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HL3-100 at USA BMX Olympic Trials

protimingsolutions — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:37:18 -0700

USA BMX Olympic trials at the USOC Training Center in Chula Vista CA. Always nice out there. Been privileged to have been invited since first one in 2008. The new TAG Heuer HL3-100 cells did great in the dust and heat. 100% in two days of racing.

Tag HL3-1x Wireless Photocells - Battery

rodmanac — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:14:01 -0800

I am looking for info / source for the Li-Pol 3.7 V 3800 mAh battery used in the HL3-1x. Appreciate your consideration.

Omega Velodrome Start Gate

SportTimingEU — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:17:46 -0800

Hi all. For sale 3pcs Omega Swiss Timing starting machines. The machines are works. Shipping on a pallet only in Europe. Price 3000 euro per unit. Buyer pays shipping.

Omega photocells

Miktime — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 02:57:19 -0700

Transtime omega photocells - in fully working order Price 500 euro (negotiable)

What EXACTLY does the Alge PR1a sync cable do for you?

jacunskim — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:46:24 -0700

Hi. The Alge PR1a has a sync port which is used to synchronize 2 units in transmit mode for primary and back-up timing. The Alge literature says that this minimizes "interference". Can anyone tell me what that means? Interference where? At first, I assumed that maybe the beam was actually pulsed and that this sybc'd the pulses. But if that's the case, the pulse period must be significantly less than 1/10,000 sec, which would make it insignificant. If it is for interference prevention, then...

Photocell tied to Start clock?

fullgasenduro — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 08:24:47 -0700

I primarily time a format of off-road motorcycle racing that is basically time trials. We start riders every 15-seconds and use a cheap countdown clock that automatically refreshes. Sometimes riders take off a bit early (which is allowed) so there will be time left on the clock which needs to be manually reset by a timing official. I'm looking for a solution that would automatically reset a start clock with a photo cell reading. Is this possible? A bonus would be if the Photo Cells worked as...

Gen 3 PST photocell brackets debut

fkp — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:08:49 -0800

New bold design using less material. http://phoenix-sports.com/acc_cellmounts.htm

Alge Photocell Setup

markfstapleton — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:50:56 -0800

Our club has Alge timing equipment but none of the previous timers are still around. We recently purchased a 2nd set of photocells for the finish line but we do not have a diagram of the wiring to connect them to our system. Does anyone have a photo of the wiring to set this up? Thanks.

set up of Tag Heuer HL 2-35 for A and B systems

ralph — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 13:33:44 -0800

I just want to confirm that I need to set up HL 2-35's for my A and B system on opposite sides of the finish? These are not synced units like the HL 2-32's.

HL3-135 photocells issued FIS homologation number

protimingsolutions — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 11:21:29 -0700

The new TAG Heuer HL-135 photocells have been issued a FIS homologation number http://data.fis-ski.com/servic...iming-equipment.html TAG.L100.16 2031 HL 3-135

HL3-100 Photocells time new VPCC track record

protimingsolutions — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:56:31 -0700

We installed the HL3-100 photocells at the VPCC velodrome today for the first race of the 2016 UCI season. HL3-100 on wheel bases and 200 m start and Finish line. Reflectors glued to wall of track. HL-615 TX connected to tapeswitch at 100m line

HL3-1X photocells on all day speed trap test

protimingsolutions — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:43:26 -0700

Today's objective was to use the cells at a site with reasonable speeds to test battery life and taking and transmitting pulses in rapid succession. So we took the cells to the highway next to the office and set them up. Handy to have the guardrails so we could pretend it was a speedway. 60-90kmh average speed on this road. Wanted to record over 1000 passages. Trap was set up for 9 hours. Had some brief rain showers but mainly clear all day.

NEW TAG Heuer HL3-1X series photocells

protimingsolutions — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:41:19 -0700

Bravo to TAG Heuer for their new HL3-1X series of photocells. Great new features: 1) Only two types of cells now. Universal receiver for use with reflector or transmitter. Select able high/low power transmitter 2) Built in wireless to work with HL615 receivers 3) Rechargeable lithium ion battery 4) Programmable for 4 teams and 4 channels within 5) Bright new graphics

wiring for HL2-32 sync cable?

ralph — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 20:09:18 -0700

while fixing a sticky connector end of the sync cable for Tag Heuer HL2-32's, I noticed that the connections at each end were not the same. If the notch is at 12:00, the red and blue were connected to the 3:00 position, and the copper (ground?) into the 6:00 position. But on one end, the 6:00 position was also connected with a very short wire to the 9:00 position. Is this how it should be at both ends?

Problems with ALGE RLS1nd

nikola — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 13:44:33 -0800

Yesterday, during the last day of otherwise trouble free ski race timing, we had a problem with our ALGE photo cells that I can't understand. The first run went fine. Not a single lost finish. Before the 2nd run we checked the cells and both sides were in black. Attempt to realign them was not going very well. It was really difficult to bring them back into green. The weather was more or less dry, and the distance was not more than 20m. Should be easy. Like I said, the first run and 2 days...

broken LED in Tag Heuer HL 2-32

ralph — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:49:23 -0800

While tapping the case for a stripped screw in a Tag Heuer HL2-32 photo-eye, I broke the red LED that lights up the lower lens. I still get a signal on the back side of the unit, so I am thinking it still works. Can the LED be replaced?

New start gate sticks

fkp — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:03:21 -0700

ALGE has now introduced a spring stick (similar to the older STS c stick" for the "n" gates. Really designed for the auto closing gates used for NASTAR, Self Timing , and related uses. There are now 3 types of sticks STS c model with 5/16th threads ( small / old) STS n model solid stick for FIS/USSA races 3/8 threads STS n model spring stick 3/8 threads

New ALGE carrying cases

fkp — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 15:55:16 -0700

ALGE now has hard sided cases for the various pieces of timing hardware. These cases do not have the double wall design with air between as the older ones did. Much better latches and handle system KL - TED KL - PR1A etc etc

alge photocells

bwrace — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:19:39 -0800

the past few seasons i have made a chart to project photocell battery life by temp and duration, am now using them remote about 1200 feet away, should I reajust battery life? In the past this protects me from batteries dying during events

FIS Photocell Spec

jacunskim — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 07:18:09 -0800

Hi everyone. I was recently reading the latest version of The Good Book (that would be the FIS Timing Booklet), and I noticed something odd. The technical specs for photo cells are listed on page 33. It states the following: Triggering Object: An 8 mm object moving with a speed of 10 km/h is not allowed to trigger the photocell (measured at a distance of 2 m from lens of the receiver). A 100 mm object moving with a speed of 200 km/h must trigger the photocell (measured at a distance of 2 m...