Doubt lane change Policar

I don’t think so, because I don’t think it has sensors at both ends.

I wonder if, due to the way it's split in two, one might be able to put two sensor ends together?

I remember asking this question to Maurizio a while back...but I do not remember the answer :/
One thing to note is that when you change lane the flipper at both ends of the lane changer (and the one in the middle) are all activated (I think they are all mechanical connected).
So if you would add only the lane drivers at the other end, and connect the lane drivers with the solenoids it should work (in principle at least).
Maybe Maurzio @Slot.it could shed some light here.

Yes, it is possible. The thing is totally symmetric.
However, the LC is going to be sold with flippers on one end only.

The thing is you would need to be very careful with your driving. If you were to modify the LC to activate in both directions, then if you are driving in a single direction, make the change, then still have the button pressed for whatever reason, it could also change the car behind when you pass over the second sensor. Thinking about it this way I wouldn’t recommend it unless there was a way to isolate the sensors from one another, or deactivate them discretely.

Are the lane changers compatible with ssd? In other words will the lane changers work with a 7042 powerbase? Sorry for the slight thread hijack.


Mike M.

oXigen is SSD compatible. I believe Slot.it has confirmed that their lane changers will function as SSD lane changers, should you decide to retrofit SSD control into Policar track.

Mike, I asked this of Maurizio at the UKSF and he confirmed they will be.

I'm lost here

Are we talking about pure oxygen?

Policar's X changes work the same as Ninco's curve change?

At the change in Ninco's curve, you only had to put the Oxygen electronics (4) and you already had it for both directions, you only had to change the power supply to the circuit (or go around the curve). The same as the pit line (one electronic at the entrance and another at the exit and when changing the power supply, only the one that is in the correct polarity is fed (this is how I have it at home).

The middle flippers are mechanically linked to the initial flipper. If you have a dual direction (track running direction) LC then by definition all the flippers must be linked. So if you keep the button pressed after crossing the first sensor, the second sensor will keep all of the flippers open due to them being linked. This would not be an ideal situation!

Aaaaa ok, I understand about the intermediate fins (I didn't know I had them either).

But the second sensor will not be powered, right?

It would need not to be.

As far as I know the Policar LCs are independently powered so as long as the two haves can also be independently powered, maybe it’ll be ok. I just wanted to raise it as something to think about.

I don't quite understand it (we may be talking about the same thing and the translator confuses me)

We had a bidirectional track with Ninco changes in Y and X (with a bit of DIY we cut them in half) and Oxigen electronics on both sides, and just by flipping a switch we changed the direction of the circuit...

Yes, you both are saying the same thing. Just to be clear, the policar XXLC will come with only one set of LC drivers to run in one direction.
If you want to have both directions, then you will need to do some DYI.

MALAFAMA said:

A picture is worth a thousand words.

The esses of California, it was very technical and there were big changes and overtaking.

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HOW DID YOU GLUE THE TWO PARTS ?

Remember that Ninco LCs take the power from the track. Policar does not, it is powered independantly.

If you flip the switch for Ninco, the polarity will be wrong for the sensor in the opposite direction, and it will not work. That will not be true for Policar unless you disable the power to the sensor, or the acuator.

It is a difficult thing to explain clearly, twice as difficult when crossing the language barrier! So sorry about that

Even the production ones? That seems like an odd choice, to require Policar lane changers to be provided their own power source by default.

I thought so, but I’m open to be corrected about it.