Adjusting speed of "bongs" kicking in.

Dilcymro · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2006 Posts: 376

Hi you`re welcome, I`ll find out how it works after as we are going out to llandudno for the day and there are a few cams in that area ( mind you, I think most of north wales is covered by them!! more cams than sheep these days Laughing

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I have only adjusted the 30mph ones , changed to 35.

Anyway will let you know how they behave in practice.

Regards...Dil
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mars.1 · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 133

It would be better to use CTRL+H instead of CTRL+F when tweeking the csv.files. It will save you more time.

Dilcymro · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2006 Posts: 376

hi again, had the trial run, now when I get the warning it shows up as 35mph and so I dont get the bongs now if I am under 35mph.

Now I have come home to an e-mail from garmin with the latest software update which apparently now doesnt give you a bong every second when over the limit, so now I might change back again and see how that one works out. God ! never ending is it.

Saw a chap in maplins looking for a spare holder for his new nuvi660, apparently they are slightly bigger than the normal nuvi ones, you`d think they would have used the same one.

Regards...dil
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n4nick · Regular Visitor Joined: Jun 30, 2006 Posts: 136

Hi

From a brief look in Halfords I think the mount is the same as the nuvi 310 etc. but the connection (the bit with the power supply socket that pops onto the ball on the mount) is different. This might be due to the unit being larger or the power supply being different? I agree, it does seem a strange decision!

Nick

PaulB2005 · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:16 am Post subject:

Dilcymro - Sorry for not getting back to you. Been working.... Hope you are all sorted now. If not, just say.

mars.1 -

Dilcymro · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2006 Posts: 376

Thanks for all the help guys, probably wont have to use it now that garmin have changed the timing of the overspeed bongs, tried it out today and they are a lot better, every 5 / 6 seconds now when over the speed limit. So a great improvement on the previous every second warning that was there before.

Thanks again....Dil
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BAVC10 · Lifetime Member Joined: Dec 20, 2005 Posts: 756

I find every five seconds is too great a gap, especially as I used Ash's Camera Manager utility to reduce the alert distance to 15 seconds - now I only get 3 warnings.

I agree a bong every second was over the top but the warnings did ensure that I slowed down to stop them. At one every 5 seconds the alert could easily be missed especially against road / background noise, radio etc... so I would like to see Garmin make the alert interval user definable

Amicus · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 36

Yous guys might like to know I just paid a £60 fixed penalty and 3 points for being snapped at 36mph Sad

Dilcymro · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2006 Posts: 376

porky48 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 24, 2006 Posts: 19

Sorry but why is it not possible to do 30mph, I could do 30mph all day if I wanted, if someones up you arse then sod them its your licence. If your daft enough to do 35-37 through a speed camera then you deserve all you get.

Dilcymro · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2006 Posts: 376

Dilcymro · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2006 Posts: 376

Porky48 said,
[/quote]Sorry but why is it not possible to do 30mph, I could do 30mph all day if I wanted, if someones up you arse then sod them its your licence. If your daft enough to do 35-37 through a speed camera then you deserve all you get.
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Are you the same one as this one by any chance.

porky48 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 24, 2006 Posts: 19

Lol, yes that's me, what I was trying to get across was that if you want to do 30mph all you have to do is take you foot off the throttle never mind what other people wanted you to do. And I still say you're a daft

if you speed through a speed camera, thank god bikes don't have front number plates.

I am certainly not advocating sticking to the speed limit on national speed limit roads, but in built up areas or around schools speed limits are a must.

littlescoot · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 14, 2006 Posts: 2

I have only had my garmin nuvi 360 for a couple of weeks but after downloading the speed cameras i seem to bong far too early-eg when approaching a 30mph zone i bong until i drop to 19mph, in a 70 mph it happens at 43mph. tried to find csv extensions in excel but to no avail. How do i download the software updates ( and which ones?) from the garmin site etc etcany help for a true novice would be most gratefully received

many thanks Confused

Anita · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:16 am Post subject:

Download the database again, but this time make sure you set the units for speed and distance in POILoader to mph and feet.
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