Upgrade laser diodes on ZR4/9500ci

[silverdragon]

I'm now learning that the ZR4/9500ci doesn't do a very good job of jamming Lidar. LEO in my area seem to have mostly switched to lidar, so I need to get a better lidar jammer.


Is the ZR4/9500ci's lidar jamming weakness because of the laser diodes or is it something in the CPU?

I think the CPU has to be able to generate laser pulses that correspond to the lidar gun's pulses. So maybe upgrading the laser diodes won't help much.

Does the laser-interceptor have more powerful diodes anyway?

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[silverdragon]

It sounds like the Laser-Interceptor can jam any lidar, but doesn't do radar. While the 9500ci does a great job with radar and a poor job with lidar. Also, I already spent ~$2000 on the 9500ci+installation+warranty a year ago. It would be a nice extra to have radar dection too.

Given those factors, it would be great if I could use both systems. Will they work well together?

Whats my best option?

[djrams80]

I'm now learning that the ZR4/9500ci doesn't do a very good job of jamming Lidar. LEO in my area seem to have mostly switched to lidar, so I need to get a better lidar jammer.


Is the ZR4/9500ci's lidar jamming weakness because of the laser diodes or is it something in the CPU?

A little of both. The ZR4s use LEDs, not the much more powerful laser diodes. The laser gun will recognize the more powerful signal between the laser gun's reflection and the laser jammer's output. The ZR4s CPU doesn't have a lookup table of known guns, but rather does it's best to match whatever pulse rate it has detected, sometimes successfully, sometimes not.

I think the CPU has to be able to generate laser pulses that correspond to the lidar gun's pulses. So maybe upgrading the laser diodes won't help much.

Actually, there was a member here that upgraded his LEDs to more powerful ones and his ZR4s performed noticeably better than stock.

Does the laser-interceptor have more powerful diodes anyway?

Much more powerful. The ZR4s use a bank of seven(might be six) LEDs as opposed to the LIs single laser diode.

It sounds like the Laser-Interceptor can jam any lidar, but doesn't do radar. While the 9500ci does a great job with radar and a poor job with lidar. Also, I already spent ~$2000 on the 9500ci+installation+warranty a year ago. It would be a nice extra to have radar dection too.

Given those factors, it would be great if I could use both systems. Will they work well together?

They will. Just put the 9500ci in receive only mode and let the LIs do the laser jamming.

Whats my best option?

Your best option is what many members use, a Bel STi-R Plus, which is the best radar detector on the market and Laser Interceptors for laser defense. I sold my 9500ci on eBay and upgraded to the Bel STi-R Plus and LIs.