1.Introduction
TheSPEEDWATCHwirelessspeedcomputerisahighly
accuratemeanstomeasurespeedthroughwaterofany
low‐speedwatercraftsuchasasailboat,yacht,kayakor
smallpoweredboats.Designedfortheseriousracerand
theadvancedusers,theSPEEDWATCHgivesvaluable
feedbackontheperformanceofyourwatercraft.
Thesmallimpellerisplacedunderthecraft,inavariety
ofmountingpossibilities.Whenyourboatorkayakis
movingthroughthewater,theimpellerrotatescreating
amagneticfieldthatpenetratesthroughhullwithout
wires.Thismagneticfieldisreceivedbythesensitive
sensorattheendofacableonthetransmitter,whichis
placedwithin30cmfromtheimpeller.Thetransmitter
thensendsoutalow‐frequencyradiosignalthatis
receivedbythedisplayupto5meters.Thesignalis
processedanddisplayedasinstantspeed.
TheSPEEDWATCHusesthisspeedsignaltocalculatethe
instant,balanced,andmaximumspeedaswellasthe
tripandtotaldistance.TheSPEEDWATCHoutperforms
anyGPSwithregardstoprecisespeedanddistance
measurement,allowingforminutechangesin
performancetoberegisteredandadjusted.The
SPEEDWATCHbecomesaninvaluabletoolwhensailing
orrowingincurrents,asitmeasurestruespeedthrough
water,ratherthanaveragespeedoverlandlikeaGPS.
Themagnetizedimpellerrequiresnopowersource,the
transmitterusesa9Vbattery,andthedisplayincludesa
long‐lifeLithiumbattery,goodforhundredsofhoursof
use.
Functions
Speed:Instant,balanced,maximum,average
Distance:Trip,total
Chronometer:Automaticormanual
CountdownTimer:10,6,5,3,or1minute(s)
Timeofday:AM/PMmode
Backlight:Redbacklight