Triggering the traps

[YeagerTheCat]

All,

I ask this question somewhat sheepishly ... if you use two traps is it permissable to lock both traps and trigger both (one at time) with the pencil to get the device started or does one have to be already released held back by the first ... eg: you are allowly allowed to have one trigger?

Thanks...

[4Head]

All,

I ask this question somewhat sheepishly ... if you use two traps is it permissable to lock both traps and trigger both (one at time) with the pencil to get the device started or does one have to be already released held back by the first ... eg: you are allowly allowed to have one trigger?

Thanks...

Why would you trigger one at a time??? That gives no advantage. You are, however, allowed to trigger both at the same time since the motion is still perpendicular.

[YeagerTheCat]

We don't especially want to trigger them separately other than they are separate traps and we get a little more out of the traps if both are locked down. If we have to use a pencil vertically it requires two hits, if you can lay the pencil across them of course that works but don't think that is legal

[markuswso17]

We don't especially want to trigger them separately other than they are separate traps and we get a little more out of the traps if both are locked down. If we have to use a pencil vertically it requires two hits, if you can lay the pencil across them of course that works but don't think that is legal

Try to connect the two mousetraps to lock them together. This way you can press a pencil down vertically on the piece connecting the two and they both start at the same time.

[4Head]

We don't especially want to trigger them separately other than they are separate traps and we get a little more out of the traps if both are locked down. If we have to use a pencil vertically it requires two hits, if you can lay the pencil across them of course that works but don't think that is legal

That is legal..

[antoine_ego]

We don't especially want to trigger them separately other than they are separate traps and we get a little more out of the traps if both are locked down. If we have to use a pencil vertically it requires two hits, if you can lay the pencil across them of course that works but don't think that is legal

You can also set just one of them if you're using a single arm system and use that as the trigger.

[4Head]

We don't especially want to trigger them separately other than they are separate traps and we get a little more out of the traps if both are locked down. If we have to use a pencil vertically it requires two hits, if you can lay the pencil across them of course that works but don't think that is legal

You can also set just one of them if you're using a single arm system and use that as the trigger.

setting it that way allows for less string to be wrapped around the axle which is what they're trying to avoid.

[antoine_ego]

We don't especially want to trigger them separately other than they are separate traps and we get a little more out of the traps if both are locked down. If we have to use a pencil vertically it requires two hits, if you can lay the pencil across them of course that works but don't think that is legal

You can also set just one of them if you're using a single arm system and use that as the trigger.

setting it that way allows for less string to be wrapped around the axle which is what they're trying to avoid.

This can be minimized by using whichever trap has the front part of its torsion spring on the edge of the traps. The amount of string lost is pretty small.

[A Person]

Usually in my experience it's better to only activate one, having the arms attached together and only one set. Since there's no possible way that you can set off both at the same time, what can potentially happen is that one mousetrap gets set off before the other, the sudden jolt as the slack is taken up might shift the car's positioning, and you may lose accuracy, especially if your car is light.

[YeagerTheCat]

Thanks everyone - good info.