The track has been set up in its current configuration for about 4 years.
This popped up a while ago when my younger grandsons (now aged 4 and 6) started racing with me.
I haven't had time to really try to figure it out until now.
I set the voltage between 6-9 volts, depending on which cars the boys want to run, and lane #1 is always faster.
(at the lower voltage they can run full throttle all the way around without de-slotting)
One lane is clearly getting more power, but it does not show up on a multi meter.
The track is Artin 1/32, 92' in length, and already has 4 power taps. Those are wire jumpers track rail to track rail, not multiple taps from the power supply.
The power section is from a 4 lane set, and only lanes 1 and 2 are powered.
The track also has copper tape on the rails as a preemptive fix in case any track to track connections loosened up over time.
The controllers are the old Parma resistor type.
So...I'm going to add a second power base as close to half way around as I can and wire it to the same Pyramid PS26-KX power supply and see if that helps.
Any other thoughts on what might fix the problem are more than welcome.
dennis
This popped up a while ago when my younger grandsons (now aged 4 and 6) started racing with me.
I haven't had time to really try to figure it out until now.
I set the voltage between 6-9 volts, depending on which cars the boys want to run, and lane #1 is always faster.
(at the lower voltage they can run full throttle all the way around without de-slotting)
One lane is clearly getting more power, but it does not show up on a multi meter.
The track is Artin 1/32, 92' in length, and already has 4 power taps. Those are wire jumpers track rail to track rail, not multiple taps from the power supply.
The power section is from a 4 lane set, and only lanes 1 and 2 are powered.
The track also has copper tape on the rails as a preemptive fix in case any track to track connections loosened up over time.
The controllers are the old Parma resistor type.
So...I'm going to add a second power base as close to half way around as I can and wire it to the same Pyramid PS26-KX power supply and see if that helps.
Any other thoughts on what might fix the problem are more than welcome.
dennis
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