THE SPORT OF MODERN FENCING
                                          BOOK

                                         By  Bac H. Tau
                      THE MANUAL FOR THE CARE AND REPAIR
                      OF  ELECTRICAL FENCING EQUIPMENT


                                    
                             TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                  With forewords by
                                                                  President, Federation Internationale d'Escrime
                                                                  President, Academie d'Armes Internationale


 PART ONE

THE CARE AND REPAIR OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR FOIL

CHAPTER I : ELECTRICAL FENCING EQUIPMENT
                            THE AUTOMATIC SCORING SYSTEM 5
                            THE WEAPON TOOL KIT 6

CHAPTER 2  THE SCORING APPARATUS
                           DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCORING APPARATUS
                           NOMENCLATURE OF THE SCORING APPARATUS
                           SCORING APPARATUS POWER SUPPLY
                           USING A BATTERY SYSTEM FOR THE SIGNALING APPARATUS
                           TERMS USED WITH RESPECT TO APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE
                           WIRELESS SCORING APPARATUS
                           EPEE WIRELESS SCORING APPARATUS 14

CHAPTER 3 : DIFFERENT TYPES OF REELS SYSTEMS
                           THE VERTICAL REEL
                           THE HORIZONTAL REEL
                           THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
                           THE PLAY IN THE PULLEYS AND IN THE ELASTIC STRAP
                           THE FLOOR SYSTEM
                           THE WALL-MOUNTED REEL SYSTEM

CHAPTER 4: THE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT PATHS IN FOIL
                            FIRST CIRCUIT - THE NON-VALID HIT
                            SECOND CIRCUIT - THE VALID HIT
                            THIRD CIRCUIT - THE GUARD
                            FOURTH CIRCUIT - THE PISTE

CHAPTER 5: THE ELECTRIC FOIL
                            SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE FOIL
                            THE ELECTRIC FOIL
                            THE ELECTRIC FOIL BLADE
                            THE ELECTRIC POINT - TYPE 1
                            THE ELECTRIC POINT - TYPE 2
                            THE ELECTRIC POINT - TYPE 3
                            PARTS OF THE ELECTRIC POINT AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

CHAPTER 6: THE ELECTRIC GUARD SOCKET
                             TWO-PRONG INSIDE GUARD SOCKET
                             LEON PAUL INSIDE GUARD SOCKET
                             BAYONET INSIDE GUARD SOCKET

CHAPTER 7: THE FOIL BODY WIRE
                             TWO-PRONG BODY WIRE
                             LEON PAUL BODY WIRE
                             BAYONET BODY WIRE

CHAPTER 8: THE METALLIC PLASTRON
                             THE FOIL LAME

CHAPTER 9: ASSEMBLAGE OF THE ELECTRIC FOIL
                             BENDING AND ANGLING THE BLADE
                             METHOD OF WIRING THE BLADE
                             METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE ELECTRIC POINT
                             METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE WEAPON
                             THE USE OF ADHESIVE TAPE
                             METHOD OF MEASURING THE ELECTRIC POINT
                             THE TEST WEIGHT

CHAPTER 10: CHECKING THE APPARATUS
                              THE TESTER WIRES
                              CHECKING THE CIRCUITS FOR HIT INDICATOR LIGHTS
                              CHECKING THE CONNECTION WIRE
                              CHECKING THE REEL

CHAPTER 11: TROUBLESHOOTING
                              EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION DURING A BOUT
                              TROUBLESHOOTING CHARTS


PART TWO

THE CARE AND REPAIR OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR EPEE

CHAPTER 1: THE EPEE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
                               AUTOMATIC JUDGING EQUIPMENT
                               WEAPON TOOL KIT

CHAPTER 2:  THE EPEE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY
                              THE EPEE CIRCUITRY
                              FIRST CIRCUIT: THE GUARD CIRCUIT (GROUND)
                              SECOND CIRCUIT: THE PISTE CIRCUIT (GROUND)
                              THIRD CIRCUIT: THE VALID HIT CIRCUIT
                              ELECTRICAL EFFECT OF A DOUBLE HIT SIGNAL

CHAPTER 3:  THE ELECTRIC EPEE
                             GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EPEE
                             THE ELECTRIC EPEE HEAD POINT
                             THE EPEE BLADE
                             NEW ELECTRIC EPEE BLADE
                             THE EPEE GUARD
                             THE GUARD CUSHION

CHAPTER 4:  THE INSIDE GUARD SOCKET
                             THE EPEE GUARD SOCKET AND SECURITY ATTACHMENT

CHAPTER 5: THE BODY WIRE
                              THE EPEE BODY WIRE

CHAPTER 6:  ASSEMBLAGE OF THE ELECTRIC EPEE
                             BENDING AND ANGLING THE BLADE
                            METHOD OF WIRING THE BLADE
                            METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE WEAPON
                            METHOD OF MEASURING HEAD POINT TRAVEL DISTANCE
                            THE TEST WEIGHT

CHAPTER 7: CHECKING THE SCORING APPARATUS
                             THE TESTER WIRES
                             CHECKING THE CIRCUITS FOR HIT INDICATOR LIGHTS

CHAPTER 8: TROUBLESHOOTING
                              EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION DURING A BOUT
                              TROUBLESHOOTING CHART


PART THREE

              THE CARE AND REPAIR OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR SABRE

CHAPTER 1:  THE SCORING APPARATUS
                              BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE SABRE SCORING APPARATUS

CHAPTER 2:  DETAILED TIMING REQUIREMENTS OF A SABRE SCORING APPARATUS
                             VALID HITS
                             NON-VALID HITS
                             WHIP-OVER HIT MADE AFTER CONTACT WITH OPPONENT’S BLADE
                             TEST LAMP ILLUMINATION
                             DOUBLE HITS
                             TIMING FOR PASSE ATTACK AND POINT HIT COUNTER-ATTACK

CHAPTER 3:  SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SABRE
                             DESCRIPTION OF THE NON-ELECTRIC SABRE
                             THE GAUGES USED FOR CHECKING THE WEAPON GUARD AND BLADE
                             THE ELECTRIC SABRE
                             THE ELECTRIC SABRE EQUIPMENT

CHAPTER 4:  ASSEMBLAGE OF THE SABRE
                             METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE WEAPON

CHAPTER 5: TROUBLESHOOTING
                            TROUBLESHOOTING CHARTS
                            TEST TUBE DEVICES FOR CHECKING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE CAPTEUR
                            ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR CHECKING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE CAPTEUR


PART FOUR

SPECIFICS OF PRE-TOURNAMENT EQUIPMENT CONTROL TESTING REQUIREMENTS

CHAPTER 1:   EQUIPMENT CONTROL TESTING
                            PRE-TOURNAMENT EQUIPMENT CONTROL TESTING
                            HOMOLOGIZATION

CHAPTER 2:   THE ELECTRIC FOIL
                            SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTRIC FOIL
                            THE FOIL MASK
                            THE FOIL LAME

CHAPTER 3: THE ELECTRIC EPEE
                           SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTRIC EPEE
                           THE EPEE MASK

CHAPTER 4:  THE ELECTRIC SABRE
                           SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTRIC SABRE
                           THE ELECTRIC SABRE MASK
                           THE SABRE LAME

CHAPTER 5: MISCELLANEOUS
                           THE PERFORATED ROUND PISTE
                           THE LEXAN MASK
                           CARE FOR THE LAME
                           FIE RULES UPDATE
                           LOCK-OUT/DOUBLE HIT TIMING
                           WEAPON CONTROL TESTING EQUIPMENT

APPENDICES:

APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
APPENDIX E
APPENDIX F


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