matt.bowey

1. Gastso with the red lens?? Or are they just duds?

2. Those clever signs that tell you to SLOW DOWN?

Anybody else found this?

polarbearit

interesting that -

My sh!tty snooper picks up the speed signs...

As for the infrared cameras I don't think these are detectable (apart from by location).

matt.bowey

Ah, so I cant detect infa red!!! Are these the new generation gatso's?

So the Bell 550 only detect radar & lazer! Its supposed to be the best!

I can pick up every petrol station nicely though!

Katana

And don't forget parking meters too..

Boost II

iTrader: (1)

The "Gatsos" with the IR lenses are actually Truvelos! They face frontwards and use an IR flash for the photograph so they don't dazzle you but are activated by sensors under the road. Look closely and you should see three thin lines running through the tarmac across the length of the road. Unfortunately your 550 isn't going to be able to detect this. Those slow down signs normally usr radar though

Westy1

had my bell euro 550 for a few days now.. VERY dissapointed that it doesnt pick up the most common ones IMO..

richs2891

Westy1

I had the same feeling about my Bell 550 when I first had it but it scared me half to death when it detected an active gatso (quite a few near me !).
Remember it can only detect an active Gatso ! Its suprsing how many Gatso are not activated !

Richard

Jolly Green Monster 2

Have a Bel 990i (replaced by the 550) and I don't believe it detects the slow down signs either but then it is fun setting them off.. I mean I never go fast enough..

The forward facing camera's are a pain!

I tend to find on a section of road with say 4 gatso, only one is active and they move it about ever 4months or so..

Still cannot speed through a non-working one even though the detector says it is not on.. just a mental thing..

JGM

Westy1

havent really had a good chance to test it out yet really. I suppose, ideally a good long run is in order.

The ones in my town arent being picked up at all. Just as well I know where they all are Im assuming that these are infra red ones? and my bell 550 WON'T ever sense them.. agreed?

Are there other camera's which look exactly the same i.e have a grey pole, with box on top) sorry for the cr@p desription... lol

Just interested in more info I keep it on motorway mode, as the manual say's that on this mode, EVERY band width is on..!?

thanks

Westy1

Maybe up for sale is anyone is interested...? only had about 2 hours use. Need funds for an in-car DVD player

TolTec

Vicki Butler-Hooligan gave a run down on the various cameras/detectors on 5th Gear lastnight, think it is repeated Saturday afternoon.

TelBoy

Bel550's aren't supposed to pick up the "Slow Down" signs. As far as i remember from what Networx Automotive told me, they aren't radar activated, it's something in the road similar to Truvelo.

My Geodesy detects Truvelo. To be 99% safe, you need both Geodesy and Bel550.

HTH