Anglewinder
Encyclopedia
Anglewinder is a type of slot car
or motorized model car
in which the motor shaft runs at an angle to the driven axle (usually the rear) and drives it through a bevel or other angled gear arrangement. It is a development of the sidewinder
, or transverse motor, in which the motor shaft is parallel to the driven axle and power is transmitted through spur gears or a belt. The anglewinder arrangement allows use of a slightly longer motor than a pure sidewinder. It also moves the motor's weight forward in the car, which some racers believe improves handling.
In general, the sidewinder and anglewinder are less common arrangements than the inline
motor, in which the shaft is perpendicular to the driven axle, and drives it with bevel gears or a pinion and crown gear, and historically at least, less common than the pancake
motor, in which the shaft is vertical and power is carried to the axle by a chain of gears through a pinion and crown arrangement.
The four common chassis layouts for slot cars. The flat, vertical-shaft Pancake motor is seen end-on, with the shaft pointing toward the reader.
Slot car
A slot car is a powered miniature auto or other vehicle that is guided by a groove or slot in the track on which it runs. A pin or blade extends from the bottom of the car into the slot...
or motorized model car
Model car
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in which the motor shaft runs at an angle to the driven axle (usually the rear) and drives it through a bevel or other angled gear arrangement. It is a development of the sidewinder
Sidewinder (slot car)
Sidewinder is a type of slot car or motorized model car in which the motor shaft is parallel to the driven axle , and power is transmitted through spur gears or, sometimes, a belt, friction or even by direct drive...
, or transverse motor, in which the motor shaft is parallel to the driven axle and power is transmitted through spur gears or a belt. The anglewinder arrangement allows use of a slightly longer motor than a pure sidewinder. It also moves the motor's weight forward in the car, which some racers believe improves handling.
In general, the sidewinder and anglewinder are less common arrangements than the inline
Inline (slot car)
In the model car hobby, an inline car is a type of slot car or other motorized model car in which the motor shaft runs lengthwise down the chassis, perpendicular to the driven axle . Power is transmitted through a pinion to a crown gear on the axle, or through bevel gears...
motor, in which the shaft is perpendicular to the driven axle, and drives it with bevel gears or a pinion and crown gear, and historically at least, less common than the pancake
Pancake (slot car)
The pancake motor, as used in slot cars, is a type of electric motor, which has a flat commutator and vertical shaft. It was a feature of the highly successful Aurora HO slot cars of the 1960s and 1970s. The motor was not a separate unit; instead, its individual elements - magnets, armature,...
motor, in which the shaft is vertical and power is carried to the axle by a chain of gears through a pinion and crown arrangement.
See also
- SidewinderSidewinder (slot car)Sidewinder is a type of slot car or motorized model car in which the motor shaft is parallel to the driven axle , and power is transmitted through spur gears or, sometimes, a belt, friction or even by direct drive...
- Transverse-motored slot car - InlineInline (slot car)In the model car hobby, an inline car is a type of slot car or other motorized model car in which the motor shaft runs lengthwise down the chassis, perpendicular to the driven axle . Power is transmitted through a pinion to a crown gear on the axle, or through bevel gears...
- Longitudinally-motored slot car - PancakePancake (slot car)The pancake motor, as used in slot cars, is a type of electric motor, which has a flat commutator and vertical shaft. It was a feature of the highly successful Aurora HO slot cars of the 1960s and 1970s. The motor was not a separate unit; instead, its individual elements - magnets, armature,...
- Vertical-motored slot car - Slot carSlot carA slot car is a powered miniature auto or other vehicle that is guided by a groove or slot in the track on which it runs. A pin or blade extends from the bottom of the car into the slot...
- Technical information and history of the hobby - :de:Modellauto-Rennsport - German language Wiki slot car page
- Slot car racing - The competitive hobby, organizations, etc.