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Originally posted by wild03
Nice! The software we used only monitors one data line per lane, so Steve came up with the idea of using two mirrors to accomplish that same thing. you will have the laser pointer at the starting line, cross the lane to a mirror that will take the beam along the lane to another mirror that will take the beam cross the lane along the finish line to the detector. I tried this setup and it was VERY easy to setup and use. You break the beam when you are over the start line and this will trigger the counter, then you'll break the same beam on the finish line stopping the counter.
Good luck!
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I'm glad someone finally tried the mirror idea. I'm thinking one might even be able to split a single laser into two, so you could mount the laser in the center of the dragstrip, devide it imediately into two starting lines, then using other mirrors direct both the length of the strip and again reflect across the lanes for finish lines. Just a thought.