OK, I have a pretty good understanding of how electronics work, but I have a scenario to run by the experts.
I currently have a ton of Artin 1/43 track and have about 4 7.5v wall warts and some of the ones that came with this power passer systems.
I have been building tracks with the kids and noticed that even with hooking up 2 - 7.5 wall warts, 1- 7.5v for each lane of the traditional layout (Traditional = No passing or digital)
Now when I layout a track that has a large straight, I seem to have a power issue in some of the corners that are about 15 feet away from the power track. After the car gets through the corner, the pickup it better. I think I can solve that with some extra jumper wires from the main track into the corner.
Now I have read about getting a separate power supply, or using a computer power supply to power the track, but I want to make it kid friendly. In other words, I want the kids to plug in the wart and hook up the adapter to the track. Kids are 5 and 8 and love this stuff!!
At work I have access to a bunch of various wall warts ranging anywhere from 5.0, 7.0, 9.0 12.0 and 14.0 volts.
In theory I could cut the wiring from the track adaptor and slice that into a 9.0 volt wart.
My question has to do with the amperage.
What would be the best combination of volts and amps for running cars on the track with these other power supplies? Does more or less amps help or hinder the performance. Also, we have been running the SCX F-1 and DTm cars which are i believe 12v. Yes, the do not run as fast as the 6V artin, but the speeds are pretty realistic for tracks and they look and run great.
Any ideas?
I currently have a ton of Artin 1/43 track and have about 4 7.5v wall warts and some of the ones that came with this power passer systems.
I have been building tracks with the kids and noticed that even with hooking up 2 - 7.5 wall warts, 1- 7.5v for each lane of the traditional layout (Traditional = No passing or digital)
Now when I layout a track that has a large straight, I seem to have a power issue in some of the corners that are about 15 feet away from the power track. After the car gets through the corner, the pickup it better. I think I can solve that with some extra jumper wires from the main track into the corner.
Now I have read about getting a separate power supply, or using a computer power supply to power the track, but I want to make it kid friendly. In other words, I want the kids to plug in the wart and hook up the adapter to the track. Kids are 5 and 8 and love this stuff!!
At work I have access to a bunch of various wall warts ranging anywhere from 5.0, 7.0, 9.0 12.0 and 14.0 volts.
In theory I could cut the wiring from the track adaptor and slice that into a 9.0 volt wart.
My question has to do with the amperage.
What would be the best combination of volts and amps for running cars on the track with these other power supplies? Does more or less amps help or hinder the performance. Also, we have been running the SCX F-1 and DTm cars which are i believe 12v. Yes, the do not run as fast as the 6V artin, but the speeds are pretty realistic for tracks and they look and run great.
Any ideas?
