November
2005, Issue 184
Large-Scale
Electronic Display
CONSTRUCTION
I
built the 8¢ × 7.5¢
scoreboard out of 0.5" marine plywood. Cutouts
enable the digits to be mounted flush with the face
of the scoreboard from the rear. I attached protective
Perspex sheets to protect the digits. I sealed the enclosure
and Perspex sheets with silicone glue to keep out water.
The
power and signal cables are housed under the scoreboard,
which is mounted on a 3' high base. You can read the
data from as far as 100 yards away.
