HOSlotcarz.com
  • Home
  • Articles
    • Car (Modeling)
    • Car (Racing)
    • Chassis (Pancake)
    • Controllers
    • Decaling
    • Documents
    • Painting
    • Resin Casting
    • Slotcar Rehab
    • Tools
    • Track (Sectional)
  • Slot Car Tips
  • HO Info
  • Photos
  • Videos
    • Magnatraction/Xtraction Videos
    • T-Jet Videos
  • Events Calendar
  • About

Pick-Up Shoe Adjustment

4/30/2015

 
Picture
Correct adjustment of the pick-up shoe is one of the essentials to maximize the flow of current from the track to the armature. When the shoe is adjusted correctly it will show equal wear from the front of the shoe all the way to the back of the shoe. 

See the adjusting diagram below...
Picture
You can purchase a shoe adjusting tool or you can make your own from a small screwdriver.
Picture

Comments are closed.

    Author

    Hobbyist, Slot Car Enthusiast

    Archives

    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    August 2018
    March 2018
    September 2017
    April 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    October 2015
    July 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly