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I have a Competition Electronics ProChrono I got from Midway.
Last year I did manage to shoot it, nicking the far end with 9mm.
It was none the worse for this wound.Today I was testing a load on the 124g Nukes.
I was about 5 feet behind the thing…..And all I can figure is that the muzzle blast destroyed the LED readout!
There is no warning with any crony that this can happen.
They say not to shoot too close if you want accuracy but never anything about self destructing the LED if you are too close!I also noticed that there is zero protection over the LED, if this was the cause.
Why if this could happen would you leave an LED exposed when 2 cents of plastic over the readout would have prevented this all together?Going to ask the company to warranty this even though it is out of warranty.
As an beginner this looks like extremely poor design.I think I figured this one out with the help of Competition Electronics.
I missed the very slight hit on the front of the chrony.
I seems that the LED\’s in these things are very fragile, and it broke from the vibrations.
VERY disappointed to learn that this is not designed to come apart for simple cheap repairs.
Designed correctly one could easily swap out the sub $5 LED display, but because of the difficulty of even opening
the case they force you to send it in.And that is assuming that they would even sell me a replacement LED.
Which I even doubt that they will do.Not pleased with these devices all around.
They are not robust and they are not user serviceable.I have the same model chronograph.
Actually, it\’s my 2nd.
For some reason, the first one stopped working after a . 44 mag went through it!The scam with the manufacturers is that if a bullet goes though it and does not kill it….. the manufacturer still will kill your warranty from that point forward.
The entire chrony \”warranty\” is a huge scam.
They CAN NOT tell if the bullet nicks or holes are actually the cause of the thing not working…… so they ASSUME that any bullet damage caused the problem even though it worked that way for years.
I had a Competition Electronics Pro Chrono that I used for 15 years or so, with no problems. I upgraded to their Blue Tooth capable DLX model about 18 months ago and gave my old one with the wired remote to my son. Both of them still work quite well, probably because when using them all rounds were fired from a solid rest at least 10 feet from the chronograph. So neither of them have had bullets through them. Did you consider taking them up on their offer of repairing your damaged chronograph for 1/2 the cost of a new one? Or you could wait until Midway has another sale on them. If I recall, I got mine on my birthday special for around $110 18 months ago.
I\’m on my 3rd Competition Electronics chrono. The first one I purchased in 1988. Then one day about 7 or 8 years ago it just didn\’t work. I sent it back and they replaced it with a newer version for a minimal replacement fee. It worked fine, until my house fire 2 years ago. The insurance money bought me a new, Blue Tooth capable model. I also use their shot timers. In my experience, they\’re a stand up company that stands behind their products. Like RMR. One of my personal laws is, don\’t shoot your chronograph.
\”…..taking them up on their offer of repairing your damaged chronograph for 1/2 the cost of a new one….\”
The morons never would mention a cost of repair.
I was less than impressed with this company.
Who would send in a unit when they won\’t tell you what the cost of repair is?The fact that they void the warranty if there is a hit on the plastic housing (that does not necessarily damage the electronics)
tells me that they are dishonest as it gets.IMHO, add $200 to the price of your next ProChrono and pick up a LabRadar Chrono (the original, not the new one) from Midway instead. The carry case is a nice add-on, just about any tri-pod will do and get a USB power bank for primary power (carry 6 AAs as back up). You\’ll drop $450-500, but you\’ll never shoot it and it gives you way more info than those all-in-one units.
Thanks for the information I went to Midway and as usual it\’s a Mensa test to try to even understand what they\’re selling and what it does that I couldn\’t make any sense whatsoever out of this Chrono that you linked me to not your fault Midway needs to do a better job. I don\’t know how they sell any of these but they had copy they use.
You can go to LabRadar\’s website to read a description of what the unit can do.
https://mylabradar.com/product/chronograph/
If you click on the \”Download\” tab at the top of that page you can select the \”Labradar\” tab and down load the User Manual V1.5 from there.
For some reason they don\’t mention the Bluetooth connectivity to a smart phone in the manual.
For demos you can go to YouTube and search \”Labradar channel\”. The videos discuss it\’s setup and use.
I\’ve had mine since 2018 (paid $649 on sale) and have used it to chrono over 4500 rounds since. The V1 has come down in price I assume because the Labradar LX is now competing with it and the Gamin Xero C1 pro.
IMHO the original Labradar Chrono has more capabilities than the newer unit. To be fair the V1\’s sensitivity to smaller projectiles (e.g. .223) may not be as good. I assume that from the videos on YouTube. But it still tracks them out to 75 yards at least. If you\’re shooting pistol the target must be at least 15 (preferably 25) yards away for the V1 to be accurate and the newer one infers it can be closer.
I emailed LabRadar and their sales department assured me the V1 is not being discontinued.
If you have questions about the V1 I\’ll be happy to try and answer them.
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