Mammoth Timers' Guide
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Intro and Best Practices
Intro
Time of Day (ToD) Timing
Electronic Timing
Best Practices
General Best Practices
Make a Plan and Prepare Before Race Day
Always Have a Backup
Make it Weatherproof and Public-proof
Keep it TIGHT
Expect the Unexpected
Wiring and Connections Best Practices
Polarity
Securing Connections
Banana Plug to Timing Box
Banana Plug to Banana Plug
Securing Wire Runs
To a fence
On bamboo
Under the snow
Setup
Homologated Setup
Start Setup
Finish Setup
Timing Shack Setup
Connect the electronic timers
Connect the start
Connect the finish
Connect to the timing PC
Connect Coms
Scoreboard Setup
Intermediates and Speed Traps
Wired Intermediate Timing
Wireless Intermediate Timing
Why intermediate times?
Choosing a location
Safety
Other Timing Setup
Ralphie’s Free Course
The Start
The Finish
Timing Shack
Testing and Troubleshooting
Running a Race
Radio Protocol
Start Ref Protocol
Finish Ref Protocol
Timer Protocol
Mammoth Mountain Protocol
Timing With Split Second
Race Day Plan
Get Race Files Ready
Test Start and Finish
Test Display Board(s)
Test Scoreboard Communication
Sync Timers
Start Run on Time!
Prepare Report by the Referee
Send Results to Race Admin
Complete TDTR
Other Race Day Officials
A note on volunteers
Starter
Handtimers
Infrastructure
Mountain Layout
Race Venues
Timing Shacks
Equipment
Equipment List
Start Area
Start Block
Start Wand
Start Block Chain
Headset with TAG Plug Adaptor Attached
Com Box
Start Gater
Electronic Start Clock
Free Course Start Controller
Finish Area
Impulse Distributor
Photocell Pair
Photocell Gimble
Scored Finish Post
Cheese Wedge Pad
Finish Panel
Homologated Timer
Hand Watch
Alge Self Timer
Wiring and Cables
Pigtail
TAG-to-TAG Cable
Tag-to-Banana Cable
Long Start Wand Cable
Short Start Wand Cable
RS-232 Cable with USB Adaptor
Three Pair Spool
Two Pair Spool
Hand Spool
Kits
Homologated Start Kit
Homologated Finish Kit
Free Course Start Kit
Non-homologated Finish Kit
Interval Kit (wired)
In-Depth Equipment Guides
Alge ASC3 Start Clock
Wiring and Setup
Syncing Time of Day
Setting Interval and Brightness
Alge Self Timer SF3
Self-Timing
Cabling
Settings
Hanhart Delta E 100
Setting System Time
Step 1 - Reset the watch
Step 2 - Set ‘TIME’ mode
Step 3 - Set time
Syncing Hand Watches
Step 1 - Reset the watch
Step 2 - Set ‘TIME’ mode
Step 3 - Set the split time
Step 4 - Sync Watches
TAG-Heuer CP 540/545
Basic setup
Turning on the printer
Setting timing precision
Set lock time
Syncing timers
Troubleshooting
CP 540 won’t turn on
Printer keeps turning off
Reference
Paperwork
EET
TDTR
Penalty Calculation
ICR Reference
611 Technical Installations
611.3 Timing
612 Start and Finish Officials
613 The Start
615 The Finish
617 Calculation and Announcement of Results
Useful Links
Rules
Chief of Timing and Calc Study Guides
Other
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