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by acboother
Thu 27. Aug 2020 18:13
Forum: Lapcounting
Topic: Car IDs
Replies: 9
Views: 21589

Re: Car IDs

Loads of it all in place already otherwise it would be uphill all the way. No problem squeezing it into a 1/32 car, even using parts off the internet.. Battery life... well if you are used to 3minute races slotting it'll be okay. May go to a smaller N20 sixed motor though and 7.4v (speedy but I have...
by acboother
Thu 27. Aug 2020 16:27
Forum: Car building
Topic: Steering theory...
Replies: 12
Views: 14387

Re: Steering theory...

I've seen your video and it's a bit tricky to work out for certain what's going on but is it this? There is a linear servo which actuates the steering and works against repelling magnets rather than an attracting magnet in the traditional servo design? As I mentioned in the lap-counting thread I thi...
by acboother
Thu 27. Aug 2020 16:19
Forum: Lapcounting
Topic: Car IDs
Replies: 9
Views: 21589

Re: Car IDs

So some electronics on the originals controlled the LED but it did not make its way to the 2.4G system? I think I'm going down my own route with this. I can and, if I do it, will build on technology I already have. It's a very sophisticated slotcar controller which is wired or wireless and I have al...
by acboother
Wed 26. Aug 2020 19:03
Forum: Car building
Topic: Steering theory...
Replies: 12
Views: 14387

Steering theory...

Apologies once again for being a noob. I'm trying to understand the theory behind the steering. As I think I understand it the car is steered by the magnet following the wire. Originally the steering was pulled off line by solenoid(s) and when the track wire 'broke' these solenoids had enough umph t...
by acboother
Wed 26. Aug 2020 18:17
Forum: Lapcounting
Topic: Car IDs
Replies: 9
Views: 21589

Re: Car IDs

The issue I have is knowing which posts to try and get more information for. Ideally, for me at least, someone can point me to the information that explains what is on the car in order to work with the lap counting system. I'd guess it's some sort of LED like on the slot car systems but home grown. ...
by acboother
Wed 26. Aug 2020 07:22
Forum: Lapcounting
Topic: Car IDs
Replies: 9
Views: 21589

Re: Car IDs

I've been back through previous posts and most of the image links are not functioning, or the image has been scrambled or download is no longer there. Please can someone help.

Cheers Alan
by acboother
Tue 25. Aug 2020 22:01
Forum: Lapcounting
Topic: Car IDs
Replies: 9
Views: 21589

Car IDs

Coming late to the party, sorry.

I can see how the track part of the system works but cannot find any information about the part that fits onto the car. Can anyone point me in the right direction please.

Cheers Alan