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[TheBoy]

I'm surprised Cobra sell front sensors, as most vehicles that need them come with them

[darrenfos]

Cobra fo194

[TheBoy]

*sigh* another company that has let itself go. Every bit of info says Max Consumption < 20m

WTF, that doesn't even make sense. What crap, grrrrr 

I wouldn't let such a product near my car, if they can't be bothered to understand what they are providing.

I'd have to assume they mean 20mA which seems low if it has a decent buzzer or a visual unit.  Thus, back to cross section of the power leads.

[darrenfos]

What is your advice as i have drilled the holes.

[dbug]

What is your advice as i have drilled the holes.

Fibreglass and Bodyfiller

[TheBoy]

If you feel you need them, then you need them.

Its frustrating when the morons won't supply the basic info.  Its no point me suggesting a 500mA fuse if the wiring is only good for 100mA - thats how fires start.  Do they not supply a fuse, as that may give a small clue?

Does it say how to pick up the speed signal, as that could be your next problem. And suspect you'll still get annoying beeps every time you slow down.



Grrrrrr  , chinese tat 

[martin42]

Buy a smaller car 

[Andy B]

.... as most vehicles that need them come with them

Factory fit on the front of my R Class (one of very little factory fit stuff)

[TheBoy]

.... as most vehicles that need them come with them

Factory fit on the front of my R Class (one of very little factory fit stuff)

Mercs are a special case. Their drivers need all the help they can get

[Andy B]

.... as most vehicles that need them come with them

Factory fit on the front of my R Class (one of very little factory fit stuff)

Mercs are a special case. Their drivers need all the help they can get

Thanks Jamie ..... you're so kind! 

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

.... as most vehicles that need them come with them

Factory fit on the front of my R Class (one of very little factory fit stuff)

Mercs are a special case. Their drivers need all the help they can get

That's what I should have had on mine, then I would have known I was about to bounce off a wall and been able to take avoiding action... 

[AndyRoid]

*sigh* another company that has let itself go. Every bit of info says Max Consumption < 20m

WTF, that doesn't even make sense. What crap, grrrrr 

I would interpret their figures to mean that whatever happens, the worst case scenario is that the unit will never draw more than 20mA when in use.

PS
I'm with you on a warning buzzer needing more than 20mA (hell, it takes more than that to trigger most relays), but until we have a proper spec list/schematic it's all going to be guess work IMHO.
Without a spec list/schematic the only real way to find out what it draws is to connect it to a 12v bench PSU with an ammeter in series and see what it draws when in a trigger state.

[darrenfos]

Shall i just connect the red wire from kit to a inline fuse holder than solder to cig lighter, also what fuse would you recomend. Cheers

[darrenfos]

Just had a look online and found max consumption is <14 m, operating voltage range 9-16 vdc, nominal voltage 12 vdc. Is that info any good.

[TheBoy]

Shall i just connect the red wire from kit to a inline fuse holder than solder to cig lighter, also what fuse would you recomend. Cheers

We cannot recommend a fuse without knowing the specs! As they are not forthcoming, we'd need to go on the wiring size, hence the question about wiring cross section size. The fuse is purely there to stop the wiring catching fire, not to protect anything else.

I know Cobra aren't the company they were 20yrs ago, but I'm absolutely shocked and stunned they have not included an inline fuse.

"m" is not a meaningful unit of current, its a measure of distance - "metres". It could be they mean mA, but in multiple places they have just used "m", and I'm yet to see mA on any of the docs. This says all I need to know about this product.

So, given that you feel you need them, we need that wiring cross section before I can help further.