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Old 10-06-2017, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Dugway
I'm planning on building a couple LPR pads using LiPo batteries and the Eggtimer WiFi Switch. He claims to have tested them to 200'. Use your phone to (securely) launch your rockets, no more wires for the kids to trip over.
Yes, that should work. Cellphone-activated bombs have been used for nefarious purposes (dialing the "receiver" phone's telephone number set it off), so a similar set-up using WiFi should work for this far more positive and happy application.
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