Magneto or labrador

[Tommo64]

Magnetospeed has always yielded consistent and reliable results for me. Never used Labradar myself but I know they are about twice the cost, doubtful they are twice as good personally.

 

[J E Custom]

Ability to get velocity and accuracy from same shots. This is because the MagnetoSpeed shifts POI from what I read. I can see how it would effect group size too. I have no info on that.

Also, MagnetoSpeed much less usable with pistols.

I have not had the Magneto Speed do that for me, But most of my barrels are heavy contours.

I can see how it can happen under the right circumstances, but the way I work up loads I always look for SD's first and in the process once I find a good SD I will shoot for groups. It still appears to group consistently with or without the unit on the barrel because it is so light. After a good SD is found and a good group is shot then I adjust the zero to where I want it.

Buy what you want, believe what you want, after all it's your money. and no I don't own stock in Magneto Speed. I just like how it works and It suites my shooting and testing and I'm not going to down grade other chronographs to make the ones I have look good. The ones I have and use do exactly what I want them to do.

J E CUSTOM

 

[nksmfamjp]

I have not had the Magneto Speed do that for me, But most of my barrels are heavy contours.

I can see how it can happen under the right circumstances, but the way I work up loads I always look for SD's first and in the process once I find a good SD I will shoot for groups. It still appears to group consistently with or without the unit on the barrel because it is so light. After a good SD is found and a good group is shot then I adjust the zero to where I want it.

Buy what you want, believe what you want, after all it's your money. and no I don't own stock in Magneto Speed. I just like how it works and It suites my shooting and testing and I'm not going to down grade other chronographs to make the ones I have look good. The ones I have and use do exactly what I want them to do.

J E CUSTOM

The only thing that keeps magnetospeed off my radar is I chrony a lot of handgun loads...

And I hope to be able to measure 458 Lott standing....sitting sucks!

 

[Savage16Hunter]

I deleted some of his post to get to this one point he was making . he was talking about the labradar unit . I had this problem too with the mini USB port getting loose . I sent it back and had it repaired for $50 or $60 . I thought I was careful with it , now I treat it like a dozen of eggs . I couldn't agree more , there should be a more durable style plug .

I thought I had the same problem with my USB port - but LabRadar customer service suggested I try a different cable and BINGO, that was the fix. Cheap and quick fix and have not had a problem since.

 

[Savage16Hunter]

Is it this one ...

I bought a padded PlayStation 4 carrying case on Amazon - $20. Works great

 

[jimbires]

I thought I had the same problem with my USB port - but LabRadar customer service suggested I try a different cable and BINGO, that was the fix. Cheap and quick fix and have not had a problem since.

I tried that , mine was still loose enough it would not stay plugged in tight enough to keep the labradar from shutting off .

 

[epoletna]

Jimbires:

Same thing happened to me. Different cable worked for a while, but it too is giving me problems. Someone in this thread suggested the 90 degree Mini USB cable: I have two on order, but they're coming from China, which means a month at least. Had I known they were coming from China, I would not have ordered.

 

[jimbires]

Jimbires:

Same thing happened to me. Different cable worked for a while, but it too is giving me problems. Someone in this thread suggested the 90 degree Mini USB cable: I have two on order, but they're coming from China, which means a month at least. Had I known they were coming from China, I would not have ordered.

I'll order the 90* adapter too , after the virus things settle down .
it didn't take them very long to do the repair I'll guess 2 weeks total time I was without my unit .

I just got out my repair invoice 8/17/2019
USB board replacement $35.00
shipping 16.95
total $51.65

 

[epoletna]

Well I guess $35 is not excessive for a replacement USB board. But I would rather replace it myself and not have to pay to ship an entire unit to them and back. And even more than that, I would rather the design not include a USB connector that puts undue strain on the board in the first place. I believe electronics designers generally use a round power connector and I have never known one to get wobbly like the mini USB port does.

 

[Tulsa Reiner]

"Fariss, This topic has been beaten to death on here. It boils down to personal preference and how much $$ you have.

 

[Savage16Hunter]

Jimbires:

Same thing happened to me. Different cable worked for a while, but it too is giving me problems. Someone in this thread suggested the 90 degree Mini USB cable: I have two on order, but they're coming from China, which means a month at least. Had I known they were coming from China, I would not have ordered.

I bought the 90 degree cable prior to my call to Labradar - another straight mini-USB cable did the trick and I never used the 90 degree one.

 

[Scott E Ames]

FWIW I ordered the "USB Cable-A to Down Angle Micro B" 2 meter length from Amazon 4 days ago and it arrived 2 days later for around $9. The wrapper says StarTech.com, but definitely made by our corona virus friends.

 

[odoylerules]

The lab is a great piece of kit if you set it up right. I swear 98% of the time the problems or complaints guys have with the LabRadar is improper setup

 

[FEENIX]

The lab is a great piece of kit if you set it up right. I swear 98% of the time the problems or complaints guys have with the LabRadar is improper setup

I am pretty sure that would be the case for me on my first-time use ... hopefully soon.