I believe higher is better, as you would expect. Don't forget to
consider the worst case scenario your gear will see - rain + wind (small
droplets that refract the laser light, but aren't large enough to form
drops and roll off the lens), long distances between target and laser,
etc.
With the sprinkler system we use to wet the track, on a windy day we
find we get a lot of mist in the air that settles on the laser and
reflectors, which definitely effects the strength of the signal.
The reflectors we are using are rated at 1.5, with a Banner Engineering
Laser emitter (different than JAC), and these work great in all but the
worst of conditions.
-Woody
13 CS Miata
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Mark Andy
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 2:28 PM
To: Evolution Discussion
Cc: autoxmailing list
Subject: RE: [evolution-disc.] Making laser reflectors...
Howdy,
On Wed, 19 May 2004, Woody Rogers wrote:
> I have found Banner Engineering a good source of quality reflectors
> for our timing gear.
>
> http://www.buybanneronline.com/cgi-bin/eris.cgi?wwizmstr=WEB.ACC.PRODU
> CT
> &sel=afperf
Looks good!
What reflectivity factor are people using? Do I want to go with
something like a BRT-92x92 (reflectivity of 3.0)? Or is the
reflectivity mostly just influenced by the size of the target?
Would something like...
"BRT-THG-4X4-5
Retroreflective Tape: 100 x 100mm Package of 5 Reflectivity Factor: 0.7
Max. Temp.= 60 degrees C Adhesive Back for mounting"
...work as well as the original JACircuits reflectors?
Mark
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