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The Telebyte 245 device is similar, but additionally, it is optically isolated.

http://www.telebyteusa.com/catalog/products/245.htm

To those of us who have seen timing laptops burst into flames due to ground drain off hill pairs, and have seen 100 false impulses fire off in 5 seconds due to static discharge off hill pairs in 18% humidity, opto-isolation is priority one. Ideally, there should be no physical connection between the timing bldg and the hill pairs, only optical ones.

Bear Creek is a very short race hill in a place that rarely gets bitterly cold, so you may get away with not being opto-isolated, but I wouldn't recommend it. Consider a Blinky Box (Link to Blinky Box Manufacturer and opto-isolated line drivers.
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