what a great track, looks very fast!

@jimcunningham534

2 жыл бұрын

It is!

@ryanb9749

9 ай бұрын

I built a scale model of a real (kinda) roval. It wasn't ideal for slot cars. kinda boring, it can be divided into 3 sections fast, medium, slow repeat. This beautiful track has inspired me to add a new infield section, 12 curves and 8 straights, transforming the track from a 3, 2, 1 lap in terms of speed to a 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1 lap. much more variation, and probably more fun.

I need to get me one of those! Very cool stuff. Thanks Jim!

@jimcunningham534

Жыл бұрын

We have them in stock now., But the word is getting out, so we may soon have a wait list.

@MPSlotCar

Жыл бұрын

@@jimcunningham534 sweet! I’m going to send you over an email shorty!

Gran Prix is about 65 feet and has 7 sets of 14 g power taps. Essentially a power tap every 10 sections. This was done because most digital racing is done with 6 cars often 1/24 digital . Also, on Analog mode I run high amperage vintage and high powered cars. If you run solo and only RTR model cars power taps may not be absolutely necessary, but still recommended. Youv ull notice a positive effect as the OSB has better power delivery, but voltage definitely declined with distance from the CU. Low voltage not only causes cars to loose power and speed on distant corners, it can cause damage to switches when voltage at a switch falls below 12 volts.

Grate video and I still think you have the best track out there thank you

@jimcunningham534

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have 10 other tracks, but if I had to have only one this is it!

Great presentation Jim👍 I will be in touch with you soon It’s JD from San Diego 😉

@jimcunningham534

8 ай бұрын

Great to hear from you. Call today? 760-744-7450

Hello Jim, greetings from Bremen, Germany. I am just watching the Stream of Rahul aka Conquest Racing Club from last Night. I couldn`t join it, because of the Time-Gap, otherwise I would have join the stream. You mentioned your Omni-Box, which is quite fine in my opinion and that you couldn`t understand why folks in Germany are not interrested in it. I guess it is a matter of Information and many Germans may not understand English so well. Once they catch up on it, they may find it need. Also you have harder Laws in bringing it here on the market, because there are harsh rules of the Certificates in Terms of Electronic-Allowance to run it. It has to get the CE and the VDE - Certificate to run it over here. That includes some testing by the TÜV (Technical Survailance Assossiation) next to money for legal legislation and lots of paper-work. Germany is quite difficult in that. Plus you need to have a Certificate for recycling the Product. Also a different hurdle, to get over. But mainly, your Omni - Box is quite need and once you get over those legal hurdles, I don`t see a reason for bringing it over on our market. Many Greetings, Bjoern 🙂

@jimcunningham534

Жыл бұрын

Bjoern many thanks or this input. We know there would be additional hurdles in exporting to Germany. We have not promoted there as yet until we understand them. We suspect that since the new OmniSlotBox XMR soon to be released has no connection to main A/C power voltage and only connects to the slot track D/C circuits, requirement will be less. Also we will probably be selling only few unit consumer direct. I know there are recycle requirements we need to understand them. It will be difficult to judge if the market size justifies the expenses. Do you have further thoughts on this? Thank you for your help!

