n00b (sort of)

[VTAK]

Hey, everyone! New member from Houston, Tx.

I've done a ton of research and I've been wanting to buy a radar detector for quite some time now. So a few days ago, I finally decided to go through with it and i bought my Valentine One (3.872). I've owned it for a day now and even though I haven't encountered an actual threat yet (mainly false X-bands), I'm just fascinated by the capabilities of my V1. I was actually hoping I would run into an LEO and I was kind of disappointed that I didn't. lol

Oh, and I have a quick question as well. I'm hard wiring my V1 and I'm unsure of what amperage of fuse to use on the add-a-circuit. I'm planning on using the radio fuse, which uses a 7.5 amp fuse, and I was just wondering if it would be safe to use that fuse slot and what fuse I should use. I also bought some assorted low amp fuses (2,3,4,5, and 7.5 amp) and there is no amperage lower than 7.5 on my car's fuse box.

Thanks in advance.

[8freerunner8]

http://www.radardetector.net/forums/...fuse-size.html

Welcome to the forum, nice choice on the V1 , does your budget have room for some jammers? You are going to need them in the great state of Texas.

[thx1138]

Congrats on the new V1, did the same thing about 7 weeks ago. You might want to look at your laser defence too. Here are the specs for current drain.

Power Requirements: 11.0-16.0 Volts DC negative ground
225 mA typical standby
425 mA maximum alarm condition

[QuickTrigger]

My V1 came with a 2Amp Fuse and i used that when hardwiring it to the car. Make sure you hardwire it to something that switches off when u turn the car off. But the radio is a good choice. Make sure you prop ground the Connection to a bolt. The installation takes only about a few min.....

You can search the forum or PM me if u have any questions on hardwiring it.

[VTAK]

Thanks, guys. And yes, I do plan on getting a jammer and it will probably be my next big purchase. I'm not exactly made of money right now because I'm in college so it might be a while. But when I do, I'm getting either a ZR4 or a Blinder with Veil.

[trailtow]

Blinder m27 all the way it kicks the zr4's butt

[VTAK]

lol I guess I'll get the Blinder then. Is rear laser protection very important?

[8freerunner8]

lol I guess I'll get the Blinder then. Is rear laser protection very important?

Depends on how protected you want to feel, if you want to be prepared for any situation, yes it is very important.

[djrams80]

lol I guess I'll get the Blinder then. Is rear laser protection very important?

Just to prove both points, I got a rear laser ticket, when my ZR3s failed at point blank range.

[VTAK]

Yeah, I've heard the ZR3 doesn't do very well with close range shots. I wouldn't really expect the ZR4 to be much better.