More track work at FRC - job completed!
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:56 pm
O'Brie, Steve and I finally completed the electrical circuit continuity project last Saturday.
This first pic shows the section from the start line to the pit exit. L to R: jumper cables; single red cable to join potential dead spot across the lane-change triangle; four cables to connect to under-table junction box for connection to next section of track. The long white cable is the for X lane changer power (separate from the main track power):
Close-up of how individual track pieces get continuous power. We used braid soldered to track rail undersides for this:
Close-up of the jumpers that join the track section before the start line (power base track section) to the section after the start line (this section):
Where's the front straight?!! This is the missing last section being worked on:
Steve under the table connecting wires to the junction blocks:
O'Brie doing some of the long, tedious soldering work in the heat of the afternoon:
Job completed and table back up in the ceiling as darkness descends. The jumpers look like big mutant spiders under the table:
Before packing up, I ran my Escort around a few laps, checking the lanes and lane-changers. All worked well, however the pit entrance still refuses to work. We'll have to deal with that another time.
This first pic shows the section from the start line to the pit exit. L to R: jumper cables; single red cable to join potential dead spot across the lane-change triangle; four cables to connect to under-table junction box for connection to next section of track. The long white cable is the for X lane changer power (separate from the main track power):
Close-up of how individual track pieces get continuous power. We used braid soldered to track rail undersides for this:
Close-up of the jumpers that join the track section before the start line (power base track section) to the section after the start line (this section):
Where's the front straight?!! This is the missing last section being worked on:
Steve under the table connecting wires to the junction blocks:
O'Brie doing some of the long, tedious soldering work in the heat of the afternoon:
Job completed and table back up in the ceiling as darkness descends. The jumpers look like big mutant spiders under the table:
Before packing up, I ran my Escort around a few laps, checking the lanes and lane-changers. All worked well, however the pit entrance still refuses to work. We'll have to deal with that another time.
