OHV Control Codes

This page contains the codes on OHV controls, to save course planners from physically visiting the gear shed(s) when they are drawing up their control descriptions. Take note of the "as at dates" date below, controls have a habit of getting lost and this list will get out of date!

Electronic Punching Set, Updated XXXXXXXX

Kept at Dydo Manufacturing, 142 Eastern Hutt Rd, Taita, c/o Tony and Jason van Dyk. These numbers are attached to fibreglass stakes, have a clipper, and are accompanied by aluminium brackets with SI station holders. In other words, use these for electronic punching events.

Tony and Jason also keep the SI stations at Dydo, together with other electronic equipment, and we share with Wgtn OC where required. Our numbering sequence dovetails with Wgtn.

Tony and Jason I know you have a list of these, could you supply? Got any flags at Dydo?

Clipper Punching Set, Updated 12 Mar 11 by Michael

Kept in the Gear Shed, at 280 Major Drive, Kelson, c/o James Scott. These numbers are attached to a mixture of fibreglass and hollow stainless steel stakes, have either one clipper, or if in bold have double clippers. There are no SI brackets there, use these for events WITHOUT electronic punching.

40 series 0-1-2-3-4-6-7-8
41 series 0-5-7-8
42 series 0-2-4-5-6-7-8-9
43 series 0-1-2-3-4-9
44 series 5-6-9
45 series 1-2-4-5-6-8-9
46 series 0-2-6-7-8-9
47 series 0-2-3-4-5
48 series 0-4-5-8
49 series 1-2-3
Non-standard stakes, 0 (digit fallen off) 41-43-44-45-71-75-76
122 has appeared from somewhere yes that's there
501 on a board with multiple clippers suitable for a common last control. You need to supply something like a sawhorse to mount it on.

Spare parts. A dozen or so clippers ranging from good to very old. Some top brackets that fit the fibreglass stakes, they neeed a special wedge to attach them, there are fewer wedges. Yellow number tags, 495-6-7-8-9-500.

Flags: 90 serviceable flags, Michael has another 8-10 at his place for repair. Date of report 12 Mar 11.

Pigtail stakes: For MTBO we need stakes WITHOUT clippers screwed on, to avoid confusion between the two punches and two numbering systems.) Currently 25. Date of report 12 Mar 11

Reflectors: 9 20X20mm reflectors, stuck both sides onto a longer bit of perspex with a hole, to carry a rubber band for attaching to (say) a control for night orienteering. Reflectorising controls is not a requirement but it is nice. You would probably need more than this but you could copy these.

MTBO Clipper Set, Updated 12 Mar 11 by Michael

Kept by the MTBO Coordinator, at 5 Atahu Grove, Tirohanga, c/o Michael Wood. These numbers are attached to dangly clippers on a string with a clothespeg on the end. These are suitable for non-electronic rogaines where you don't want to carry stakes, or MTBO where the clipper must reach a card tied onto the bike.

There are 40 clippers with detachable number tags. The number range is 1 to 109, to allow for various ways of numbering controls: either with the control number, or purely as a code. Some of the number tags are attached to the clippers, and the rest of the number tags are in the same cardboard box. There may be a couple of spare clippers and blank tags. So depending on your numbering scheme you might have to swap the number tags around.

See Gear Shed section for flags and stakes.

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