Cheap/Inexpensive timing circuit?
Cheap/Inexpensive timing circuit?
Plan to build a short (20 ft) test track. Any plans/schematics out there for an inexpensive timing circuit just to check the elapsed time.?
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I found this site that sale PWD timers for $37 plus $7 shipping. You can find it here. Is that cheap enough?
John
John
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john4840 wrote:I found this site that sale PWD timers for $37 plus $7 shipping. You can find it here. Is that cheap enough?
John
I stumbled upon that site too and have emailed them twice and not received a reply. I wonder if they are out of business. Shame, I really wanted to purchase two of their PWD timers for a test track I am building.
Paul
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I emailed the site and got a very quick response. Swanberg Technologies. the unit looks good and the p;rice is right. Plan to order one in the AM.
I also emailed them a second time with a specific question and received an response,.
art jordan
I also emailed them a second time with a specific question and received an response,.
art jordan
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Has anyone built one of these units,the price sounds good.We may look at building a few of these to loan for test sessions.
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Paul, check if your spam filter is intercepting the messages. It has happened to others.pgosselin wrote:I stumbled upon that site too and have emailed them twice and not received a reply. I wonder if they are out of business.
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FatSebastian wrote:Paul, check if your spam filter is intercepting the messages. It has happened to others.pgosselin wrote:I stumbled upon that site too and have emailed them twice and not received a reply. I wonder if they are out of business.
Nope . Never got caught in my spam filter. I eventually just looked up David Swanberg in the Dayton, NV white pages and called him. He informed me they are still in business and gave me an address to mail a check to. I've ordered a couple and they should arrive any day now. Really nice guy.
Paul
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$30 2 lane timer setup
Don't know Wayne, but glad he wrote his page and posted it.
Scroll to the bottom of the page, or read you way to the bottom.
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Don't know Wayne, but glad he wrote his page and posted it.
Scroll to the bottom of the page, or read you way to the bottom.
http://waynesthisandthat.com/awana.htm" target="_blank
Enjoy!
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Great site! Thanks for posting.knotthed wrote:http://waynesthisandthat.com/awana.htm
Here's the shortcut.knotthed wrote:$30 2 lane timer setup
Oddly, his "Sources Consulted" (very bottom) does not include Derby Talk!