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Standard 2" x 2" wooden stake used for mounting photocells for (primarily) ski racing, from the most basic citizens race all the way up to the Olympic Games. These are used because of their rigidity as well as their ability to shear at ground level if hit hard enough by a falling athlete (posts should be scored at ground level usi [..]

Standard 4" x 4" wooden post used for start gates in ski racing. Most electronic startgate devices are designed to easily fasten to this form factor.

Alternating Current. Form of electrical current normally associated with 110 volt house current. Opposite of DC (direct current), commonly associated with battery power.

A type of scoreboard character that allows for the display of both numbers and letters, as opposed to 7-segment characters that can only display numbers.

An electrical expression defined by Current X Voltage, better known as the "flow" of the circuit. In common terms, Amps are what kill people in accidents, not voltage. See also Volt, Watt.

Type of electrical connector manufactured by Amphenol Corp. In Alge & PST products this is the large screw-down connector for GAz displays & PST scoreboards.

Standard connector used in sports timing applications because of its robustness and positive connection. ALGE & Phoenix Sports employ banana plugs and sockets made in Germany by Hirschmann. Phoenix also recommends banana plugs manufactured by Pomona.

Synonym for Photocell.

Non-volatile memory contained in some timers & printers. Allows storage of received information until requested by the user at a later time (to conserve paper, etc). NOTE: buffer memory is normally erased when the timer or printer is turned off, and cannot be retrieved.