hi guys im trying to put together a small drag strip? but im comeing up short?---i want to run it off batt. but the cars will only go six to eight inch!, i hav tried useing jumper wires on both ends to try and complete the circuit? but still nothing? any ideas?
thanks guys,johnny cash!
hi guys im trying to put together a small drag strip? but im comeing up short?---i want to run it off batt. but the cars will only go six to eight inch!, i hav tried useing jumper wires on both ends to try and complete the circuit? but still nothing? any ideas?
thanks guys,johnny cash!
Are you doing a 1/4 mile track?
at 1/43 scale that would be 30.69 feet long + another 3-5 feet of track to stop the cars safely
As to your problem maybe it's your battery , you may have enough voltage but not enough amps specially if you are using small battery's like 9v or AA , etc...
Try to plug in a power supply on to the track & see if it's run's good?
Now i don't know how long is your track but keep in mind you'll need a few feet of track to stop the cars & making sure that the stopping/breaking track are not powered & have shorted rails it will stop the cars faster
well its more like a test track? only 10 feet... its artin brand!, but i think ur right about the batt. power, its just a old 4 d pack! maybe i will strech it out and buy some more scx or carrera and go with a wall power pack.still do i need to complete the curcuit, or should it just run the cars just open ended?
thanks guys
johnny cash.
well its more like a test track? only 10 feet... its artin brand!, but i think ur right about the batt. power, its just a old 4 d pack! maybe i will strech it out and buy some more scx or carrera and go with a wall power pack.still do i need to complete the curcuit, or should it just run the cars just open ended?
thanks guys
johnny cash.
Yeah! must be the battery's specially if they are old & been used before go buy some new alkaline battery's something good like Duracell or Energizer but 4xD battery's will only be good for Artin/Fastlane cars as the battery's voltage will be 6 volt (4x 1.5v)
No you don't need a close (complete) circuit for the track/cars to function but you may need to add a few power taps if it's long enough but at 10 feet long you'll be fine without it
Last edited by MikeySlotCars; 08-28-2012 at 12:39 PM.
Buy a real bettery...
Even a motorcycle battery with a charger will power most any pair of small cars for the whole track length.
You can get a small (smaller than a car) home tractor battery for 35 or 40 bucks...
No matter what you do with small "flashlight" betteries, they won't be enough amps, unless you connect 25 or 30 together...
Cash, are you using the batt pack because there is no mains power where the track is? If you have access to mains power you could wire in an unused wall pack transformer from some other electrical device. Old laptop power supplies are quite easy to come by and often deliver at least a few amps. One catch might be that they are often around the 18 volt mark. "Second Hand" shops often have boxes full of transformers costing next to nothing and you'd be sure to find something suitable there.
Well mr Cash this should be a close race if you don't win you'll come in 2nd
since I'm running it my car will only count for me.. and you win again
I'll ship your trophy now--LOL
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