Not a fan of the tiny AFX controllers, but the old 60 Ohm Russkits are nice. That's good for the new Mega G+ cars and would likely be good for your T-Jets (history begins with AFX MagnaTractions and Tyco HP7s for me so I have no direct experience to relate). My current go-to controller is a 35/45/55 Ohm DS, successor to the trusty Parma. I was surprised by how sensitive it was when I got it so I got out the multimeter and measured it. I have an Aurora Plus and 10-30 Ohms is about right. The best place is at the slot car shows, they're always lying under tables in boxes of old track. Both of these types can be found very cheaply, many times for 5 or 10 dollars US. Also, the same controller with the dark blue handles is rated at 80 ohms, which will work very well with your T Jets. Keep an eye out for the early Aurora - Russkit A/FX controllers, preferably the ones with the handles that are screwed together, so you can maintain them. Many are purchased by collectors just so they can add a "new in the box" example to their collection. There is a reason why all these recently found unsold warehouse cases are now flooding the market for bargain prices, being sold as both complete cases and single items. mentioned, they are not suitable for use with the Aurora Thunderjet 500 cars. I stuck with my slightly modified Atlas 45, 60, and 85 ohm plunger controllers and the Aurora - Russkit 45 ohm controllers (both with and without the dynamic brake circuit) until the Parma Econo controllers became available with suitable resistors. They didn't even feel right when using them with the A/FX and Magnatraction cars. I remember being excited and later disappointed when I first purchased my Aurora Control Plus controller back in the day when they were first released. So are Bob's actually that range? Are some Aurora plus controllers different ranges? All the econo controllers I've seen are sold out. I looked at the pro controllers and I won't spend hundreds. (We've tried the new RM 120ohm controllers and they seem like way too much resistance.) So if the range is actually 35 to 70 Ohms, that's a sweet spot. I run no mag at 12 volts and the Tyco controllers work nicely on AFX track. My AW, Tyco, and old Aurora controllers are 66 ohm. I have never heard else wise and have sold many."Ĩ to 30 seems to be a strange range. I also asked SCC and he said: "they are specified in the literature and design 35-70. “Variable Electrical Resistance Dial adjusts from 35 to 70 Ohms” For kicks you could connect an ohm meter between the black and white wires, pull the trigger until the wiper just touches the beginning of the main resistor and see what happens when you change the ohm control.Hi RichD, I believe you or someone else actually measured the controllers as 8 to 30?Īccording to Bob at Slot Car Central, he says on his ebay ad: The ohm control can only lower the ohm rating, the main resistor must be 30.9 ohms. The brake connection is not your problem, it is only in the circuit when the controller is in the off position. For modern inline set type cars like Tycos, Life-Likes and Tomys most people use a 45 ohm controller and the new AFX Mega G+ sets come with 120 ohm controllers. I like a faster controller, so if I have to use a resistor controller with those cars it would be a 60 ohm model. If yours is an Aurora Control Plus those are adjustable between 8.3 and 30.9 ohms, which is much too low for T-Jet type cars that are normally run with 90 ohm controllers.
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