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After a generous grant from the APBA Historical Society, the Columbia Outboard Racing Association has completed development of it's LED digital starting clock. It has performed flawlessly for four races. I have attached pictures of the clock in action at our most recent race.
The clock itself consists of circuit board panels that create 3 36" high digits using red LEDs that are visible at extreme oblique angles. Red lenses are used in front of the LEDs (within 1/8" to 1/4" of the LEDS) to maximize visibility in bright sunlight.
As far as price, you will need to contact Terry at Alzatex (alzatex.com, 503-642-9693). You can see the price ($3,250) for a basic model of this clock here http://www.alzatex.com/products/cata...p_dsp3600b.php , as the DSP3600b is pretty much what we are using.
This price would not include the bullet-proof plastic casing we had built (and donated) by a third party, the lenses, the remote display for the scorers, the boat-racers proof connectors, and wiring for three separate segment cases (easier for us to haul to haul 3 2.5' X 4' cases than one 4' X 8' case) that the CORA clock has.
Again, without the generosity of the APBA Historical Society (a big thanks to Patrick Gleason and Steve Greaves on the grant app and sales pitch), CORA Commodore Lee Tietze, the Newberg Boat Club, the persistance of Ken Kaiser, and numerous donations from CORA members and other Region 10 racers, this 4-year project would not have been completed this successfully.
These photos were shot from across the course, zoomed in for an "on course" perspective. This clock can easily be read from at least a quarter-mile, even a half mile away.
The clock itself consists of circuit board panels that create 3 36" high digits using red LEDs that are visible at extreme oblique angles. Red lenses are used in front of the LEDs (within 1/8" to 1/4" of the LEDS) to maximize visibility in bright sunlight.
As far as price, you will need to contact Terry at Alzatex (alzatex.com, 503-642-9693). You can see the price ($3,250) for a basic model of this clock here http://www.alzatex.com/products/cata...p_dsp3600b.php , as the DSP3600b is pretty much what we are using.
This price would not include the bullet-proof plastic casing we had built (and donated) by a third party, the lenses, the remote display for the scorers, the boat-racers proof connectors, and wiring for three separate segment cases (easier for us to haul to haul 3 2.5' X 4' cases than one 4' X 8' case) that the CORA clock has.
Again, without the generosity of the APBA Historical Society (a big thanks to Patrick Gleason and Steve Greaves on the grant app and sales pitch), CORA Commodore Lee Tietze, the Newberg Boat Club, the persistance of Ken Kaiser, and numerous donations from CORA members and other Region 10 racers, this 4-year project would not have been completed this successfully.
These photos were shot from across the course, zoomed in for an "on course" perspective. This clock can easily be read from at least a quarter-mile, even a half mile away.
), even from across the lake.
I laughed so hard fluid came out my nose, nice one ricochet.
...I wasn't trying to be a smartass, I just tried to be accurate answering the question.
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