[Ulli_Berlin]

Just a newbie questios about track layouts.

More a theoretical question. I haven't found a final track layout, yet - still playing around with my +/- 20 m of track pieces, finding out that it's too much for my room, having to stay as a rug racer (it's our guest room, so I may race 80% - 90% of the year, but can't place the track on a table).

My laptop and Ultimate Racer are running hot, at the moment, searching for THE perfect track layout.
Here and there, there might be a preferred running direction for this or that track layout.

So the question, coming to my mind, here and there:

Is it possible to use the C7042 in both directions, equally (fixed for one layout, of course - not running on the same track once in one, second time in other direction. Speaking of permanently turning the direction against manual recommendation)?

Of course, I could turn it around - but then, I would have to put all the controller cables under the track - not good.
Tried, and it seems to work, but am I running into problems I forget to think about, at the moment?

Of course, I have to care for XLC and CLC - I am aware of that.

 

[awallace]

Yes it is direction independent.

 

[RikoRocket]

QUOTE (Ulli_Berlin @ 16 Mar 2012, 08:03) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>- not running on the same track once in one, second time in other direction.
Actually if you load the latest firmware you can even do this. It counts a lap when you go over the sensor, it doesn't know which way you are going, so it will count any time you cross in either direction or a mixture if you have made some digital drift cars....

 

[Ulli_Berlin]

(running in both directions on same track)
ZITATActually if you load the latest firmware you can even do this.

Of course, it's already in my C7042.

But we love to make use of three lane layouts and XLCs, so that's not an option, at the moment (OK, one could build a track layout with XLCs for BOTH directions X-) - but how to race, then ...).

I guessed that it should be without problems, but before following a complete layout and so on and THEN running into problems ... better to ask, before, if you're a newbie and you have such competent forum friends to ask.

Thanks for the answers!