13th-Mar-22, 06:36 AM
Welcome to SlotRacer Dolphinspotter 
I really like ARC Air - the wireless controllers will be great upgrade for your loft track and the app features certainly add more to your racing.
As for power, a common upgrade for ARC Air is to use the Scalextric/Hornby digital power pack, giving 4 amps instead of 1.5. It is direct plug-and-play. There’s also a Toshiba laptop p/s that does the job for a quarter of the price, so here: https://slotracer.online/community/showt...hp?tid=755
As with any fancy lap counting system, there are some caveats with ARC Air… First, not all smart devices are compatible with the powerbase or the app. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you should be fine. Android or Fire are more hit and miss. An alternative ‘Magic’ app is another option - and that works on Windows tablets too. The second issue is that cars need to have black guides to trigger the sensors. There are black replacements for any Scalextric blue, Carrera red or NSR white guides - so no big issue.
Have fun!
I really like ARC Air - the wireless controllers will be great upgrade for your loft track and the app features certainly add more to your racing.
As for power, a common upgrade for ARC Air is to use the Scalextric/Hornby digital power pack, giving 4 amps instead of 1.5. It is direct plug-and-play. There’s also a Toshiba laptop p/s that does the job for a quarter of the price, so here: https://slotracer.online/community/showt...hp?tid=755
As with any fancy lap counting system, there are some caveats with ARC Air… First, not all smart devices are compatible with the powerbase or the app. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you should be fine. Android or Fire are more hit and miss. An alternative ‘Magic’ app is another option - and that works on Windows tablets too. The second issue is that cars need to have black guides to trigger the sensors. There are black replacements for any Scalextric blue, Carrera red or NSR white guides - so no big issue.
Have fun!
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