Stackmat Pro Timer Issues

[MaeLSTRoM]

Yes timers will be distributed to people I see between now at Cuthberts. If you want one specifically then I'd be happy to send 1 or 2 to you.

I'll have a couple.
I'm definitely coming to cuthberts, and because I have a pro timer of my own, I would be able to notice any differences in the responsiveness or w/e of them.
I would also like to say that I did a lot of solves and also never had the problem.

In response to alex's video, I think it looks like he is putting most/all of the pressure in his hands on the front edge of the timer, which won't trigger them as the line is fairly narrow and in the middle. I could just as easily be wrong though.

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Could all the videos of this happening at Guildford be uploaded and linked in this thread so we can see whats going on and try to make sense of it a bit better? Watching it back is going to be much more accurate than written thoughts.
EDIT: This video already exists, so ignore this.

 

[Michael Womack]

Could this be a Battery problem? On my G2 timer it had a problem where it would stop somewhere in between .50 and 1.80 before I stop it with my hands I fixed it with a new battery.

 

[Mike Hughey]

I'm curious how many people had this problem at Indiana 2013. I never saw or heard about a case; however, I did have a couple of people who tried to beg me into guaranteeing them a gen2 timer because they didn't trust the Pro ones. I refused to take specific actions to grant such requests. (Chris Olson asked me this for 2x2x2, but luckily for him, all solves for 2x2x2 were being done at gen2 timers anyway, so I didn't have to make special accommodations for him - he got his request by default. We had main events done at gen2 timers, side events at Pro timers. 3x3x3 and 5x5x5 were done on all 12 timers, so some people had to use Pros, while others used gen2s.)

My Pro timers were ones taken from WC, so they were still quite new.

 

[BillyRain]

It's worth noting that these timers were generally all brand new out of the box at the Guildford Open.

 

[TeddyKGB]

I'm curious how many people had this problem at Indiana 2013.

I had the timer shut off when I stopped it on one of my 3x3 solves at Indiana 2013. The worst part is it would have been my best solve.

 

[Rubiks560]

I'm curious how many people had this problem at Indiana 2013. I never saw or heard about a case; however, I did have a couple of people who tried to beg me into guaranteeing them a gen2 timer because they didn't trust the Pro ones. I refused to take specific actions to grant such requests. (Chris Olson asked me this for 2x2x2, but luckily for him, all solves for 2x2x2 were being done at gen2 timers anyway, so I didn't have to make special accommodations for him - he got his request by default. We had main events done at gen2 timers, side events at Pro timers. 3x3x3 and 5x5x5 were done on all 12 timers, so some people had to use Pros, while others used gen2s.)

My Pro timers were ones taken from WC, so they were still quite new.

I had this happen on 2 solves at Indiana.
2 of them the timer didn't stop the first time and the 3rd one the timer reset.

Edit: Also, I've had this issue ever since we started using these piece of junk timers. Last year at nationals this happened on 2-3 of my 2x2 solves at nationals. I can't remember what other comps this has happened at but any comp that's had these I've had it happen at least once or twice.
I don't feel comfortable using these timers. Especially for an event like 2x2 where any fraction of a second will screw your whole average up.

 

[Coolster01]

I've had the issue since I got mine in January 2012.

 

[KCuber]

This happened to me once on a 2x2 solve. I thought I stopped the timer at 4, so I got ready to get up. But then I saw the timer was still going and I got an 8

 

[Ross The Boss]

ive had a protimer since Christmas and i never had a problem with it resetting or not stopping and i do almost all of my solves on it.

 

[avgdi]

This happens to me at least once every comp I go to. Because that's the only place where I use Gen 3 timers.
Also, the last local comp that I went to, I can think of at least 2 other people who were having this problem.

 

[Kit Clement]

I've never had a timer turn off when I stop, but I have seen the timer not stop when it should as demonstrated in the video. Seen all of these issues come up multitudes of times when I've been a judge though.

 

[TheZenith27]

I had it clear once at Worlds, but I normally have Gen 2 at the comps I go to.

 

[Noahaha]

Since these came out, I have always pushed my hands down firmly and not released for at least a few seconds. I've never had a problem.

 

[Andreaillest]

This is definitely a video that should be sent to the people of Speedstacks. Now that I use a pro timer, I've noticed I'm a little bit more cautious when stopping it. Some of the technical issues I get with my pro timer is the timer not starting at all; it can be very annoying at times.

 

[MarcelP]

Since these came out, I have always pushed my hands down firmly and not released for at least a few seconds. I've never had a problem.

Also no reset problems?

 

[Noahaha]

Also no reset problems?

Not in competition.

 

[MarcelP]

Not in competition.

Ah.. I have them at home all the time Also never in a competition. But then again, I have been to only 3 comps. But the timer not stopping or resetting is my worst nightmare at the moment LOL

 

[scottishcuber]

Since these came out, I have always pushed my hands down firmly and not released for at least a few seconds. I've never had a problem.

Isn't that how you're supposed to stop the timers.

 

[Noahaha]

Isn't that how you're supposed to stop the timers.

Exactly. The people who have the problems are the people who just tap the sensors and then let go. That was fine for gen 2, so now everyone's used to it.

 

[tx789]

the third solves show timer not stopping but it may be because of what noah says this was at New Zealand Nations 2012 my last comp