Advice on chipping a car

[Kevin Hodges]

 

Hi guys,

 

I need some advice please.

 

I just bought a Slot IT chip and have my analogue car ready to convert.

 

The 2 issues I have are;

 

1. The slot guide on this car is white. Is it as simple a fix as painting it black ?

 

2. I understand there needs to be a 3mm hole drilled in the chassis floor, just behind the rear of the guide for the sensor to sit.

 

This car has chassis brackets at that spot and I can't see how I could comfortably drill a hole where it's required without making an aweful mess and possibly weakening the chassis floor.

 

Any tips please ?

 

Kev

 

[Chadow]

Hi Kev,

I am sure others will correct me, but the guide does have to be black.  I have painted these in the past, but the wear and tear on the guide soon makes it rub off - usually half way through the race when you are blocked by a slow pace car!

As to distance for the sensor, the furthest back I have a sensor from the slot gide is just over 1 1/8" and it works perfectly. Scalextric Aston Martin DB5, Cooper T53 and Mclaren M23, to name a few.  However, I run the old Scalextric C7042 6 car powerbase and RCS64 RMS - I do NOT use any of the Arc sets and have no idea whether this makes any difference.

From this forum, most advice seems to be to get the sensor as close as possible!

Cheers

Chas

[Kevin Hodges]

 Thanks Chas,

 

I might just put the chip in a drawer & run this car analogue till I get a bit more experience.

 

It is such a nice car, I don't want to damage it.

 

Thanks for your help and thoughts.

 

Cheers

 

Kev. 😀