30th-Jan-25, 06:23 PM
The first one went into a Scalextric C3 L88 vette. Install went well and car functions were perfect.
The next chip I stuck into a Scalextric Ferrari 330. Again the install went well and testing showed it worked flawlessly. That is until I put the top half of the body on. Then the car was dead. No lights, no movement, nothing.
Now when I test the chip, no electricity seems to pass from the guide leads through the chip and the only way to make the car run is if I connect power to the chip where the motor wires connect to the chip.
Is the chip shot? What could have happened? The bottom of the chip was resting against the the motor case when I put the car back together. Could this have shorted something on the chip?
I see Dr. C has a thread about replacing mofets and diodes. Is this a solution to revive the chip?
I've attached some photos for reference.