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08-31-2004, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by neevel Estoc has a wireless 3-W system that they are advertising on their web site. It uses RF, so it won't be approved by the current FIE administration for competition use. The intent seems to be to market it for club installation. There's no price set yet, but Scott Harkey told me that it'll be somewhere north of a couple grand. Given that you can nowadays get a single 3-W strip with a bungee system set up for less than $500 (or $800-900 with reels), the economics don't strike me as particularly favorable.
-Dave | Another problem with Estoc's system is that they require different connections on the reel end of your body cord (last time I saw it it was DB-9), and that they also require different tips for foil and epee if you want to get grounding to work.
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08-31-2004, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Artisan Um yeah...French and electronics....two words you don't usually hear in the same sentence. | Schlumberger is a French company, I think. The smart card system was also invented by a French person in France IIRC.
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08-31-2004, 02:25 PM
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#23 | | Armorer
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Originally Posted by Artisan Um yeah...French and electronics....two words you don't usually hear in the same sentence. | British and electronics are usually what you want to be afraid of  . (Memories of the headlight switch on a college friend's Triumph Spitfire bursting into flame).
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10-02-2004, 07:41 PM
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#24 | | Armorer
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Originally Posted by dekko One other question, what kind of ground strip was being used? There were some close up shots of it from time to time and couldn't nail down exactly what kind of strip it was.
Anyone know? | I was watching the Sabre finals and I believe I can give you a definite answer. Even though they were not using the reels for Sabre, they did not take them off the piste area. They were Prieur reels, meaning Prieur was the supplier. So the piste were made by Prieur.
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