No crash lane change Options

[Thunder1969 DK]

Hi all

I am pretty new at slot racing, i recently bought two sets of pro-x.
I race a lot by my self so i use ghost cars.
the cars crash a lot and that bugs me, then i saw this on youtube

click here


click here



anyone know how this is done ???

[drummer]

"anyone know how this is done ???"

No, but I'd like to.. there must be some more info somewhere - perhaps Germany.

[gora]

Hello,
you can find more information about the electronic on the german forum .
It's an simpel timerbased solution. There is also an schematic at the end of the thread.
Hopefully helpfull for you...
Ralf

[Thunder1969 DK]

Thats it

Thanks a lot

[frantory]

I would love to learn how to utilize this tech. But you post the german link, as if we all speak german. Im confused , how is that suposed to help without a translation?

[drummer]

One helps oneself, there are translation tools freely available on the net.

[Steven]

I would love to learn how to utilize this tech. But you post the german link, as if we all speak german. Im confused , how is that suposed to help without a translation?

It appears that the person who posted the video was German.
Babelfish is a reasonable tool for translating the page.
Just paste the link into the the space for url's, pick your translation, and your off. Of course making sense of the translation can be a challenge.

It should be enough for a start,... at least for me it is.

[gertbue]

Hi Thunder1969 et al,

I will soon post the blueprints for the collision free lane switch. My friends and I have designed two versions so far - one based on a timer that disables the lane switch for half a second when a car passes a reed contact mounted under the lane oposite to the lane switch; the other solution needs less electronics, is more robust but requires cutting one lane. Both versions can be done by yourself given you know how to use a soldering iron.

Kind regards from Germany

gertbue

Hi all

I am pretty new at slot racing, i recently bought two sets of pro-x.
I race a lot by my self so i use ghost cars.
the cars crash a lot and that bugs me, then i saw this on youtube
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEfmI3eZ3TQ" target="_blank">
click here
</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4YRq7AD3Fk&mode=related&search=" target="_blank">
click here
</a>
anyone know how this is done ???

[frantory]

Hi Thunder1969 et al,

I will soon post the blueprints for the collision free lane switch. My friends and I have designed two versions so far - one based on a timer that disables the lane switch for half a second when a car passes a reed contact mounted under the lane oposite to the lane switch; the other solution needs less electronics, is more robust but requires cutting one lane. Both versions can be done by yourself given you know how to use a soldering iron.

Kind regards from Germany

gertbue

Hi Gertbue, would you be able to post a "how to" along with that blueprint?

[h00ch]

Yes, we here at SlotForum like lots of pictures...

Welcome to SlotForum and we all look forward to details on your invention!

[FamilyRacer]

Gertbue,

Your invention is quite intriguing. Very nice of you to offer to help us out.

Vielen dank!

Brian

[gertbue]

Hi everybody,

Here is the first blueprint for a no-crash-lane-switch (other blueprints follow when fully tested):

No Crash Left Lane Switch

The no-crash circuit described here uses the minus power rail of the slot oposite to the lane switch as a sensor; a section of the slot is isolated by cutting it 2,5 inches from the edge of the forerunner lane:





The part list:

3x 1N4001 50V 1A
1x OPTOCOUPLER TRANSISTOR TYP: EL817
1x ALU ELKO SERIES 128 175° 4,7µ 25V
2x BC 337/16 = BC 337/25 = BC 338
1x RESISTOR 0,25 W 5% 1K BF 0207
1x RESISTOR 0,25 W 5% 1K2 BF 0207
1x RESISTOR 0,6 W 1% 1K6 BF 0207
1x RESISTOR 0,25 W 5% 4K7 BF 0207
1x RESISTOR 0,25 W 5% 10K BF 0207
1x LED 3 MM L-934ID-5V RED

Mount the electronic parts as shown below:



Next position the circuit beneath the lane:



I will post the blueprint for the no-crash right lane switch in about a week from now.

Best regards

Gertbue

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[h00ch]

Wow, thanks so much, Gertbue! I'm going to get started this weekend!

OH... just one question. What's the best way to cut the rail? I'm afraid if ruining it.

[gertbue]

OH... just one question. What's the best way to cut the rail? I'm afraid if ruining it.

I used a coping saw (see pictures; note that we do centimetres in Germany: 2.5 inches roughly equal 6.5 cm). Actually, you don't need to cut the rail; instead you can remove (pull out) the connector from the minus rail of the lane preceeding the forerunner lane. This way you can undo the modification by putting the connector back again.





This post has been edited by bleep: 14 Jun 2007, 19:53

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[h00ch]

Thanks Gertbue, but I'm not sure what you mean by "remove (pull out) the connector from the minus rail of the lane preceeding the forerunner lane". Sorry!