[Pete McKay]

I was having a lot of problems with the LT 2000 missing laps with the photo cells. So I tried the dead strip method, still with no luck.

Mike, I use the LT2000 on the short oval I'm building (12' laps), and I've found that using as short as a 4" contact for the dead track has worked so far. We're running M/T's and R2's, so the cars aren't hitting the dead track so fast it misses them. I've also just interupted one rail in the counting segment and it works just fine. I haven't run any magnet cars on it yet, but I may after it's completely laid down.