16th-Sep-21, 05:17 PM
Welcome to SlotRacer Spokes75 
There's a whole group of guys fitting some lights to their cars for a Le Mans proxy. If you scroll through the thread, you might get some tips - or just add a question there: https://slotracer.online/community/showt...p?tid=2230
I have installed the SP16C a few times to analogue cars and via Slot.it digital chips - the Scalextric-compatible SP15B and the Oxigen B chip. Both those have a socket to plug the lead from the light board into. There should be a sheet of instructions with the light kit to show how to wire it for various power sources (analogue, SSD and oXigen) and also where to solder the leads for the LEDs.
If not, I've attached it here:
The main thing I've learned (apart from using a small tip on the soldering iron and using flux paste to help pre-tin the wires and connection rings) is that the two rear red LEDs need to be connected in 'Series' - meaning that the cathode of one is connected to the anode of the other. In other words, there's only one wire going to the back if the car and one coming back. Otherwise those LEDs will draw too much power.
As for fitting the LEDs... there's usually detailing parts that replicate the headlight bulbs. It can be a fiddly job, but once you've removed those, there might be perfectly-sized holes. Or holes that can be enlarged with a 3mm drill bit in a small 'pin vice' hand drill. Of course, you can use any LED you want - larger, smaller or surface-mount. As long as you use colours from the same group:
Hmm, maybe time for a thread on LEDs and lightboards.
There's a whole group of guys fitting some lights to their cars for a Le Mans proxy. If you scroll through the thread, you might get some tips - or just add a question there: https://slotracer.online/community/showt...p?tid=2230
I have installed the SP16C a few times to analogue cars and via Slot.it digital chips - the Scalextric-compatible SP15B and the Oxigen B chip. Both those have a socket to plug the lead from the light board into. There should be a sheet of instructions with the light kit to show how to wire it for various power sources (analogue, SSD and oXigen) and also where to solder the leads for the LEDs.
If not, I've attached it here:
The main thing I've learned (apart from using a small tip on the soldering iron and using flux paste to help pre-tin the wires and connection rings) is that the two rear red LEDs need to be connected in 'Series' - meaning that the cathode of one is connected to the anode of the other. In other words, there's only one wire going to the back if the car and one coming back. Otherwise those LEDs will draw too much power.
As for fitting the LEDs... there's usually detailing parts that replicate the headlight bulbs. It can be a fiddly job, but once you've removed those, there might be perfectly-sized holes. Or holes that can be enlarged with a 3mm drill bit in a small 'pin vice' hand drill. Of course, you can use any LED you want - larger, smaller or surface-mount. As long as you use colours from the same group:
- red / yellow / orange
- white / warm white / blue / green / pink
Hmm, maybe time for a thread on LEDs and lightboards.
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