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[don.siegel]

Well, just spent a half hour down in our storage room, and couldn't find the set... pretty sure I brought it back to France at some point, since I remember testing it here, but maybe it's still down in my brother's crawl space! 

 

To be continued... and if anybody has some track, feel free to show it! 

 

Don 

[Phil Smith]

Yep, that's it Gene.... hmm, doesn't look like much of a slot there, shallow or not. Will have to find mine and check! 

 

Don 

 

I don't really see a slot, period. I'm more confused than ever. 

[Gene/ZR1]

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http://www.hobbysurp...ertslotcars.asp

 

 

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gene

[Gene/ZR1]

 

 

 

 

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[MattD]

thanks Gene

[don.siegel]

Well, still haven't found my set, but did find a clearer picture of the shallow slot, thanks to Bernard Sampson, in this THREAD (post 59).
 
Don

[don.siegel]

Here's another set now up on ebay, that shows the track in more detail, when you use the magnifying feature: 

https://www.ebay.com...fMAAOSwgZteRG3C

 

There is a sort of shallow slot in the center, more of a depression, undoubtedly to keep the magnet in line. In one of the photos you can see the difference with the current-carrying rails, which are really flush. Not quite slotless I'd say. 

 

Since I never found my set, this has sort of eaten at me, so have kept looking off and on... 

 

Don