to rifle. I would tear my hair out trying to figure out why the shots were not getting registered only to find out well I am shooting lead cast bullets and velocity dropped to 1600+ fps and on rifle setting it would not register or other way around when I was shooting super light bullets out of 357 and getting in to "rifle" velocity. In general though I noticed first time I wanted to measure 357 magnum I ended up shooting 15 shots and not a single one registered and when I switched to 38 special it picked up right away, I believe the cause is concussion gasses exiting the drum vibrate the unit causing it to fail to register, sometimes it would report 8000 or 13000 fps! I believe it's same issue due to extra vibrations picked up. I actually have mine sitting on a very solid metal tripod but I stopped putting the barrel at 6" unless it's some small caliber and I try to have the barrel extend past a little to make sure there is no blast effecting the unit at all. Also in the beginning I had really hard time with aiming, until I milled aluminum bar with dovetail in the middle to mount a crappy Chinese red dot from eBay which I determined is not good for guns and now my aiming is easy as it gets. Another problem I ran in to is I have 16Gb SD card as well and even though I know it's not full because I took it out and checked how full it is on computer I noticed I can't access sessions that are about 200 down from current. I could still access it on computer though but not on Lab Radar itself which at first freaked me out as I though I lost that data. And last, I was not able to register 22LR shots using "trigger" mode which I believe is more accurate, I had switch to doppler mode. This was both with super sonic and subsonic ammo.
Great video, BTW you do know there's a new app available for smartphones which connects to the labradar via bluetooth. I just ran across the app info and updated the labradar, hopefully I get to test it soon. Seems very useful on the desktop, we'll see how it does at the range. Oh yeah, I trashed my LCD screen by shooting a 338 LM with a muzzle break next to the unit. Labradar tech suggested hanging the labradar unit upside down above large muzzle brake rifles which uses side vents on the brake. Happy Shooting!
I tried their app when I first got it but don't really care for it. Then again, I don't like smart phones or apps in general. :) Interesting problem with the .338 Lapua. Does your labradar still operate or did you need to replace it? Thanks for watching and posting!
@@sdkweber I had the original app from a couple of years ago and it was terrible, this new app seems to be much better. I had to send in the unit for repairs, Labradar covered it since I was within the first year but I had to pay for the shipping.
Yes, it will very likely pick those up too. This has happened to me a few times. You need to coordinate with other shooters or find a bay to shoot alone. For this reason, some folks prefer the Magneto-speed chronograph
I did some checking also and it is out of stock everywhere. Personally, I would wait until they are back in stock as there is really nothing comparable. You can sign up for notifications at buymylabradar.com/products/labradar?variant=41545306758 There are other chronographs (Oehler is great) but none have the capabilities of doppler radar like the LabRadar.
I've been using Lab Radar for about 5 years and few things I want to mention. I would not worry one bit about power bank being charged fully, I can assure you it does not effect your performance because it's not fully charged. First the battery bank has circuit board that keeps the voltage pretty consistent. Aside from that I am certain that Lab Radar has it's own voltage regulator as well. I actually stopped using power bank all together, it's cumbersome, there is a risk it will fall down and damage USB port and when you're using muzzle break the blast is directed to the side, I had it slip from vibrations and hang by the cord putting the strain on the connector - not good! What I have switched to is using rechargeable batteries and haven't looked back. They sit inside the unit as intended, there is nothing dangling, there is no risk of damage and I never had problem with it not picking up shots even when battery was down to it's last notch and on few occasions when I forgot to charge them I let them run down all the way and there was never a problem with performance.
However I did have some issues and design flaws that drove me nuts, one of them is the stupid velocity limitation from pistol to rifle. I would tear my hair out trying to figure out why the shots were not getting registered only to find out well I am shooting lead cast bullets and velocity dropped to 1600+ fps and on rifle setting it would not register or other way around when I was shooting super light bullets out of 357 and getting in to "rifle" velocity. In general though I noticed first time I wanted to measure 357 magnum I ended up shooting 15 shots and not a single one registered and when I switched to 38 special it picked up right away, I believe the cause is concussion gasses exiting the drum vibrate the unit causing it to fail to register, sometimes it would report 8000 or 13000 fps! I believe it's same issue due to extra vibrations picked up. I actually have mine sitting on a very solid metal tripod but I stopped putting the barrel at 6" unless it's some small caliber and I try to have the barrel extend past a little to make sure there is no blast effecting the unit at all. Also in the beginning I had really hard time with aiming, until I milled aluminum bar with dovetail in the middle to mount a crappy Chinese red dot from eBay which I determined is not good for guns and now my aiming is easy as it gets.
Another problem I ran in to is I have 16Gb SD card as well and even though I know it's not full because I took it out and checked how full it is on computer I noticed I can't access sessions that are about 200 down from current. I could still access it on computer though but not on Lab Radar itself which at first freaked me out as I though I lost that data.
And last, I was not able to register 22LR shots using "trigger" mode which I believe is more accurate, I had switch to doppler mode. This was both with super sonic and subsonic ammo.
Excellent. Big help. Looking forward to next installment.
Thank you for watching and posting. I think you will really like part 2 which comes out next week.
Great video, BTW you do know there's a new app available for smartphones which connects to the labradar via bluetooth. I just ran across the app info and updated the labradar, hopefully I get to test it soon. Seems very useful on the desktop, we'll see how it does at the range.
Oh yeah, I trashed my LCD screen by shooting a 338 LM with a muzzle break next to the unit. Labradar tech suggested hanging the labradar unit upside down above large muzzle brake rifles which uses side vents on the brake. Happy Shooting!
I tried their app when I first got it but don't really care for it. Then again, I don't like smart phones or apps in general. :)
Interesting problem with the .338 Lapua. Does your labradar still operate or did you need to replace it?
Thanks for watching and posting!
@@sdkweber I had the original app from a couple of years ago and it was terrible, this new app seems to be much better. I had to send in the unit for repairs, Labradar covered it since I was within the first year but I had to pay for the shipping.
@@madsloper I may have to try out the new app. Thanks for the note!
Question if someone is next to you shooting will it pickup there shots also
Yes, it will very likely pick those up too. This has happened to me a few times. You need to coordinate with other shooters or find a bay to shoot alone.
For this reason, some folks prefer the Magneto-speed chronograph
There's a Trigger level sensitivity adjustment in the menu which can help with this.
That’s good to know thanks
Can’t find these in stock anywhere. Would you have any other recommendations for something just as good?
I did some checking also and it is out of stock everywhere. Personally, I would wait until they are back in stock as there is really nothing comparable. You can sign up for notifications at buymylabradar.com/products/labradar?variant=41545306758
There are other chronographs (Oehler is great) but none have the capabilities of doppler radar like the LabRadar.
any chance you can do a video about the mobile / phone app.
Good idea. I will see if we can do one of these. Thanks for watching.