by RichD » Sat Sep 07, 2019 7:08 am
I once asked someone to measure the output of a Tri-Power with the cars running, the numbers that he reported were 9.1 volts for the beginners setting, 13.9 volts for the Intermediate setting and 24.4 volts for the Expert setting. My club runs most of our classes at 18.5 volts, but we run G-Jet type cars and Gravity cars at 12 volts. Once in a while after a 12 volt race someone forgets to turn the power back up and when the green flag drops for an 18.5 volt class race everyone thinks that something has gone wrong with their car.
If you are looking for more realistic speeds with cars that you still have to drive box stock T-Jet type cars are one way to go. On my track a full race T-Jet car can do a 5.5 second lap, a box stock type car with skinny silicone tires would do about 8 seconds if I remember correctly. High performance cars cars from BSRT, Slottech, Viper or Wizzard turn my track at about 2.4 seconds, A G-Jet type car at 12 volts or a Magnatraction/X-Traction at 18.5 volts is good for a more realistic 4.5 seconds.