Basic scoring question

[SoVtEpee]

Hi Folks-
Here is a newbie question. Does the scoring machine light up to indicate the fencer who got the the hit, or the fencer who received the hit?

[noodle]

modern boxes, when you hook them up as you would expect, they light up to indicate the side who has scored the touch.

older boxes used to be the opposite.

so, if you're watching older video or you maybe have an older box, you should keep that in mind.

[phillipmj]

older boxes used to be the opposite.

When did that change?

[Purple Fencer]

When did that change?

Sometime in the late 90s....98-99???

All you had to do at the time was swap the floor cords, tho.

[KD5MDK]

That still hasn't changed, if your box hasn't.

[noodle]

When did that change?

i want to say that it either started in the 99 season, or the 00 season.

[edew]

January 2000. It wasn't used at the 2000 NCAAs, which caused a lot of grief for the referees who were just getting used to the change. It was changed to be ready for the 2000 Olympics.

[noodle]

It was changed to be ready for the 2000 Olympics.

thats what i thought, though i couldn't remember if it was the same year or not

[EldRick]

Bushi have problems with their egos.

[Timberwolf_CY]

Bushi have no problems scoring.

So, just because I'd like to know...how many men have you killed? If you lost and are still alive, why are you STILL not dead?

And claiming you're not a bushi, after all the crap you've posted, would be the best response imaginable...

[Grasshopper]

I would buy that game.

[Mauler]

Bushi have problems with their egos.

Leggo their egos!