I have two different Bits. One has a 6 inch turn diameter and the other has a 10 inch turn. (both left and right turns are pretty much equal) Now this to me is not right... the two cars should be close. I checked everything and did notice that one coil has a wire on the face of it. This was posted by another guy awhile back but this shouldn't affect steering in both directions. The magnet should never hit the coils anyways.
What I found:
The little tab, as seen in the pic below, on the car that has the smallest turning radius is the narrowest. The car that has the ten inch turns has a tab at least a milimeter wider. This tab rides in a slot on the top plate, the one held down with the screw, and stops the magnet from actually hitting the coils when turning. (the slot is under the stab bar if you have one)
TA DA!!! That's it!!! Wide tab=wide turns. Narrow tab=sharper turns. Wide tab=less steering throw. Narrow tab=greater steering throw.
I'm also thinking that if this tab is deformed in any way we would have cars that might turn sharper in one direction... no matter what we do.
Now I know what everyone is thinking... just trim this tab so it is narrower.
The trick will be:
-Too narrow and it will cause the magnets to hit the coils.
-Too narrow and the steering will be psychotically touchy.
-Not an equal trim job and the steering will be lopsided.
I'm now looking for a way to be able to adjust my steering throw buy varying the width of this slot... much easier than varying the width of the tab I think.
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