finding your disc's.

[Dj1001]

Out of extreme frustration of losing discs I decided to put my creative engineering aspect to work.

I came up with an idea to use a small cr2032 battery with a switch and a micro piezo buzzer.

That is then covered in shrink wrap and one side of Velcro.
The velcro is placed in the center of the disc. As far as I can tell the flight of the disc is unnaffected. The unit only weighs .6oz.

The result is of course not pdga legal but for practice games it is perfect.

The buzzer is loud enough to hear if you are within 100 ft
Of the disc.


Once I get the design perfected ill post a tutorial.

 

[EeBeKay]

Sweet , how much?

 

[prerube]

it changes the flight and would not be legal in tourney play, so you would get used to an overstable leopard and flip it when it counts.
I use these when teaching blind students. a dragon becomes a predator.

 

[Dj1001]

huh, great minds think alike.

his design appeared to use a capacitor which would need to be charged before every throw and would eventually die.

as for price Im gonna do some more testing but if I am able to buy the parts in bulk i could sell them for probably less than 10 bucks.

 

[codyroberts18]

^This!!! PS3 disc golf is the safest and best for boosting confidence. Can't lose discs there.

 

[Clempson13]

i just spray mine with cologne and go where the ladies flock

 

[megamerican]

huh, great minds think alike.

his design appeared to use a capacitor which would need to be charged before every throw and would eventually die.

as for price Im gonna do some more testing but if I am able to buy the parts in bulk i could sell them for probably less than 10 bucks.

Design a system that uses the discs spin to charge the capacitor. With a decent enough capacitor you should be able to find it before it wears out.

 

[Clempson13]

Design a system that uses the discs spin to charge the capacitor. With a decent enough capacitor you should be able to find it before it wears out.

would require magnet/bearings and would add weight as well as act against the applied axial torque place on the disc.

 

[steve a]

Just buy hot pink discs. I have never lost a hot pink disc.

 

[Clempson13]

Just buy hot pink discs. I have never lost a hot pink disc.

i have. 60 feet off the shore of the lake/pond at winthrop :|

 

[Martin Dewgarita]

I want one that only my dog can hear please.

 

[EeBeKay]

I mainly use hot pink discs as well! They are the easiest to see... Well for me at least

 

[KniceZ]

Bright disc colors are the best insurance against loosing discs. I expect to be replacing my dark blue stingray soon.

 

[craftsman]

I would not want to play with illegal disc users, especially if their disc made annoying sounds.
Good luck though.

 

[Dsplayname]

As far as I can tell the flight of the disc is unnaffected. The unit only weighs .6oz.

It's a good idea, but 0.6 ounces is 16.8 grams, which can be a lot of weight to add to a disc. If you can get the designs right, you could probably get into business with blackjax discs and have them mold it into the disc, so as not to mess up the weighting.

 

[MrFixIt]

i just spray mine with cologne and go where the ladies flock

*breaks out the Aqua Velva and Hai Karate*

 

[jtreadwell]

I would not want to play with illegal disc users, especially if their disc made annoying sounds.
Good luck though.

I'm sure you're a nice guy but this statement sounds very snobby and elitist, especially in the normally chill world of Disc Golf. If the device could be set up to only make noise on command it would be much less annoying and make tournaments faster if it could be incorporated into a disc during manufacturing. Not picking a fight or meaning any offense, just sayin'.

 

[Dj1001]

went to test my device for durability and in it's current state it just isn't cutting it. i smacked a tree with it attached to one of my beater discs and the device flew off one way and the disc the other.

Back to the drawing board.

 

[EeBeKay]

Dude, don't give up!! You have a nice idea going. I saw a post talking about getting them into the mold. That sounds like a winner to me

 

[chrishysell]

went to test my device for durability and in it's current state it just isn't cutting it. i smacked a tree with it attached to one of my beater discs and the device flew off one way and the disc the other.

Back to the drawing board.

did you find the disc? Success!!!!