Originally Posted by Shuino (Post 15828147)

Sorry to dig up such an old post, but I just recently got the Lap Monitor here and I cannot figure out how to set a Race by a number of laps rather than time.

Am I just crazy, or is the only option just guessing a random time and letting it run?

Originally Posted by Billy Kelly (Post 15828164)

There’s a lap setting. It’s come up here before. I’ll try to get a picture

Originally Posted by Shuino (Post 15828180)

That would be much appreciated, I cannot seem to get rid of the "Heat duration in mn" no matter the "Heat type" I pick it seems.

Originally Posted by Billy Kelly (Post 15828198)

It is by time only. The previous post I was thinking off was trying to do 1 minute races.

I run 5 minute hears

Originally Posted by Shuino (Post 15828201)

Wow, what a let down this thing as been. I honestly cannot believe a device exists to tracks laps but does not have an option to race by a set number of laps.

Originally Posted by Billy Kelly (Post 15828210)

I don’t think any of them can do that. Since races are done by time. Not by laps.

Originally Posted by Shuino (Post 15828268)

LapMonitor did actually answer directly through a FaceBook message, and it seems this will be a feature in a upcoming release.

I guess racing by only a set time on a circuit is an RC thing? That just seems extremely strange to me, but hey I am new to this.

Originally Posted by cbh148 (Post 15832344)

Bought 6 or so transponders to loan out to people at the track, and embarrassed myself today as it would only read 1 lap for 1 of the transponders because the sun was out. Hell, it didn't read 1 lap, just the beginning of one lap for one vehicle.

Even when I moved the camera to the shade, pointing at a straight section of the track that was also in the shade, it still would not detect anything. Only once the sun was beginning to set did it start working.

Is this just the way it is? Seems like a terrible catch in the system if a device for the usually-outdoor activity of RC car racing is at odds with the sun.
With the infrared beam. Sunlight can be a issue. Usually just moving the reader works. Some have put boxes around it.

Or an overhead timing bridge. That aims the reader down as vehicles pass under.
All transponders were ziptied to the shock towers as there's no easy way to aim it through a body window without going to a lot of trouble to 3D print custom CAD'd brackets for each different vehicle, which nobody will bother to do for just a loaner transponder type of thing.

Originally Posted by cbh148 (Post 15832344)

Bought 6 or so transponders to loan out to people at the track, and embarrassed myself today as it would only read 1 lap for 1 of the transponders because the sun was out. Hell, it didn't read 1 lap, just the beginning of one lap for one vehicle.

Even when I moved the camera to the shade, pointing at a straight section of the track that was also in the shade, it still would not detect anything. Only once the sun was beginning to set did it start working.

Is this just the way it is? Seems like a terrible catch in the system if a device for the usually-outdoor activity of RC car racing is at odds with the sun.

All transponders were ziptied to the shock towers as there's no easy way to aim it through a body window without going to a lot of trouble to 3D print custom CAD'd brackets for each different vehicle, which nobody will bother to do for just a loaner transponder type of thing.