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Another long day when it seemed so near. I checked all taps under the table
with an ohm meter. I simply used a metal screw
the under side, through the copper foil. I attached jumper
cables with soldered ends (those red and blue little circle
connectorson each end). This way
I am able to remove the power tap section from the top of the table and not
have to go
underneath. In my rush to test the track, I fired up the variable power
supply to a modest 12 volts and on about the third
lap I launched my precious #1 GT40 off of the overpass and into the pavement
- outside of the garage! Let's just say power is
not a problem on this track! Amazingly, the car landed on its metal spoiler
and then on its tires - only the spoiler, the rear
window and one of the rear metal screens came off. Wow. I thought that
was good enough of a reason to add the plexiglass
retaining walls.
I am discovering that only about 6-10
volts is required for many of the cars to allow for competitive racing.
When newcomers
come over, if they use my cars instead of there own, they will start at
6 volts. I never realized how fast a wood track can be. I am still
in
awe. I
screwed all the driver's stations into position, and felt the one under
the underpass
was a
decent spot as far
as location goes.
I'll update this write up in a little while, time to get back on the track
to work on a ton of cars! Don't miss the last pages.
