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good ideas
lots of good ideas, but as mentioned early on in this thread, and from what I've learned from trying different things myself (see below)...it seems you really need to have pressure on the charging points in order to get a reliable connection. How?
My latest attempt was a piece of track (balsa wood) that had holes that lined up with the rear wheels of the cars. When the holes where open, the rear end would drop the car onto the charging posts. With rails in place, it was easy to hit and various model cars would drop consistently onto the contacts, but sometimes it would charge, sometimes it wouldn't grrrrr. When it failed to make contact, just a little vibration (spinning the rear wheels) would get it going, other times it would take a little tap on the track with a finger. So what's a guy got to do, build a vibrator into his pit lane...? Bummer.
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