The timing system used by SCTA/BNI with wire is accurate to 9 dec. points.
The only ones bitching about the wires are the ones that don't lay or pick
them up. This past speed week the wires were cut two times and repaired
within minutes. However it took us almost an hour to pick up all of the
broken window glass off the car that got upside down and took the wire out.
We asked for volunteers from the pits for help with the glass clean up. What
we got was 98 % of the regular volunteers.
Enough bitchen.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
To: "Ed Van Scoy" <ed@vetteracing.com>; "Jon Bishop"
<jon.the.wise@gmail.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:43 AM
Subject: RE: Timing light wires
> Ed;
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> Unfortunately for you, their laser is always pointed where their
> receiver is pointed-it's one unit.
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> Fortunately for you, their laser can't read your bike's speed at a range
> of 5 miles!
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> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Van Scoy [mailto:ed@vetteracing.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 10:15 AM
> To: Albaugh, Neil; Jon Bishop; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Timing light wires
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> Well Neil, The Gilbert Police Dept. doesn't seem to have problems with
> their alignment and scintillation......... They were able to ticket me
> with a lasar gun at 15 MPH over the limit on my Harley, in the rain.
> However, I was actually doing 5 MPH less than what the officer
> "clocked" me at sooooo. I'm for anything that will add 5 mph to my speed
> at Bonneville!
> Ed
>
> Jon;
>
> The problems with using a laser for free- space communications are:
>
> 1. Alignment-- a laser has an extremely narrow beam which makes
> alignment difficult. This can be overcome by using a beam expander lens
> but the laser power requirement goes up.
> 2. Scintillation-- over a long path, the heat refraction of the air
> makes the optical signal unsteady, just like a "twinkling star";
> overcoming this takes big mirrors or diversity receivers.
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