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Etek Star Board Breakbeam sensor part# (or other help)
Hey,
Trying to drop an E2 board into an Etek Star frame, I have the frame dremelled out to accept the board, but the sensor on the E2 board doesn't match up with the trigger, as everything 06+ went to a centered arm instead of an offset one. I was thinking of just desoldering the sensor from the Star board and placing it on the E2, , but the emitter takes 5V, whereas the emitter on the E2 board is only 1.5V to the emitter.
Does anyone know the part number? I want to see if I can find a similar part with a lower voltage requirement to match the E2 board.
Or, if I could replace a resistor, that would work too, but I would love to know which one and what I should replace it with.
Really wishing I had an electric soldering iron right now, my butane one is just EATING through fuel while set as high as possible.... yes, I took the emitter off before checking the voltage drop.
Thanks!
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can the E2 board handle break beam eyes? i am assuming that the etek eyes are break beam.
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Insider
E2 can handle break beam eyes, but I'm talking about the trigger sensor.
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Insider
Further to this, does anyone know any specs on the receiver used for these boards? I'm curious to know what wavelength these emitters are supposed to be detecting.
I wonder if an email to Planet could help me with this better..
edit - being dumb. I can just match both pieces and be good to go.
edit 2 - Ordering these parts:
Emitter
Receiver
I worry about the receiver orientation being correct, but hey, it's like 4 dollars.
Last edited by new ion?; 02-02-2014 at 03:55 PM.
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Insider
I did it on my karni a ling time ago using an mq2....dont remember how i did the trigger tho....
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Insider
I've actually modified an 06 frame for an E2 as well. For that one, I just put a 'flag' of electrical tape along the trigger arm...
I don't have pics, but I can get some when I get home.
This I want to do 'properly' though. Plus, there would be a LOT more trigger arm to file off, and I would still need to put a 'flag' on the arm.
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So, I've replaced the trigger sensor. Pics to follow. Unfortunately, my screen developed a couple lines in it, which sucks. Possibly due to a short I inadvertently introduced when I accidentally touched the capacitor leads to bare aluminium.
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Crappy second photo, but here we go.
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