I have seen spare scalextric black guides in shops, I am not sure what the difference is between the blue and black editions (apart from the colour). They look like they would clip in fine.
Blue Guide on Scelex Dallara
I've some problems with the blue guide on my two Scalextric Dallara cars as it will not work together with my lap timing. I've modified a Ninco Spirit lap counter (I saw this on a Swedish web site) which uses NIR (Near IR) LEDs probably working at 850 nm. Through my work I've some
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experience that some seemingly opaque plastic materials transmit in the NIR. I did an experiment to test my theory and painted the guide blades with black Humbrol paint. It worked for about 20 laps on my track (36,3 m or 119 ft) then almost all of the paint was removed. It obviously works but it's not a permanent solution.
Does anyone have any good ideas? (Except changing the LEDs, which I don't especially fancy.)
Best regards,
Claes
PS. I'm using Lap Timer 2000 by Gregory Braun. It does the job, has nice features, looks quite nice, and it's free.
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Does anyone have any good ideas? (Except changing the LEDs, which I don't especially fancy.)
Best regards,
Claes
PS. I'm using Lap Timer 2000 by Gregory Braun. It does the job, has nice features, looks quite nice, and it's free.
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