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Post by dennis on Aug 11, 2019 21:43:20 GMT -7
Hi Everyone I am in the process of putting together a 1/64 Dragstrip that I bought from MaxTrax racing .Can anyone tell me how to wire the dynamic brake section after the finish line there is a positive and negative wire on each lane .Thanks Dennis Laff
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Post by gnome on Aug 12, 2019 5:36:43 GMT -7
Good morning Dennis, i don't have max traxx but i would believe you make sure thier is no power to that section of track and simply wire positive and negative in each lane im sure some one with max trax will have information as well good luck and welcome gnome
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2019 10:33:14 GMT -7
make sure that there is a good gap between the powered racing sections and the beginning of the shut down rails.
you can solder a set of wires to some of the "joiners" and slip them in at the end of the shut down.
you then provide reverse polarity voltage or dead shunt.
I like to use a 9 volt battery for each lane, but some folks prefer more voltage.
don't expect miracles, this "dynamic braking" will slow the cars more than just a free roll, but it won't appear dramatic.
option !!!! instead of actual track in the shut down, use steel bar strips about 1" wide, 1/8" thick as the shut down.
screw these to a board and leave space between them for the guide pin.
these can be shunted or reverse polarity powered as well.
the additional steel will help slow down any car with traction magnets.
any case of using a shunt or reverse polarity on the shutdown rails .... you MUST insure that there will NOT be a connection that will short the power supply when the car pick up shoes transition from the powered rails of the racing sections to the shut down rails.
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Post by dennis on Aug 13, 2019 7:39:07 GMT -7
Thanks Alpink for the info I never heard of putting steel strips down but ight give a try when I'm up and running .
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2019 8:53:10 GMT -7
Thanks Alpink for the info I never heard of putting steel strips down but ight give a try when I'm up and running . understand, it is steel strips in place of track. some folks that route their own track, double the rail width for similar effect. |
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Post by dave632 on Aug 17, 2019 15:04:31 GMT -7
Here are the 3' steel stop strips at the end of my track. They are 4 - 3' x 1" wide x 1/8" steel strips that I purchased at Lowes. These will stop cars with good traction and motor magnets. I have run over 60 mph on my track and stopped the cars with 3' of dynamic braking, 3' of steel strips and a catch box.  Stop strips |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2019 18:27:09 GMT -7
my strips are similar and 6'. those that go for aesthetics fill in the empty areas to make it all look level.
Dave, thanks for getting that pic up. it certainly makes it all much easier to understand.
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Post by dave632 on Aug 17, 2019 19:47:53 GMT -7
You are welcome Al. The 1/8" steel strips line up height wise with the Max Trax.
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Post by dennis on Aug 18, 2019 17:11:13 GMT -7
Thanks again for all the help when I'm up and running will post some pictures Dennis
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