Observed arrival · 2026-09-23

Umpire Clicker: an electronic baseball indicator

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Editorial interest 83/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A personal engineering project that adds electronic position-reading and Wi-Fi scoreboard updates to a familiar handheld umpire clicker.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-23 issue.

For: Baseball umpires and scoreboard operators
Worth noticing: The circuit detects a wheel moving between detents so an intermediate position is not sent as a valid count.

Field notes

The documented assembly uses steel pins for the wheel axes, with the stated aim of avoiding wear from plastic pins. The board is shaped to fit the enclosure, and its gold-finished contact areas serve as both electrical and mechanical surfaces. The page also lists 129 automated checks, but the extract does not show their results.

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○OpenPublic substance visible

✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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