Quick Track Update 10 November 2020
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Hello everyone,
Very quick update on the track.
I am in the middle of an office remodel so I have not had much time to spend on the track but I did manage to get a couple of new cars and finish more of the landscaping.
A big "Thank You" to Lynne at LEB Hobbies for providing great products with great service.
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New Cars:
23900 Carrera Digital 124 Audi RS 5 DTM Mike Rockenfeller, No.99
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23906 Carrera D124 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Racing One, No.139
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As always, let me know if you have any questions/comments.
Be safe and have fun!
Cheers,
Jeff (Garage Maker Guy)
WoW u've done alot of foam cutting, coating and fixing the high banked
curve cliffs / supports!
Awesome stuff and darn near ready to Run the track i.e. get some racing
done and posted! That's what I Really would like to see, the finished track
and the cars running on the finished AMAZING layout track!
Thanks for the QUIK Update Jeff. The track Really Looks awesome!
Kenny G.
Thanks for watching and the comment Django!
I've been remodeling the office for the last 3 weeks and I am about 1-2 days away from getting back to the track.
Cheers,
Jeff (Garage Maker Guy)
get it done...
no...lol
Wow! It's really coming along nicely.
Thanks for watching and the comment Peter :)
Cheers,
Jeff (Garage Maker Guy)
@@garagemakerguy1808 hey, what a great job. it's really amazing! but I am new to slotcars so could you please clarify one point on the additional power feed ins (taps, right?). so basically what I do is the following: I take the control unit, take off the cover on the back side, take extra wire and connect it with two lanes there (with two wires per each lane, minding the polarity ofc), then I take the length of the extra wire to the point on the track where I want to feed in extra power, connect the extra wire to the two lanes there (or use the jumper wire method, I got that), and that's about it, right?
and what if I need more then one additional feed in? can I take the next length of wire from feed in point 1 to feed in point 2 and so on, or do I need to go from the CU to each of the different power feed ins separately? (is this why you have those junction blocks underneath the track?)
and does it make a difference if I have a lot of lane changers, do I need even more feed in points than the usual recommendation of one feed in per say 10 metres? for instance, if I have a 12 metre track with 4 lane change sections, how many power feed ins would you recommend I make? and then, If more taps is needed for tracks with more lane change sections, do I feed in directly to these lane change sections or one piece of track before it, or how does it work?
I'd very much appreciate you clarifying this for me.
thanks!
It’s looking really good 👍🏼!
Thanks for watching and the comment "Ant1".
Cheers,
Jeff (Garage Maker Guy)
hey, what a great job. it's really amazing! but I am new to slotcars so could you please clarify one point on the additional power feed ins (taps, right?). so basically what I do is the following: I take the control unit, take off the cover on the back side, take extra wire and connect it with two lanes there (with two wires per each lane, minding the polarity ofc), then I take the length of the extra wire to the point on the track where I want to feed in extra power, connect the extra wire to the two lanes there (or use the jumper wire method, I got that), and that's about it, right?
and what if I need more then one additional feed in? can I take the next length of wire from feed in point 1 to feed in point 2 and so on, or do I need to go from the CU to each of the different power feed ins separately? (is this why you have those junction blocks underneath the track?)
and does it make a difference if I have a lot of lane changers, do I need even more feed in points than the usual recommendation of one feed in per say 10 metres? for instance, if I have a 12 metre track with 4 lane change sections, how many power feed ins would you recommend I make? and then, If more taps is needed for tracks with more lane change sections, do I feed in directly to these lane change sections or one piece of track before it, or how does it work?
I'd very much appreciate you clarifying this for me.
thanks!
Hello Sanjin, Thanks for watching, the comment, and the great question about power taps.
If you're just getting into the hobby, using the stock Carrera power supply, stock (unmodified) cars, and you are not having any performance problems i.e. 'dead spots' or areas of your layout where the cars slow down, I would recommend waiting to install power taps until you need them. Have fun first :) Once you start running more cars at the same time, run modified cars, and/or expand your layout, then it is time to "beef up" your power distribution to the track using power taps.
1.) You do not need to take the cover off from the back off the control unit. You will void the Carrera warranty if you do. I will be doing this in a future video when I build the analog/digital switching system to allow people to run analog cars with analog controllers but this is only because I have a large collection of analog cars that I do not want to convert to digital. Bottom line: If you only plan on running digital cars, don't mess with modifying any of the track pieces.
2.) I use the Carrera jumper clips (www.lebhobbies.com/20585jc-jumper-clips-for-carrera-track-pk8-p-8163.html?cPath=517_518) to connect a wire from each conductor of each lane (4 total) from the Control Unit to a junction block so each conductor from each lane has a dedicated junction block. from the junction blocks. I them use a 4 conductor cable from the junction blocks (one conductor to each of the junction blocks) and use the Carrera jumper clips on the other end to connect to the part of the track where I want the power tap. I have 7 power taps for my layout that is 32.6 meters.
3.) Lane changers, pit lanes, and other accessories that rely on track power can yield a need for power taps but only if you have a lot of them.
4.) Before you decide to install any power taps, I recommend investing in a good aftermarket power supply (this gets connected to the Control Unit the same way the Carrera power supply does).
Checkout the description of my first slot car video for a complete list of the equipment that I use:
czcams.com/video/xfjrs3UwkQ0/video.html
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Be safe and have fun!
Cheers,
Jeff (Garage Maker Guy)
@@garagemakerguy1808 Thank you Jeff for a very detailed explanation, this is extremely useful :)))
if I can have just one clarification and an additional question. So you have 4 junction blocks for 4 wires coming out of the CU, and then you have 7 wires coming out of each junction block, going to 7 locations on the track where your feed-ins are, right? I counted 8 wires in each junction block in one of your other videos, so that's 1 "in" (from the CU) and 7 "outs" (toward the track) so to say? But then, this is only needed for the analogue track, in case of digital-only I can run just 2 wires from 1 lane (from 2 junction blocks or the CU directly), and then jumper it from one lane to the other at the track piece where I want my feed-in, right?
and the additional question: what is the benefit/purpose of a good aftermarket power supply?
many thaknks!!