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Does anyone know what the motor drive pwm frequency is for a Carrera digital chip and if it is driven low side or high?
TIA

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Hey. Quick (hopefully) question. Given a "standard" screw-held wheel, is there some degree of common relationship between axle length and track?

For example, do you take the track and minus 5mm to work out the necessary axle length? Like, a 65mm track would require a 60mm axle; 60mm, 55mm, etc...?

I only have a couple of knurled axle cars so far so don't have a great reference point for this and am trying to be economical in ordering parts to build up a couple of loose bodies. 

Thanks

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Some big discounts at Scalextric.com https://uk.scalextric.com/catalogue/spring-sale

And at Jadlams: https://www.jadlamracingmodels.com/spring-sale

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Michael Portillo has brought out his trusty 'Bradshaw's' again for a new series of railway journeys. Not normally of any interest re slot cars but this one visits Havant and features Scalextric at Minimodels with the participation of Paul Atkins, Steve Cannon and Robert Learmouth.

Filmed last April it airs on BBC2 at 6.30pm Thursday 21st March 2024. 

   

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Our 2024 WHO/digital GT Championship takes place over three Wednesday evenings and an all-day Saturday. We'll be racing on four tried-and-tested layouts this year...

Wednesday 20 March - Silverstone 2-Hours
Wednesday 17 April - Easter 2-Hours on an updated version of Mike's February 2018 layout
Wednesday 15 May - O'Connor 2-Hours
Saturday 22 June - 4-Hours of Suzuka

Following on from the success of last year's new format, we'll continue with six Pro-Am teams led by each of our Gold-rated drivers, who also supply the cars. A deputy (or two) assist with running the team - additional drivers are allocated at each event...

   

Mike is planning to run four different sidewinder cars this season - and other teams may also chop and change. Cars can swapped right up until the 2-minute Super-Pole session.

Here's a summary of the format...

  • CARS: DiSCA GT4 Scalextric Clubman regs.
  • DRIVERS: Must have completed a Nascar + Legends event. Pro drivers rated Gold & Silver for 2024. All others Bronze.
  • TEAMS: Gold drivers captain the Pro-Am teams & provide cars. A deputy helps run the team. Additional drivers are allocated at each event - up to 6 drivers per team.
  • QUALIFYING: 2-minute Super-Pole. Driver starts race.
  • RACE: Driver-change window every 20 minutes. A 2-hour race has six stints - 3-driver teams race two stints each, 4, 5 or 6-driver teams must allocate at least three stints to Bronze-rated drivers. The 4-hour race has twelve stints, which must by allocated evenly across all drivers.
  • MARSHALLING: Each team is allocated a marshal post.
  • REAR WINGS: Must be repaired in pits within 5 laps.
  • PENALTIES: Can be awarded by Race Control for poor driving standards, marshal post desertion or missing rear wing.
We start with a 2-hour race on Simon's Silverstone-influenced track that he designed for last year's Birkett Relay Saturday...

   

Doors open at 6.30pm for practice. Entry is £3 (£2 under-16s) for a whole evening of racing. We ask that racers aged under 14 years old bring a responsible adult with them.

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Posted by Marc on Facebook this afternoon - and undoubtedly the best Scalextric ARC news since the platform’s release. Kudos to Magic for his app, but SmartRace will be the real deal.

Follow SmartRace on Facebook for updates. And I’ll try and relay them here.

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Previously I have mentioned that I and a number of other users of the APB C7042 have been getting good results using an opto-isolator (opto block) between the APB and the RMS computer.

This approach is superior to the basic hard-wired cable approach since it eliminates ground loops and hence reduces the potential for noise spikes and electrostatic damage.

To do this you require an opto-isolator with a USB port on one side and a RS485 port on the other side. The example which I will demonstrate uses the DSD TECH SH-U11F.

A complete setup is shown below:

   

In this thread I will provide some installation details.

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It's been suggested that it might be a good idea to have somewhere on the forum to post and comment on recent slot car related news, so I thought we'd give it a go.

What follows is what I've put in this week's Digest. Please feel free to discuss. But also please post anything else that might be of interest, or that I might have missed. Checkeredflag

Avant Slot Nissan 240 RS - New liveries

                           


Policar Subaru WRX STI - New Colours

                       


Revoslot Ferrari F40 & BMW 2002Ti - New Liveries

   

Slot.it Ford GT40 - New Livery

   

Slot.it Lancia LC2 - New Livery

   

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