@bomamo9620

Жыл бұрын

@@jimcunningham534 Good Morning from over here. Thanx for your answer and your rquest for help. I looked up the Net and found three Links for you, in English. They are about those regulations and they may help, to get into it. In terms of Power-Supply, of your new OmniSloBox, there shouldn`t be problems, because it is powered by external Power-Supplies. Most advanced racers and the Clubs run the Track with external supplies. But if you want to offer both alternatives between those two Boxes, because many private racers over here, who are not in a Club, run their Carrera-Tracks with the Power-Supply from Carrera, which doesn`t allow to connect the Box to the Carrera Power-Supply, or from other Brands, because they just don`t have an external Power Supply. They only use the deliverd by Carrera for instance, itself, for the supply of their Tracks . In this case you need to find a Company, who produces a Power- Supply with 230V/50Hz (German Main Power Supply Values), that transforms it into the requirred DC values, your first Box runs with. This Transformer should be in a Plastic-Cover, because that way, there is no problem with the 3rd Grounding-Contact-Cable, which is requirred over here, if there are Metal-Covers, or Parts, that could get in contact by Hands of Humans with the Plus/Minus-Contact, in case of an electrical-shock. For that , a Fuse is released to prevent the Electrical Circle in Houses and Facilities, of an eletrical shortcut. The Potential Cable, guides the current into the Ground. The insulated Products mainly use the Plus/Minus Contacts, like you in the US. In our case, a third Grounding-Connection is required by law and for the health of the user. Ether the Box/Product runs a cable with the Plug that has that Grounding-Connection, or the sepperate Cable for the Item of the Transformer, has that Ground-Contact. Than you would need a Box-Connector with this third Contact-Plug. Very important issue! You guys over there, only got Plus/Minus Contacts in your Electric Main Power System and its connectings to the Products. Over here it is different, because of the Grounding Contact Cable. If the Box would be completly from Wood and the Feet of the Box would be from Rubber/Plastic, this would be allowed, but if there are any Metal-Parts are on the Product, that could be a hazard, the Groundig of the Item must be secured by the Grounding Contact, means a three cable-connection. The Color of the 3rd Contact is Green and Yellow. Plus is mainly Red and Minus is mainly Black. There are more Colors for the current leading Cable, but this is not the case here. Old Cables do have the Grey Color for the current. But that is too far now 🙂 Here in Germany, we got a guy, who runs also a YT-Channel, called slotblog.de and his Name is Roland. He runs his own Buisiness in Slotcars and is a racing nerd as well. He sells bunch of Brands and spare and tunning-parts. He is also an Engineer. He might be helpful, too, in terms of finding a distributor. Just get on his website and contact him about it. It is the same name, as his YT-Channel runs with. If you hook up, I bet both sides would have an advantage from it. I could write him a note about it, if you like. Here are the three Links I mentioned, in the beginning: 1. europa.eu/youreurope/business/product-requirements/labels-markings/ce-marking/index_en.htm 2. vde.com/en/fnn/topics/european-network-codes 3. umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/waste-resources/product-stewardship-waste-management/electrical-electronic-waste/electrical-electronic-equipment-act Always a pleasure to help others, because that is, what we are here for on this Planet! 🙂 And thanks to the Internet, we got more informations. By the way, your cars are awesome and I get a kick out of guys like you! 🙂 Stay tuned, for more....., Bjoern

@jimcunningham534

8 ай бұрын

We have now shipped 6 orders to Europe. Sometimes slow through customs, but no problems.

Wonderful, could you test and do a video about the Direct Drive JK car on your carrera track someday? Thanks

@jimcunningham534

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent suggestion. The DD cars were a very popular class at Nomad Raceways when we had our location and store there. They were the most consistent "Box stock" class. We literally had winners right off the shelf. The DD cars have the fine handling characteristics of the JK2300 series, but with less torque and braking. They are smooth and very quiet. Beginner like them because they are easy to drive and experienced racers like them because they know that no one has a better car. DD cars can and should be driven very aggressively, as it is important to maintain speed with low torque. There is only one tire option, a natural foam rubber bonded to the rims that mount to 2mm axle/armature. Foam tires work poorly on a clean Carrera track but wonderfully with a very light application of our "Track Honey." One issue to be aware of is that while these car run nicely at 12 to 18 volts depending on your track, they do tend to heat up and should be run in 3 minutes sessions. Depending on voltage and track style you may find that at 4 minutes or so the motor will overheat and slow down substantially. Surprisingly, We have never had a motor fail in this way, they always have recovered when cool. Motor replacement would not be easy. Running 3 minute heats with a minute between heat seems fine, but do not expect to practice with these for 15 minutes nonstop. So all in all we like these cars very much for a racing class, but not as ones only car. They are some much fun its hard to stop and you do need to let them cool frequently.

Hello Jim how long is your track, do you have power taps? I am currently running an 8.4m circuit but I am updating it to 14.55m and a future upgrade will be the omni slotbox. Wondering if I can get away without using power taps...

@jimcunningham534

8 ай бұрын

Gran Prix is 65 feet and has 9 power taps. Probably more taps than is necessary for similar designs. In most cases a tap for every 12 sections or so is sufficient. I added more taps because I run high amperage cars like commercial Group 12 cars and run racers with six 1/24 digital cars. Also the tracks designed to be separated into three sections for transport so there is possibility of loss of connections if the contacts between tables get abused. We use 16G wire for all taps. I DO recommend taps for all Carrera tracks over 25 feet, especially if running more than 2 digital high powered analog.