TribalTalon 0 #1 January 21, 2004 i was wondering if anybody here has experience with visual audibles, like a little light hanging down from the helmet like a camera indicator light would.. i'm deaf, and i dont wear my implant in freefall, so a normal audible wouldnt do anything for me. i'm getting a mindwarp helmet so i'd really like to get an audible as i'll be free flying (or trying to) heh. let me know if you know of where they sell them or if you have any ideas. many thanks!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #2 January 22, 2004 No one that I know of is currently making one so you'll have to find one used. I believe there is one you can get for the original Timeouts---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #3 January 22, 2004 Quotei was wondering if anybody here has experience with visual audibles, like a little light hanging down from the helmet L&B, makers of ProTrack and ProDytter, have mentioned this as a possible product a few years ago, but I have not heard anything about it ever since. They were planning to introduce a LED that would atatch to your goggles and flash a red color when a ProTrack goes off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TribalTalon 0 #4 January 22, 2004 well that just blows. :( isnt there somebody that could figure out how to make one? couldnt be that hard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #5 January 22, 2004 I'm sure someone could, but I'm not that good with a soldering iron.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #6 January 22, 2004 Talk to Greg Gasson (sp?). I saw that he had an audible/visual alarm on one of his helments while he was giving his camera workshop in Eloy. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TribalTalon 0 #7 January 22, 2004 how do i get ahold of him? thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #8 January 22, 2004 user name: gasson edit: go to "who's online" then "view member directory" then search by last name.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjf98 0 #9 January 22, 2004 If it wasn't then I'd be making them and getting the money. Thing is you don't need to make a new audible. What you need to do is to figure out how to add an additional piece to existing audibles and make it an aftermarket upgrade. HMMM I know a couple of inventors Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TribalTalon 0 #10 January 22, 2004 well thats what i had in mind, was to just try to add it on, maybe take like a camera indicator light and try to wire it into the audible to go off when it beeps. *shrugs* i'm sure it could be done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iowa 0 #11 January 22, 2004 I was on a load with a girl at Lake Wales several years ago that had what I think you're looking for. It looked like a cameye on her helmet without any video stuff, so I asked her, "What's that?". She explained that it was an audible wired to a light that flashes. Keith ''Always do sober what you said you would do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.'' - Ernest Hemingway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisky 2 #12 January 22, 2004 Couldn't be too hard to attach the contacts of a cameye to those of the beeper of an audible. Question is whether they're about the same current. I f i had money to waste (an audible is doing it for me), i'd try it. But i have to pay my tickets... The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #13 January 22, 2004 The visual indicator on time outs are quite easy to come by in England (read - no one really uses them so there are plenty just sat arround). You might try importing one if they are scarce in the States. You should be able to pick up a Timeout for $60 (cheap to us but sucks for you cos of the exchange rate) and the visual dongle is peanuts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #14 January 22, 2004 There was a flashing light option on the first Dytters made specifically for freefall photographers. The trick is finding an air-worthy original Dytter, then asking Larsen & Brusgard (sp?) to install the light. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clownburner 0 #15 January 22, 2004 That shouldn't be too hard; I mean, original dytters seem abundant and cheap, and most of them seem to still work pretty well... I asked Greg Gasson about his and that's what he's got: an original 'visual' dytter. He also uses two pro-dytter audibles as well. This is definately something I would have thought would be more common, especially with the surge in video-heads.7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TribalTalon 0 #16 January 22, 2004 how would i goabout finding one?? sounds interesting. i'd pay 60 bucks for one.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #17 January 22, 2004 Quotehow would i goabout finding one?? Keep an eye on uk.rec.skydiving and the dirtdive.co.uk classifieds for people that are selling them. Maybe post there saying that you're looking. GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #18 January 22, 2004 QuoteThere was a flashing light option on the first Dytters made specifically for freefall photographers. The trick is finding an air-worthy original Dytter, then asking Larsen & Brusgard (sp?) to install the light. This accessory is called a "Light-Track", I believe. I found some note of its existence, but not much. clicky - Parachutes de france.com catalogue page Very bottom of page - "Light-Track" Pro-Dytter accessory from clicky - a L&B products FAQ: "Question: When is the LIGHT-TRACK available? Answer: Probably by middle or end of year 2000." -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #19 January 22, 2004 I know it doesn't help you now, but this kinda interests me. I think I might try and get my hands on a dytter (whatever model) do a few tests, and try and find an led that would work. all you'd likely need is an led, some high-gauge wire, and a series resistor to regulate the current draw. Once you had the details worked out a tutorial wouldn't be too hard to put together. My only concern would be is if it would effect the performance of the device... some testing would probably be in order there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TribalTalon 0 #20 January 22, 2004 exactly. and i bet you could make some coin off the deal if you figured out how to make it to where somebody could just plug it in or send it in to you to modify. it really cannot be that hard to do, i just dont have a dytter to screw around with, or i'd try it myself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klund 0 #21 January 22, 2004 According to a dealer web-page, both ProTrack and ProDytter are compatible with "Light-Track Visual Warning system". Try contacting Larsen & Brusgaard directly. - Kristian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TribalTalon 0 #22 January 23, 2004 i emailed em earlier today, just waiting on an email. i'm hoping to hear back from them soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #23 January 23, 2004 Quoteexactly. and i bet you could make some coin off the deal if you figured out how to make it to where somebody could just plug it in or send it in to you to modify. it really cannot be that hard to do, i just dont have a dytter to screw around with, or i'd try it myself. The problem with making skydiving equipment, as I see it, is two-fold: 1. If people depend on your product, and it lets them down, sooner or later they will sue you. This will immediately be a very bad thing, financially, no matter what. 2. If people depend on your product, and it lets them down, you may have indirectly hurt or killed someone. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Auryn 0 #24 January 23, 2004 Quotewell that just blows. :( isnt there somebody that could figure out how to make one? couldnt be that hard. you don't need to make one. just look for the "Time out Flashing Edition" used. there are a good amount out there for sale (or last I checked a couple of months ago) and they aren't too expensive either. I had a regular time out, and they are a little bulky, but very reliable. I dont know about the flashing one, but if it was to the same standards it should've been a good product. blue ones D 27808 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TribalTalon 0 #25 January 23, 2004 here's the follow up on my email to Mads Larsen, Hello Don, Thank you for your e-mail. We have been following the discussion on Dropzone.com and I am very sorry that we discontinued the development of the Light-Track accessory that should connect to the Pro-Dytter and Pro-Track. We have no more stock of the old model Dytter with the light-accessory. Hopefully, we will be ready around the beginning og 2005 with something you can use. I am really sorry that we have not put much energy into these needs for deaf skydivers... Best regards, Mads Larsen WAHHH!!!! guess now i'll have to look for one of those timeout things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
