Nimitz Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 you guys all have way too much time on your hands ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G19 Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 you guys all have way too much time on your hands ..... Says the guy who reads and posts in a thread on a topic he's not interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDA Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I got the second emitter to work one time. It jumped from three to six digits every time I passed my finger through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I got the second emitter to work one time. It jumped from three to six digits every time I passed my finger through it. That'll sure speed up your reloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDA Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I hadn't thought of it that way. Look at the money I'll save on bullets, primers, and powder as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G19 Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) You need to angle the IR beam.IR.jpg I received the photo interrupter and have everything wired up, but finding that it doesn't take much ambient light for the sensor to detect it (which also makes it impossible for a round to 'interrupt' the light detected by the sensor). From your pic, it looks like your sensor isn't shielded from ambient light. Does your reloading setup end up casting a shadow over the sensor? Or maybe you are using fluorescent lighting (no IR, or much less IR than incandescent light)? Edit: I wrapped a good portion of both the sensor and emitter with electrical tape to limit the directions the triggering light can come from. It's low enough that rounds cannot scoot under, but even with the blue tape across the top of the chute, I'm having some rounds bouncing over. This is with .380 acp, so it might be less of an issue with larger rounds. I'll have to create a gate/dampener that progressively (as the round makes its way down the chute) lowers the ceiling on how high the round can bounce. Edited July 26, 2015 by G19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 The shield on the top of the slide must be angled down to direct the bullet . See the picture of the piece of sheet metal that I used. I'm not sure about the light problem. I am sure that when I pointed the emitter and receiver directly at each other, they didn't work. From the look of light in your picture, you're by a window. Can you put up a piece of IR/UV tinted plastic over the window? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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