ModelMotorist.Com: Encyclopedia of Terminology C for the HO Scale Slot and Slotless Hobby. |
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Cat's Eyes HO Slot Car Chassis
1. Style of HO slot car based on the Aurora Super Magna-Traction chassis, using a diode and a trans-axle to control
lights On/Off in the same direction of travel.
2. Reversing controllers are require to access Cat's Eye feature.
a. Positive power; forward travel, lights "On".
b. Negative power; forward travel, lights "Off".
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C.C.R.
1. Command Control Racing.
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Centerline Distance
1. Measurement of length through either two parallel straight line or the middle of two radii from the same
center point.
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Chassis
1. Main component of a scale model vehicle to which all other parts are assembled.
2. Entire scale model vehicle assembly without a body.
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Cliff-Hangers
1. Version of Tyco HO scale slot cars that came in sets with Loops, Wallcrawls and Inversions.
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Cobblestone
1. Version of HO scale slot tracks that is intended to resemble old brick roads.
a. Aurora Thunderjet 9 Inch Cobblestone".
b. Aurora AFX 9 Inch Cobblestone.
c. Life-Like 15 Inch Cobblestone (no texture, just paint).
d. TycoPro 9 Inch Chicane.
e. TycoPro 9 Inch Chicane.
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Command Control Racing
1. Brand of HO slotless cars and tracks from Tyco.
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Command Control Racing HO Slotless Car Chassis
1. In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis with alternate drive wheel steering.
a. A Car fixed axle.
b. B Car fixed axle.
c. A Car with steering.
d. B Car with steering.
e. Jam car.
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Command Control Racing HO Slotless Car Track Connection
1. 2 Lane.
2. 1 Lane.
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Command Control Racing HO Slotless Car Track Selection
1. Road. View Track Selection
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Commutator Brush
1. Spring-loaded conductor of electricity used to transfer electricity from the pick-up shoes to the moving armature.
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Computer Control Center from Tomy AFX More Details.
1. Lap Counted Ghost Racer Terminal track.
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Compu-trac Controller More Details.
1. Special controller and track combination to create an optional pace car or Compu-Trac driver for one lane of the
layout. Also used for pre/post tune-up comparision or car to car comparision tests.
2. Allows one lane to have a two speed "Ghost Racer" or manual driver.
3. Requires several specialty track sections and a complex wiring system.
a. Controller.
b. Primary Terminal.
c. Auxiliary Terminal.
d. Wiring.
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Controller
1. Device to control the speed of HO slot or slotless cars on the track.
a. Button Style.
b. Plunger Style.
c. Steering Wheel Style.
d. Trigger Style.
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Crown Gear
1. A gear designed to receive and transfer the power and rotation of a pinion gear perpendicular (90 degrees) to
the input shaft.
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Curve Hugger
1. A version of Tyco HO Slot cars and tracks.
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Curve Hugger HO Slot Car Chassis
1. Tyco: In-Line Motor - pinion and crown driven chassis.
a. Curve Hugger.
b. Curve Hugger Lighted.
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Curve Track
1. A curved section of HO Slot car track defined by the outside radius and the circle fraction or angle.
(ordered by popularity of production)
a. 9 Inch Radius
b. 6 Inch Radius
c. 12 Inch Radius
d. 15 Inch Radius
e. 18 Inch Radius
2. A curved section of HO Slot car track defined by a portion of a circle.
(ordered by popularity of production)
a. 1/4 Circle = 90 degrees
b. 1/8 Circle = 45 degrees
c. 1/2 Circle = 180 degrees
d. 1/6 Circle = 60 degrees
e. 1/12 Circle = 30 degrees
f. 75 degrees
3. A section of HO Slot car curve track may be defined by a conical angle.
(ordered by popularity of production)
a. High Bank = 40 degrees
b. Low Bank = 15 degrees
c. Bank = 30 degrees
4. Marchon did not follow the above standards.
a. 12 Inch Curve = 9 Inch Radius 1/4 Circle
b. 6 Inch Curve = 9 Inch Radius 1/8 Circle
5. Faller did not use part 1 above due to metric standard.
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Custom Adapter Track Making Tutorial More Details.
1. Step by step instructions for making adapter tracks.
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Custom Wiring Diagrams More Details.
1. Wiring Diagrams draw by Jerome A. Lepinski.
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