refresh951

I want to build a knock counter but am having trouble finding where I can buy the counter. The links in old posts do not seem to be good.

Scott H

Hmm, they took them off the website at SkyCraft Surplus. They were around $12-13 bucks. I'm local to them and have to make a trip there tomorrow, they had quite a few left when I was there 2 weeks ago. I can grab you one if they're still in stock and ship it to you if you'd like. I was meaning to pick myself up another since I kind of buggered up my first attempt.

refresh951

Scott,

Really appreciate that. That would be great! I will cover yours as well for the effort. Please pick 2 up for me if they have enough. I am going to make an attempt at some modifications. Let me know and I will cover cost plus shipping via Paypal.

Scott H

Sounds good, I'll send you a PM tomorrow after I get back.

Anybody else interested in one?

xsboost90

if you want i have a dash trim section w/ a knock counter glued into the clock position. I used it for a month then put my old stuff back in. Dan.

Scott H

PM sent.

And for those that are interested in this, they only have a handful left. Seems someone grabbed 50 or so of them in the past week. They have resettable mechanical counters for $10 that might work, I just don't know what sort of resolution they have vs. the digital.

JohnKoaWood

FWIW, this is what I found, and sent in a recent e-mail..

"Apparently Curtis is no longer offering the counter so many of us have used, however digikey offers the latest counters, WITH reset built in...

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/Dk...FUx95Qod-xgd_w

any of the 5-12 VDC offerings should work fine, the 12-48 VDC powered ones MAY not power on if your voltage from the alternator or battery drops, but the 5-12 VDC should be fine!

And best part is the reset is active on these!"

refresh951

Scott,

You are the man, thanks! If you ever need anything in GA let me know. I sent a PM.

John - Thanks for all your info on the counters, I plan on using your write-up this weekend.

ausgeflippt951

Hey Y'all beat me to this one -- I've been meaning to mock up a knock counter myself. John, where might I find your writeup?

I'm a big fan of a built-in reset.

JohnKoaWood

https://rennlist.com/forums/944-turb...ighlight=reset

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ZW 944

So this is a thread resurrection, but no need to create new threads on the same theme...

the skycraft source for the curtis counter is long gone, I just got off the phone with digikey, and they said theirs are out of stock as well, unless you want the PC mounting version. http://www.digikey.com/product-searc...0&pageSize=100

I did come across this website, which offers several different variants of the curtis counter with different options including backlighting and reset buttons. I tried to place an order for the 703SR601O 5-12VDC but they told me that there would be a 12-14 week lead time as well as a minimum order of 20 units. The "S" casing measurements seem to fit very well with some minor modifications to the clock hole on a 968 coin tray.

http://www.tecknowledgey.com/curtis-...-counters.html

Anyhow, my question is: is there another source? While I would love to see if there is enough interest to do a group-buy of the above counter, I don't have nearly enough cash on hand right now to handle that kind of thing.

Dougs951S

Also interested in this, is there no other source?

Sixline

Anybody else using the Red Lion counters?

Source: https://rennlist.com/forums/944-and-...yno-plots.html

ZW 944

I guess its a good option at $117, maybe somebody else will have them cheaper... time to search

Heres the link for $117: https://store.redlion.net/store/come...idCategory=490

Sixline

Well they have a few different models and a bunch of sub-models all at different prices. I can only guess which one would be the best option.