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From: pimpom on 28 Nov 2009 16:23
Frank Buss wrote:
> pimpom wrote:
>
>> Commercial units are out of the
>> question for now. This is not just due to cost, but also
>> because
>> we don't have easy access to the services and facilities you
>> take
>> for granted in more advanced places.
>
> If you have a parcel service like UPS, I think Digikey will
> deliver
> parts, but other shops can deliver full systems, too, if there
> are no
> export restrictions to your place.
>
Thanks for your interest, but no way is that possible. In this
remote place - really the most isolated state in India - I can't
even get things shipped quickly from another state.

>> I can't even ride a bike and what I know about what's needed
>> is
>> what I've gleaned from the internet over the past 24 hours.
>> None
>> of the organisers know all the details either. The event is to
>> take place about 3 weeks from now, so I told them that I'll do
>> some investigations but can't promise anything at such short
>> notice.
>
> 3 weeks is not much time for building a professional system.
> The
> low-cost solution: Some switches, some lamps and a human
> operator
> (someone sitting beside the start line and switching the
> switches
> while watching for false starts :-)

It's an interesting project but the short time available is
frustrating, especially since I've never anything similar to this
before. But the fully manual option is just not acceptable (I
assume the suggestion was made tongue-in-cheek :)). They might
just as well count 1-2-3 with a megaphone.


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