[Phil Stenning]

ok, started this thread to get everyones opinions on the ongoing digital v analogue debate

i ve just this evening converted my analogue track to digital and i, so far, am not a fan!
for a start it agve me connectivity teething problems, but after that was addressed i still did nt like it, the controllers don t feel anywhere near as 'sure' as even the standard analogue do and as the majority of my racing i do is solo just seems a little pointless?

as my personal opinion i m going to go back to analogue, as i think that with chipping the cars too, its a bit too much for me! i ve got hundreds of cars and i use all of them so it would prove very expensive to chip the lot!

whats everyone elses experiences with digital?

did any of you convert and have nt looked back,

is it really the future of slot racing?

is it worth sticking with it until i get used to it?

look forward to hearing your thoughts!

phil

 

[Phil Stenning]

after trawling through bit of topics on here i ve seen its abit of a mine field on what mods to make to a digital set up, so i think i ll be boxing mine up for now!
from what i ahve seen i think the ninco system is better than the current SSD incarnation?

 

[Phil Stenning]

ok thanks for the comments so far, definatly encouraging, i m going to get out there tonight, sort out some connectivity problems and give it another go,

alot of my original problems with analogue connectivity were due to my track being in my garage, the track requiring cleaning everytime it was used, this was quickly solved by copper taping the track, improving things 100%! although it is not complete, so i think once i have cleaned doen and taped the effected areas i ll try digital again and see how i get on,

 

[Phil Stenning]

i m sure the debate will never end!

i ve just tried again with the digital setup i have (one lane changer over, one corner crossover and the four car pb) and it worked alot better with the copper tape i have added, i already have one power tap for each lane, but will get some more, i m SLOWLY being converted

the idea of a dual set up is tempting, if i can fabricate a way to run the two ( i d think some sort of relay would do the trick? ) then i would be alot happier,

the only other nag i have is the amount of money and time i will have to put into chipping my cars, i m not too bothered about the cost, i can get them trade price at around £7 - 8 a throw.

otherwise a setup with a 6car pb and pb pro sounds like the way forward!

anyone else here running pb pro??

 

[Phil Stenning]

ok ok, this is all a bit of a headf**k!

after trawling through all the info on SSD on here i can see it can quite simply be made to work, in my personal opinion i d rather wait until scalextric make it better, as it seems that straight out of the box the digital system does nt work that well

i may, in time, attempt to mod my pb, but for the time being it seems like a bit of a waist of time!

so for the time being i m going to stay analogue, and concentrate on tuning my cars!

Phil

 

[Phil Stenning]

i may try and fabricate a setup up so i can run both digital and analogue, however at the moment i m having severe problems with connectivity, just when i seem to get one lane working right the other lane startes to have problems

anyone have any experience with this?

i m considering the arduous task of hardwiring the back section of my track where these problems occur, i m already running a set up power taps but they seem to make very little difference.

also my track is in my garage, so i m guessing the low temperatures are nt going to help

my track is almost completely copper taped now, which has made a real improvement, but i m still getting the odd dead spot?

can anyone help??

phil

 

[Phil Stenning]

thanks boney, spent the morning doing that on the effected track and its much better!

 

[Phil Stenning]

thanks this confirms my thoughts, and my 4 car pb will shortly be up for sale!