

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 OPPONENTS 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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