Hello!
I recently pulled out my old Tyco Pro race car set for my two kids over the deep freeze we had up here in Indiana a couple of weeks ago...
As I was getting into it with the kids, I had the thought of adding track and getting a little more fun out of it. As I went online I noticed many talking about adding power to the track if I do that (or even if I don't, if I am using some newer cars, which I am).
The set is about 20 feet of track. I was thinking of adding a few more straights and curves so possibly adding another 10 - 20 feet. Nothing crazy. Just add a little more to it to add some fun. That being said, my guess is that I should use a larger power source. My problem is that I do not have a clue what I should be looking for, or how to do it so here are my questions:
1) What should I be looking for (what particular power source should I be looking at adding)? I've seen a couple of places online about using a PC Power pack/battery and also a spot said that I could use a Train transformer.
2) How do I wire it to the current track (Is there a "how-to" guide somewhere that I can follow)? No clue how to do this for either the PC Power Pack/Battery, train transformer, or anything else suggested.
3) Would I need a different set of controllers (using the ones that came with the track/thumb controllers) if I do add power? If so, again what kind and where do I get them?
My track has a Terminal track where you stick in one wire for each of the controllers and one wire that goes from the transformer to the track.
I have attached a pic of the terminal track to give you an exact idea of what I have.
As my questions would indicate, I do not know much about the intricacies of doing this, so any help, especially how-to help, you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Mike Mancini