ManCityPete
- May 10, 2012
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Hello all,
I am a rower in traditional fixed seat rowing boats. When we are racing, it is very difficult to maintain a steady stroke rate as sea conditions and race pressure tend to push up stroke rate.
I had an idea for a simple device to help me but I have only basic electronic knowledge and therefore I came looking for help.
What I want is a device which could flash a light at the correct stroke rate. The complication is that I would need to be able to vary that stroke rate. My ideal scenario would therefore to have a small box with some form of display so that I can set the required stroke rate (from 20 to 40 strokes per minute) which then flashes a light on for, say, 0.3 seconds that many times per minute.
There are audio devices which do this but they are usually as part of very expensive timing devices and I need something cheap! And oh yes, it has to be relatively water resistant!
Is this as complicated as I thought?
I am a rower in traditional fixed seat rowing boats. When we are racing, it is very difficult to maintain a steady stroke rate as sea conditions and race pressure tend to push up stroke rate.
I had an idea for a simple device to help me but I have only basic electronic knowledge and therefore I came looking for help.
What I want is a device which could flash a light at the correct stroke rate. The complication is that I would need to be able to vary that stroke rate. My ideal scenario would therefore to have a small box with some form of display so that I can set the required stroke rate (from 20 to 40 strokes per minute) which then flashes a light on for, say, 0.3 seconds that many times per minute.
There are audio devices which do this but they are usually as part of very expensive timing devices and I need something cheap! And oh yes, it has to be relatively water resistant!
Is this as complicated as I thought?