Gadget Freak Case #148: Improve Your Batting Average without SteroidsGadget Freak Case #148: Improve Your Batting Average without Steroids

DN Staff

September 14, 2009

2 Min Read
Gadget Freak Case #148: Improve Your Batting Average without Steroids

Typical pitching machines make it hard for a batter to prepare a proper swing. To improve his performance at bat, Nathan Loden created this pitch alert system by attaching an IR LED and sensor to the ball feed mechanism. When the next ball up is blocking the sensor, the signal is fed into a circuit that switches on a bank of high-intensity, flashing LEDs. The batter has plenty of time to set his swing unless, of course, he is distracted by the fascinating light display. So go have a slugfest!

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Gadget Freak Case 148 Improve Your Batting Average without Steroids

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Amt

Part Description

Allied Part #

1

MOSFET

431-0411

2

330O Resistor IC pack of 8

755-0374

1

1.5 Mohm Resistor

296-6539

1

Diode, IR Emitting

431-0717

1

9V Power Supply 330mA

653-0175

12

White High-Intensity LED

505-3005

Additional parts required: 1 IR phototransistor

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