Quote Originally Posted by Rob M View Post
I don't get why a servo and controller is necessary... Local electronics hobby shops sell motors, gears, geared motors, reed switches, micro switches. With a little thought and a reasonable amount of metalworking skill it shouldn't be difficult to make a simple, self-resetting electric target. I would have done it before now if I wasn't so damn busy!
I think it can be done for less cost and more time building the thing like you suggest. Where it falls down (Excuse the pun ) is when you want to alter the timing or have them operate in sequence or such. I'd rather spend £30 or so on a servo and controller than £10 on gears and motors and not know how to fix it all together. I think I am looking at the bigger picture of getting several targets to work together in a controlled sequence. But then I am biased as I work on industrial control systems for a living!

Lets face it there is nothing wrong with the string on the standard Nockover, but fully automated targets is a fun project.

Thanks

Mark