kalbfellp Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Isn't that what Scalex and SCX do as standard? Phil Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotbaker Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Dunno, probably. I'm not totally up on all the 1:32 stuff. I'm a newbie. Quote Steve K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtamiyaphile Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 I think I need to buy a gauss meter to measure them, and experiment. Gauss meters aren't that useful. Try this instead. Take an old piece of track, and glue/tape it to something weighing around 2kg. Place on digital scale and zero. Place car on track, lift car, noting amount of force on scale before car comes loose. This gives a very accurate measure of downforce. Big advantage is that this method takes into account the magnet's height off the track, so you compare cars not magnets. Of course, fore/aft positioning of the mag has a marked effect too. Quote 32nd Reich - For all models 1/32 - Back On-line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 I think I need to buy a gauss meter to measure them, and experiment. Gauss meters aren't that useful. Try this instead. Take an old piece of track, and glue/tape it to something weighing around 2kg. Place on digital scale and zero. Place car on track, lift car, noting amount of force on scale before car comes loose. This gives a very accurate measure of downforce. Big advantage is that this method takes into account the magnet's height off the track, so you compare cars not magnets. Of course, fore/aft positioning of the mag has a marked effect too. Ive also seen somthing simular where a peice of metal is spanned across a scale and supported by blocks so that it sits just above the scale A car is then sat on top of the metal which is narrower than the tyres of the car so the tyres sit on the scale and pus down against it Slotbaker good idea with the fibre optics but space isnt an issue inside the V8's so LED's would probably be more effective Quote Keep it in the groove Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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