Derby Talk

Isn't it about high time that timer manufacturers included a USB interface? There will never be a USB Judge, because most customers want to be at the start gate with the computer, so that they can be conversant with the folks setting the cars, rather than shouting the length of the track. The USB s...

Isn't it about high time that timer manufacturers included a USB interface? There will never be a USB Judge, because most customers want to be at the start gate with the computer, so that they can be conversant with the folks setting the cars, rather than shouting the length of the track. The USB s...

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Pretzels and beer will be served.

.....to Microwizard. Apparently, Piantedosi is going to continue making the wooden track they now call the "Classic"

I will defer to that information. I use a rather sensitive sensor in my products.

This is definitely not a case where more is better. You are three orders of magnitude too bright with the Xenon. If you want to go with incandescent (filament) type lights, that is ok, but four flashlight bulbs wired so that they are just orangy bright is more than enough. If you want to try IR diod...

Are posted at: http://www.newdirections.ws/spaceweights.html

The coach of winning football teams often gets a cooler of Gatorade dumped over his head. Not that I see the point in that, but a bag of popcorn likewise dispensed might be appreciated by sports fans.

The electronics of The Judge in now available in an enclosure suitable for Cubmobile racing, enabling the use of GPRM to run the derby.
See http://www.newdirections.ws/Cubmobile.html

Sorry I did not see this post earlier, but if you would help to make this unit into a 3 lane with 3.5" spacing, I will do so for $20. Just send the Judge itself and the illuminator assembly.

I miniaturized The Judge into a box the size of a cell phone, and installed it in the center of a one inch aluminum angle. The finish order lights are an order of magnitude brighter than the Pinewood Judge. It is designed specifically to replace the horizontal bar of the BestTrack Space Derby http:/...

Please check out my latest configuration for The Judge. http://www.newdirections.ws/Cubmobile.html

The outward signal from the computer is pin 3, but if this is used as a light tree trigger, the light tree would trigger upon any character sent. For example, if you were sending the * character to reset the Judge, it would also trigger the light tree, which might not be what you want to do at that ...

What are the specs on the light tree trigger via the serial port?

Update on my shakey start at making a spaceship: Originally, my design was like a baseball bat, heavy in the front. When I simply attached the carrier, the ship was seriously nose-heavy. This put a lot of friction on the forward loop, putting the brakes on. Also, my ship was generally pretty heavy. ...