Sep

HO Hop-up & Maintenance : Gold Plated Commutator Plates:

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Author: tjetSgrigSubject: Gold Plated Commutator Plates:Posted: 09 September 2009 at 10:28am
Actually, you’re better off with the copper comm plates. Copper is a better conductor than gold. The only advantage to gold is, it doesn’t corrode. Besides being too soft, if you are just “plating” a copper comm., the hardness of the [...]

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30

Sep

Life-Like Fast Trackers Outlaw Sprint Cars

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When you get down to it, nothing compares to the grit and competition level of bullring dirt track racing. The cars are close, cool to watch and on the verge of being out of control, drifting through the turns, wheel to wheel, with a rooster tail of dust trailing behind them. Life-Like Racing has added [...]

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23

Sep

Tuning a Sloter Zytek

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Well, it has taken a while to write this article and I know the subject was covered in the forum by Rolltidevet, but seeing as I built this car to race in the Manufacturers challenge that was run at 132Slotcar Raceway, I\’d share the set up and results of what I have done.

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19

Sep

Faro Slot Racing Cars September News

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Tatra T 607-2 Monopost#49 Driven by Alois Mark#10 Driven by Adolf Vermirovsky

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17

Sep

HO Hop-up & Maintenance : Gold Plated Commutator Plates:

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Author: tjetSgrigSubject: Gold Plated Commutator Plates:Posted: 09 September 2009 at 10:28am
Actually, you’re better off with the copper comm plates. Copper is a better conductor than gold. The only advantage to gold is, it doesn’t corrode. Besides being too soft, if you are just “plating” a copper comm., the hardness of the [...]

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16

Sep