Totally off topic but I hope someone can help.
My grandchildren enjoy playing with a Micro Scalextric we bought them. They would like a bigger track but Scalextric do not sell extra track for the micro sets. We could move up to the 1/32 scalextric but that takes up more space. I made the mistake of telling them that it is possible to build a custom track and now find myself being asked to make one. Making the track not a problem (other than having to stop working on my models) and I thought wiring up the transformer and controllers would be straightforward, however I had a look at the set-up in the section of power track and met a problem.
My knowledge of electronics is very limited but there seems to be three what I think may be capacitors in the set-up. I believe they may not be essential but help make the cars run smoothly. My problem is there are no markings on these I so I do not know what size of capacitor I would need. The input from the transformer is 19V and the controllers operate on 0-12V.
I tried Maplin's, they were friendly but would not suggest anything, I think they fear being sued if the cars blew up. I'd be grateful for advice. I suppose I could desolder them and transfer to the custom track but I'd rather keep the original track intact.
Thanks in advance for any help