Thread: DIY Steel Plate Impact Detection

Originally Posted by Rebel Grey

I think it would be useful to have a relay to power a bright Strobe. Is it possible to get the plans or even buy a set up from you? A 1000 meter range should be sufficient for my purposes but your suggested 2KM would be ideal.

Still work in progress - like most of my projects I get side tracked and the projects evolve into something different. This project is no exception (unfortunately).

Current setup works well with 22LR. Current version does not have a strobe light, but it has two high-bright RGB LEDs that means I can use the same receiver with multiple plate detectors and assign a specific colour to each one.
Centrefire cals have created some issues especially with smaller plates on shorter distances - the impact shock created all sort of issues. Shooting antennas off turns out to be a real problem similar to finding methods to reliably install the impact sensors on existing plates.

I am working on a revised prototype that we plan to test in about 2 months. I will post on here when I get it working reliably.