Cobra ESD-6700 Radar/Laser Detector.

Cobra ESD-6700
This is "not a bad little unit for the
price", or so we thought
LED Text display, clear sounds and
a nice female talking voice for added benefit. It's performance
however was bad, very bad.
This unit was tested at the same spots on the same days as the
other units in the tests.
Options for mounting are Velcro
and Window suckers, the mounting bracket for the window suckers
is not very good and it does obstruct the laser window at some
angles. Power cable was more than long enough and the instructions
were not bad.
You can not switch off any of the
bands on this unit. So again as the Snooper we expected loads
of X band alarms, (Not used any more in the UK) You get a Mute
Button, City Button, Dim Button. The volume on the unit is loud
enough and the build is very good.
Alarms come in a form of Text, voice
and chirps. With a clear signal strength meter.
Power up goes through a test run
sounding off all the alarms and at the same time the appropriate
text for each alarm.
As you approach a Gatso you get
the female voice saying "Warning K Alert" then the text and chirps
take over with the field strength meter showing the strength of
the signal.

K Alarm.
So what tests did we do?
The most important one is the Gatso
Test. We have a section of road that we use for all Gatso tests,
it has one of the lowest radar scatter fields making it more of
a challenge to Radar Detectors it also allows us to do the national
speed limit if we want to. All the Radar detectors are tested
in the same vehicles and in the same position on the windscreen.
The ESD 6700 was subjected to three
passes using a stopwatch to time the unit from the first beep
to the point of passing the Gatso to establish an average warning
time . Speed was 60mph. Please note warning times can vary subject
to conditions.
Times for the Gatso Test. Roadside
FIP
| Approaching Back of Gatso |
Approaching Face of Gatso. |
- Average 0 seconds
Yes ZERO
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Times for the Gatso Test. M25
Gantry Gatso.
Important Note: The Gatso
Used was a solo Gantry Gatso on the M25 Motorway. Speed was 80mph
We had the information confirmed by a contact in the Met that
no other Gatso was working within 2 miles, this is important since
another Gatso near the area can effect the results in a major
way since they are mounted so high
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Approaching Face of Gatso. |
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Laser Gun Test.
The Laser gun was used in two ways, the first
test was directly at the car with the detector in it, although
the detector worked and was instant on alarm, if the officer
used the first reading you were in trouble. However they often
take a few readings so you may have a chance to slow. The second
test was to have two cars in front and the operator target the
first car and see if there was enough scatter for the third
car to get an alarm, it was a bit of a problem for the Cobra
we had one alarm in three runs.
In our opinion you could get a warning
or you could get nicked when it come to the Laser alert mode.
False Alarm Test.
This is done over a six mile selection
of roads taking in two Gatso's and a town centre with Banks, Supermarkets
and DIY stores.
We had five alarms on the K band,
the Gatso alarms were all to late and five on the X band. The
amount of false alarms is important, if it spends all its life
beeping at you, you will soon start to ignore it.
Can we recommend it, No.
Its a total waste of money for
the UK market, Gatso coverage is what you need and this unit gave
no warnings that could save you.
| What do we like. |
What don't we like.
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- Clear easy to read display
- Voice Alert
- Safety Warning System
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- It's performance
- No selectable Frequencies
- User functions
- High False alarms
- Build Quality
- Instructions
- Choice of mounts
- Warranty
- No upgrade facility
- No Soft case
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