I think now I get which car Greg was referring to.
I do not have this car. But I can imagine the issue having installed a chip on an Alfa 155.
If you can post some pics here we can provide some ideas.
The pic below is for installing an oXigen chip in the Alfa.
The main issue was that the chip sitting back because the side lungs are hitting the axle adjustment posts.
Despite being so far back, the IR led worked with no major issues.
This was a quick install.
Ideally I would:

• shorten the motor wire and get rid of the FM given that there is one in the motor already
• put an IR led on wire and put an hole in the chassis just behind the body mounting post to bring it closer to the guide.

If you go digital accept that:

• there is not plug and play: you have to put some work if you want to set up your car properly - unless we are talking toy cars
• do not be afraid to put holes in the chassis and modify some parts to make the chip fit (such as interiors).

If you do not accept that than consider staying away from digital. It will save you lots of frustration.

 

Thanks Grunz,

When I get five I'll post some pics,

I guess I just thought the Slot.It offering would be similar to Scalextric, except instead of DPR hatch you unscrew the body, unplug a couple of cables and worst case scenario BluTak the chip in place, not quite that easy, I'm thinking of having a crack at soldering an IR LED to said chip and see how that goes.

Mark

 

Hi Mark,

I had the same problem with the Slot.it Nissan Skyline...soldering an IR LED will work as I've done that in the past...but for the Skyline I decided to use a Scalextric DPR chip, remove the hatch, drill a 3mm hole in the chassis and glue the chip in with some G-S Hypo on the edges

Hope that helps

Neil

 

It is a bit more work than the scalex DPR chip....but I think trimming the wires down and properly route them it is much better than dealing with the DPR plug.

 

Thanks Neil,

That looks great mate I'm going to have a crack at doing the IR Led solder mod first and see how it goes, if I over cook the chip, what you have proposed may well be an option. I have two Skylines to do, the model A and D when it arrives next week.

Thanks again

Mark

 

The SP15b chip is shaped according to an old style that we used - Now we are going to release a SP15c soon, that will fit in the most recent Slot.it cars very easily using the provided space and connectors.

 

Hey Guys,

Any time line on that, I may hold off from making any mods to the car if it is coming in a reasonable time frame.

Thank you for the heads up though.

Mark

 

Neil, nice job with that DPR chip.
Once you put the body on, does the front axle spin freely? It looks like the red motor wire might be pressed towards the axle when the body is on.

 

Hi Grunz,

Yeah, no problem with the front axle, there's stacks of room in there, it was just the camera angle that made it look like the wires were near the axle.

I should also have mentioned that I left the 'legs' on the chip..I just cut the legs flush to the hatch...this sets the chip at the correct height when you mount it to the chassis (after drilling a hole for the LED obviously)

 

The DPR plug is going to be a welcome addition for the scalex users that do not want to fiddle with a soldering iron.
But if I have a scalex car with a DPR plug why should I buy the slot.it chip? The current version of the scalex chip Rev H is a very good package - if not superior to the current SP15: no cap and nice pads for front and rear lights. I have even removed the DPR socket (desoldered the 4 pins) and solder the wires directly to the chip: this way the chip has a very low footprint in height.
Anyway, this for me is all academic as I have moved from SSD and I am now only concentrating on oXigen.

 

SP15c is a repackaging of the SP15b, with 2 LEDs so that it can also be used if mounted longitudinally. It is imminent.

 

Great news guys, can't wait for it to arrive,

Thank you for the continued follow up.

Regards

Mark

 

Great news,

Looks like the new Slot.it SP15C SSD chip, will be hitting our shores down under within the next week according to Armchair Racer.

Got to be happy with that.

Mark

 

I hope that this shipment also contains other toys that I have ordered from slot.it (the GT-R being one of them).

 

I still don´t quite get it..
In what scenario would you want the chip placed like this:

One IR, way to far from guide flag, and another IR beside the wheel where it can not "see" any sensors in the track.
Is this chip (SP15c) made for other systems than a Scalextric digital track (SSD)?

 

Is this chip (SP15c) made for other systems than a Scalextric digital track (SSD)?

the SP15c...no, but regular O201C1 is installed in the same way, and can as such be used on SSD, O2 and Carrera Digital (off centre LED)
And in this position IR led for SSD and O2 is within 37mm range of centre guide.

With kind regards
Tamar

 

Hey guys,

Quick question, would anyone happen to know the specs(length and size) for this screw as pointed out in my picture. These screws were not included with either of my Slot.it cars or the SP15C chip

Thanks

Mark

 

From memory they should be similar to the stock pod screws.