LIMITED
AVAILABILITY: This listing is for SIX (6) Pieces of what i believe are
440-X3 or 440-X4 DOWNFORCE RARE EARTH NEODYMIUM MAGNETS WITH PLASTIC
RETAINERS. Never Installed TYCO Malaysia Factory Stock; No idea what
Gauss Magnetic Flux Density they are.
*Condition VINTAGE: chrome magnetic coating is flaking off, but still usable.
The
story is that TYCO Toys was sold to Mattel Co. right around 1999. At
that time, TYCO had nearly developed a next generation chassis with a
(blue) armature & Rare Earth Magnets for SUPER GRIPPING POWER. The
issue that arose in real life use was that, the friction & torque of
the chassis combined to literally melt the plastic alongside the rails
ON SMALL 8' long Starter Sets! (They should pose no problem on longer
tracks where the rails have a chance to dissipate some of the heat from
the friction.) Quite a problem seeing they had already produced X-3
Literature & some packaging for international cars & sets. NONE
of the Packaged 440-X3 HPX-3 Vehicle or sets have the rare earth
magnets, although Racing Warriors are commonly found with the (better?)
Blue Armature. These are factory direct & i am describing them to
the best of my knowledge. Admittedly not a racer, i did wedge the old
440-X2 magnet out & put the new X-3 one in with some ease, albeit
not too gently. Disassembling the chassis entirely, allows the Magnets
& Shoe to slide in very nicely where the 440-X2 stock magnet was
& as you can see, looks perfectly factory, as it is. They will fit a
TYCO 440-X2 Style chassis specifically, But the magnets could be
removed from the gray 'shoe' & sunk into any chassis! NO OTHER
CHASSIS PARTS INCLUDED; ONLY MAGNETS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING. PHOTO
IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY.
