(Thread buried somewhere here on slotblog.) I've used the controller a lot in the past and it's smooth to the touch, provided the motor is tuned to the controller since there is NO adjustment. It actually worked pretty well. Norvac provided new switches and Parma a new resistor and a new set of clear controller handles. In the late '80s we were racing in Fayetteville, GA, on Tim Ferguson's Purple Mile. `nX= ;o SS
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Gregory WellsNever forget that first place goes to the racer with the MOST laps, not the racer with the FASTEST lap. @~N1YoV4 Not sure who had the idea first but I got a Taylor Hinge controller as a race prize in 1980 from Bill Taylor and it still works just fine. I have that issue as well but it would take me weeks to locate it. %PDF-1.7
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The controller is smooth as silk. I am almost tempted to build one that way. The wiper on the controller you have looks very much like the ones I built. While the original was a triple micro, I saw no need for the second redundant circuit. %%EOF
With the resistor controllers of the day you would start a race with a clean smooth resistor but by the middle of the race it would be pitted, rough, and sticking. In fact I still have two controllers I built back then that are backups for my electronic controller today. Check out some of the cool stuff on my Fotki. H2P(2553020S024T043Q04R(J*2T0 BOu8PB:PG9SGjNBHXPPX!$KTS!$5+ Y
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New vintage Gorski microswitch mounting plates occasionally show up on eBay for about $3 plus shipping. Bought thatspecialZep issue at Zepwhat a great place when it first opened.
I am collecting the parts to build another Gorski clone and plan to build an articulated wiper arm much like the Fleming. All the heat sinks were on the original controller and the original resistor a 2 barrel, yellow/orange in color, 1 ohm. I have that issue handy, since I won the Grp 12 class at that first Zep 500. More history than current tech, but like Ray says in his text, the feel of a resistor controller with a Fleming hinge was a revelation at the time, almost 25 years ago. H2P(253637S023410R043Q04R(J*2T0 BWy8PB:PK9W @ \V
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Perhaps Eddie with post to this thread and give us a little more background on his mod, like what led him to develop it and when he did the first one. Naturally they have full power relays and brake pots that were unheard of back then. Need something painted, soldered, carved, or killed? I built one of those hinge modifications, and it does indeed make the sweep as smooth as butter. I snagged the scans from a Facebook post made by Russell Sheldon. HtW7W[3Y$vyxcA~!UU{;nDIOy>#Oa=Y_RC}4=y{g }=>ag@Bx~qPpE~-iS88R]H)%!uxdQ>k
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