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The Derby Magic Company
Track Assembly Instructions, revision G
page 1 of 11
Thank you for purchasing a Derby Magic Pinewood Derby Track.
To assemble your track, start with the stand. The parts of the stand are marked with letters on the various
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pieces and can be identified on the assembly drawing. All of the stand parts are assembled using the
included #10-32 by 3/8" long screws and nuts.
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- Page 1 Track Assembly Instructions, revision G page 1 of 11 Thank you for purchasing a Derby Magic Pinewood Derby Track. To assemble your track, start with the stand. The parts of the stand are marked with letters on the various pieces and can be identified on the assembly drawing. All of the stand parts are assembled using the included #10-32 by 3/8”...
- Page 2 The Derby Magic Company Track Assembly Instructions, revision G page 2 of 11 Figure 1 Tools Required: Phillips and common screwdriver 3/8" wrench 1/4" wrench 5/16" wrench Foot, 4 pieces ⅜ #4-40 x & nut, 2 pieces 90° Bracket, 2 pieces #4-40 x ¼...
- Page 3 The Derby Magic Company Track Assembly Instructions, revision G page 3 of 11 Length\Lanes Quantities of #4-40 x ¼ round head screws for brake and timer attachment for the standard track Lanes Quantities of #4-40x5/16 flat hd. screws for track joints and brake/timer attachment for the die cast option Length\Lanes There are also 4 pieces of the #4-40 x ¼...
- Page 4 The Derby Magic Company Track Assembly Instructions, revision G page 4 of 11 Lay out the 'A' and 'B' parts as shown. Two of the 'C' parts have the angle opening to the rear and the third one that is about 5 inches from the far end has the angle opening forward. Assemble all of the screws for these parts, but only finger tight.
- Page 5 The Derby Magic Company Track Assembly Instructions, revision F page 5 of 11 Start Gate Assembly Attach the plate to the side of the 'A' part using the #4-40 x 3/8" screws and nuts. Tighten the screws. Install the ¼ x 3/4 nylon spacer to the plate using a #6-32 x 1 screw and nut.
- Page 6 The Derby Magic Company Track Assembly Instructions, revision F page 6 of 11 Attach the near end start block using two #40-40 x 1/4" screws. Slide the start gate lever into the slot on the end of the start gate rod.
- Page 7 The Derby Magic Company Track Assembly Instructions, revision F page 7 of 11 Track Assembly For 8 Lane tracks, see the attached page for the track pre-assembly. Each section of track that joins to another section is marked on the bottom with a letter. The start gate section is marked with ‘A’...
- Page 8 The Derby Magic Company Track Assembly Instructions, revision F page 8 of 11 Figure 16 Figure 17 Slide the track sections together as shown in Figures 16 and 17. Use the #10-32 x 3/8” screws and fender washers to secure the track sections to each other. With the die cast option, use 2 #4-40 x 5/16” flat head screws per lane joint.
- Page 9 The Derby Magic Company Electronic Timer Function page 9 of 11 Figure 20 Figure 21 The electronic timer should be installed with the plexiglass side facing the start end of the track. Lift the track and slide the timer under the track. Use one #4-40 x ¼” screw on each lane to secure the timer to the track.
- Page 10 The Derby Magic Company Electronic Timer Function page 10 of 11 Figure 1. When the Timer is first powered up, the display shows the lane numbers from left to right. The message shown in Figure 5 is also sent to the serial link at this time.
- Page 11 You can use the Derby Magic Race Manager’s Sensor Test page to align the sensors or you can use a Voltmeter. When the sensors are aligned and not blocked, the voltage on the phototransistor should be less than 0.10 volts.
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