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- From: hellmann@cs.scarolina.edu (Doug Hellmann)
- Subject: Re: TYCO Super Duper Double Looper
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- Organization: USC Department of Computer Science
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- Date: 26 Dec 92 06:35:06 GMT
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- roger@wrq.com (Roger Fulton) writes:
-
- >Anyone else out there give/get a TYCO Super Duper Double Looper
- >slot car set for Christmas? I got one about a month ago for my 4
-
- I bought on e for myself last Christmas after seeing how neat it looked
- on the tv commercial. Sucker.
-
- >Last night (Christmas eve) I set it up so that my son could wake
- >up to it this morning. Everything on the set works great EXCEPT
- >the Upside Down Jump (UDJ) part. I was up until 3 a.m. this
- >morning trying to get the technique of jumping the UDJ. I
- >re-checked the assembly to make sure that the exit/entrance ramps
- >were positioned correctly (they were). I tried slow, medium, and
- >fast approaches to the UDJ. I tried to follow the instructions
- >exactly regarding the negotiation of the UDJ. After playing
- >around with this for about 4 hrs, I made the jump only *3* times!
- >I'm not THAT uncoordinated! Also, my wife made many attempts
- >over the UDJ, and was no more successful than I. So, my son has
- >yet to see this set, because I want it working well before I give
- >it to him (it's not much fun to have to replace the car on the
- >track each lap after it crashes on the UDJ).
-
- >(2) If you have this set and have not been able to consistently
- > jump the UDJ, what have you done about it
-
- I have been unable to do it even once. I don't consider myself
- uncoordinated, either. Stupid thing. I took those dumb loops and threw
- them behind the sofa so I wouldn't be tempted to try it again.
- ?
- >(3) Can the track be reconfigured to a simpler layout, like a
- > figure-8? I have some concern about this, because I suspect
- > that the entire track must be used to provide a proper load
- > to the power supply
-
- I have had no trouble reconfiguring the track, and I haven't noticed any
- problems from too little load to the supply. In fact, those half-track
- pieces are really cool to play around with.
- .
- >(5) I bought this set at Target. Does anyone know what their
- > return policy is regarding items that cannot be completely
- > disassembled to pre-purchase state (for example, I can't
- > remove the orange labels, and their are pieces of the set
- > that are not made to be disassembled.) My hope is that
- > Target has an unconditional "Satisfaction guaranteed or your
- > money back" policy. I'll be calling them myself tomorrow to
- > see what they say, but I'd like to know what others'
- > experiences with them are
-
- I shop quite a bit at Target, and in my experience, especially after
- Christmas, they're going to be in such a ahurry to get you out of the
- line at returns that they won't even notice the stickers, and they will
- probably put it right back on the shelf so some other sucker can buy it.
- I've never had any trouble with returns there.
- If you keep the set, you'll probably need to buy some extra track
- pieces. In my opinion, buy a not-so-gimmicky set for your son with some
- extra track so you don't get bored with it. I wish I hadn't left my
- reciept in someone else's car-I would've returned mine.
-
- -Samantha (posting from someone else's acct. till I get my own.)
- .
-
- >Thanks in advance.
-