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TAMIYA 1:32 SCALE SPEED CHECKER

The Tamiya 1:32 Scale Speed Checker was developed for the Mini Four Wheel Drive Series Vehicles that have taken Japan by storm.
AND NOW, Slot car enthusiast's can also join In on the excitement.
We have modified the Tamiya Speed Checker to suit most 1:32 scale slot cars so when you build, customise, or hot-up your Slot Car any way you like using either Slot.it or Ninco ProRace upgrade parts such as gears, axles, wheels, tyres etc you will be able to see the direct result of your modifications in SPEED measured in kilometres per hour.
Just pop the car on the speed checker, hit the power button, then the start button and the LCD will display the rear wheel speed in kilometres per hour.
From the classic slot racers, to the futuristic slot cars of tomorrow. Racing makes the challenge of building the Fastest Slot Car Come Alive

	FEATURES Accurately check the speed of your slot car speed timer mode and distance timer (Lap) mode Includes: Speed Checker Instruction Sheet Power Cable (for connection to external 12-14vdc power supply)	$79
	SPECIFICATIONS 5-1/2" Wide 8-3/4" Long 2-1/4" High Distance check starts at 300m and can be reduced by 10m increments
	REQUIRES (NOT SUPPLIED) 2 x AA Batteries (for the LCD) 1 x 12-14vdc min 500mA power supply (to power you slot car)
	COMMENTS Must have for serious racers

The Magnet Marshal functions just like an ordinary electronic scales. In fact, it is an electronic scale, but the feature that seperates the Magnet Marshal from an ordinary electronic scale is its patented metal "Magnetractor Beam". Yes its a funny name but we really didn't know what else to call it. The "Magnetractor Beam" is an aluminum and steel composite beam that is mounted flush with, but independent of, the weighing platform. This system provides a source of ferrous metal for a slot car magnet to pull against, allowing the scale to measure the magnetic downforce of the slot car.
This system works great for virtually all 1/32 and 1/24 slotcars, but is designed and optimized for "box stocked" or "RTR" type magnet configurations.
An example of how useful this tool is, at one of our race meetings running 12 box standard Scalextric Mustangs, the magnet downforce vaired by over 50% ranging from 196g through to 305g. Using the Magnet Marshal allowed us to divide the group into two groups, provided very close racing.
Please note due to a large increase in cost we are currently unable to supply the Magnet Marshal. We expect to be in a position to offer this again early in 2008.

	STEP 1: After the Magnet Marshal has been turned on and has stabilized to "0", place the car on the weighing platform to measure the overall weight and magnetic downforce.	TBA
	STEP 2: Tip the car onto its side to measure the weight of the car plus the weight of the magnet, but without the magnet downforce.
	STEP 3: With the car still on its side, press the "0" button to enter the scale into "tare" mode. With the car still on its side, the scale should read "0".
	STEP 4: Now place the car back in the normal position to get a measurement of the magnetic down-force only.

RSM SLOT CAR TYRE TRUER
FOR COMPLETE AXLE ASSEMBLEY 1:32 & 1:24

So what is the best way to true those blasted out-of-round rims and tyres most Ready To Run cars come with?
Do you push your slot car from side to side across sand paper?
Do you disassemble the axle units and use a hand drill, Dremel or a conventional 1:24 slot tyre truer like the Hudy, Ilpe or C&M?
Not really working without modifications or compromises, is it?
Not to mention the fact that you cannot remove the wheel of a modern Scalextric car without damaging the hub.
A new style of tyre truer was needed where both tyres/wheels could be trued without having to remove the hub from the axle.
Well, there is one tyre truer on the market which is designed to take the whole axle unit, trueing both wheels at once : The German made RSM tyre truer
REQUIRES (NOT SUPPLIED) 8 -12 vdc 5A power supply, idealy with variable voltage.
Note RSM had stopped producing this Tyre Truer and it is due to be manufactured again in 2008. We choose not to supply any other tyre truers as this model is the only tyre truer to accomodate the whole rear axle with the wheels still fitted - a must for Scalextric cars.

	We have tested this machine using all major 1:32 Ready To Run car brands and it works likes a gem. The RSM is designed very well and solid, standing on four rubber feet, weighing almost 1.5 kg. It comes with all the necessary parts and spares including a manual in English. With the RSM it is also possible to true all kinds of other aftermarket kit wheels in 1:32 or 1:24 scale with 3/32" or 1/8" axle diameter.	TBA
	Thee sequence of photos show actual use with an old Scalextric F1 rear axle assembly.
	As you can see this tyre is anything but round
	Turn the RSM tyre truer "ON", adjust the axle pivot bar until the tyres makes contact with abracive surface. Keep adjusting until the desired result is achieved.
	The finished product, a perfectley trued tyre allowing your slot car to deliver maxium power to the track. No wheel tramping, just smooth racing.