24th-May-24, 01:34 PM
Photo 1: showing addition of the IR LED into the SureChange guide.
Photo 2: showing the red/blue wiring from the decoder pcb to the IR LED. Note this photo also shows the crown gear with corrected positioning for the motor wiring polarity used.
Photo 3: The Bugatti type 59 fully digitised and assembled.
Conclusions:
1/ The Bugatti has been modified for use with SSD digital systems.
2/ The modified Bugatti correctly changes lane and it correctly counts laps. Note: of course it only counts laps for powerbases which are designed to function correctly with Surechange guides. In the case of the ARC PRO powerbase this requires implementation of the ‘grey wire mod’.
3/ The modified transmission functions well in eliminating excess transmission friction as was observed in the first-time-out-of-box behaviour.
4/ There remains one issue to resolve. If the body is tightly fastened to the car’s chassis this action distorts the chassis causing poor gear mesh. This is currently addressed by leaving a high degree of ‘body float’, and far more than would normally be considered. A more thorough solution might be to attach rigid longerons to the chassis (especially where the four assembly screws are used to join the front and rear chassis sections).
This has been an enjoyable digitisation project and has resulted in a ‘digitally’ race-able 1930’s era motor car which itself exhibits beautiful period detail.
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Photo 2: showing the red/blue wiring from the decoder pcb to the IR LED. Note this photo also shows the crown gear with corrected positioning for the motor wiring polarity used.
Photo 3: The Bugatti type 59 fully digitised and assembled.
Conclusions:
1/ The Bugatti has been modified for use with SSD digital systems.
2/ The modified Bugatti correctly changes lane and it correctly counts laps. Note: of course it only counts laps for powerbases which are designed to function correctly with Surechange guides. In the case of the ARC PRO powerbase this requires implementation of the ‘grey wire mod’.
3/ The modified transmission functions well in eliminating excess transmission friction as was observed in the first-time-out-of-box behaviour.
4/ There remains one issue to resolve. If the body is tightly fastened to the car’s chassis this action distorts the chassis causing poor gear mesh. This is currently addressed by leaving a high degree of ‘body float’, and far more than would normally be considered. A more thorough solution might be to attach rigid longerons to the chassis (especially where the four assembly screws are used to join the front and rear chassis sections).
This has been an enjoyable digitisation project and has resulted in a ‘digitally’ race-able 1930’s era motor car which itself exhibits beautiful period detail.
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