Flightscope and Lighting

[leoapd]

So, it's known FS has trouble with fluorescent lighting. Will LED tubes have same affect?

[mystic]

I haven't seen the difference in the type of lighting but I have seen the effect of minimal lighting. One room I built in a home has so much light that we don't need to dot the balls.

[goatbarn]

....that makes no sense. Please tell me why more light matters when you're using radar?

Indoors the sticker magnifies the return signal back to the radar. The the way these machines work has zero to do with amount of light. Hence why you can use them at midnight/zero ambient light on the range.

If the lumen quantity in the room you're using your radar mattered at all, it'd be recommended by Flightscope to have XXX lumens OR use a metallic sticker. Which they don't.

To the OP, florescent lighting should be avoided since it has high RFI. Stick with FCC rated LED or incandescent lighting. Halogen lights are fine too. It's really just important to avoid florescent.

[leoapd]

Thanks. Didn't think the amount of lighting would affect it. As for fluorescent, will be changing those out to tube LED's. Thanks

[leoapd]

Also, on the ball stickers, can a metallic sharpie be used on the ball instead? I don't have unit yet, on its way. Just trying to get set up.

[mystic]

If you don't have enough light in the room the radar will not be able to detect spin rates, which is why the metallic dot is required.

[Dax]

Is the metallic dot not there to reflect the radar signal back to the unit in order to allow for a more accurate reading. I agree with the comments above, this could all be done in the dark in the light has nothing to do with what the radar is doing.

[sorensen]

If you don't have enough light in the room the radar will not be able to detect spin rates, which is why the metallic dot is required.

you can use a radar in total darkness, but it might be a little hard to hit the ball :-)

[Dax]

Lol, this is what I was thinking when I wrote my comment. This is the second time on this thread that the point has been made and would like to ensure that we don't get misinformation out there as that is not what this forum is about. The only issue that I am aware of from lighting is what has been answered above. The only other things that I know will interfere indoors is fans and lots of reflections (I.e. Metal walls like a garage door that the unit faces - although I know TM might have fixed this, but I have not tested the fix).

[goatbarn]

If radar didn't work in the dark:

A: Bats would be pretty F'd.
B: Everyone would speed as fast as they can on the highways.

I'm sure there are many other jokes to be made, but I haven't had coffee yet.

[bronco]

How much would a metal roof have an affect? I have a 24x30 open garage that has a metal roof. The roof is around 15ft or so from the ground. My plans was to set up a Fs and net under it

[Dax]

Not sure, but I know that a metal garage door has a big impact on a radars ability to read the ball. I had this issue with my TM in registering certain shots. I worked with TM on this and they were working on a fix, but I decided to move my TM to a different location to deal with the issue. The problem here was that the radar was shooting directly into the metal door and this would likely not be the case in your set-up, but if you have a metal garage door, I would make sure you factor his into your consideration.