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InsiderPermalink Reply by Jason Byrne on August 5, 2018 at 7:30pm

I like the idea, but I don't think it will work out of the box. I think the wireless presenters emulate the left and right arrow keys. But RaceTab is looking for a spacebar press instead. It would an easy update to RaceTab to support either, but man I haven't even fired up my Windows computer in a long time to update RaceTab! Will see if I can dust off that laptop sometime and remember to do that update.

Don Passenger had a USB "plunger" button that he used for this purpose and that worked.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Miller on October 18, 2018 at 10:00am

I host 3-4 meets a year using RaceTab.

This is the plunger I use. It defaults to the space bar but you can program it to emulate any keystroke you like.

https://www.delcomproducts.com/productdetails.asp?PartNumber=706400-5M

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InsiderPermalink Reply by Kevin Behmer, A2 Race Management on November 1, 2018 at 9:11pm

Is that plunger durable enough to handle larger XC races with 150+ finishers?

I have this one but really only use it for Road Races as the mechanics feel a bit 'soft'

http://piengineering.com/accessories/TriggerSwitch.php

All that said, I'll support what Jason Indicated above, message Don Passenger at MichianaTiming and have him sell you a USB plunger box!

Eric Miller said:

I host 3-4 meets a year using RaceTab.

This is the plunger I use. It defaults to the space bar but you can program it to emulate any keystroke you like.

https://www.delcomproducts.com/productdetails.asp?PartNumber=706400-5M

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RookiePermalink Reply by Jamie Rykse on November 9, 2018 at 4:11pm

Ditto the plunger box from Don. We just use one of our sprint 8 plungers with it. Works wonderfully.

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