Replacing the Digital Decoder Chip in Carrera Digital Slot Cars - Carrera Digital 132

[@usrt46]

Good video! One way to confirm it’s the chip and not the motor is to bypass the chip. Connect the Red/ Black directly to the purple gray on the motor. Turn power to track and place car on and see if the motor works. If it does you know it’s the chip

[@johnniehobby]

Good tip. Thanks for sharing.

[@paine1985]

Thank you so much this help the resistance towards the digital chip is the reason to my problem

[@MegaWait4it]

Good tips. Also a reminder to take a couple of my more heavily run cars apart for some needed maintenance!

[@johnniehobby]

Be sure to check the tires. The stock Carrera tires are crap and will either harden into concrete or melt into a blob of sludge.

[@MegaWait4it]

@@johnniehobby I've definitely experienced the blob. They seemed GREAT at first! Then they shredded to mush...wah wahhh

[@mathisetienne2489]

Did you make a video to converted carrera evolution slot car to digital slot car ? If yes can I have the link

[@johnniehobby]

Unfortunately I have not done a video on that topic. Maybe I'll do that for my next video.

[@mathisetienne2489]

@@johnniehobby I hope ! Did you see the list that I sent you for the tire in the comments section of the video about the preparation of new tires ?

[@johnniehobby]

@@mathisetienne2489 I did not see that comment. Went to look for it and doesn't appear anywhere. Every now and again comments don't post for some reason.

[@mathisetienne2489]

@@johnniehobby here is the list of tires that I search thank you for you help -Corvette 1962 Carrera Exclusiv 20486 -Carrera Exclusiv - 20485 - Jaguar E-Type 1961 -Carrera Evolution 1:32 Ford Mustang GT350 '65 Nr.25428 -Carrera Evolution 25429 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 427 1967 - carrera Evolution mclaren 720 gt3 nr. 3 Carrera Evolution ferrari fxx k

[@billykwinters2014]

I would love to get a couple of the evolution cars to run on my digital 124 track. They have some cool ventage 60's stuff!

[@johnniehobby]

Agreed. There are some of the older Evolution cars that Carrera never offered in the digital format.

[@JJPS_GP_Motorplex]

Very informative. Can a digital 124 decoder be used to upgrade Evolution 132 to Digital 132?

[@johnniehobby]

I don't think the 1:24 decoder will fit into a 1:32 car.

[@WeirdBus23]

seems like the 26743 is 25% cheaper then the 26732 chip. can the 26743 be used to save a few bucks and simply not connect the flashing light plug?

[@johnniehobby]

Years ago I believe Carrera used the same decoder whether it was in a standard car or safety car, and with the regular car the extra lead for the flashing lights simply wasn't used and tucked away in the chassis. Now that there are two separate decoders I don't know if there is a difference or not as far as performance goes. It is strange that the safety car decoder cost less, too. I'm 95% certain you could use 26743 in any car and it'll work just as well as the 26732.

[@jimcunningham534]

The most common failure we see is wires fatigue and broken at the board or motor or at at the board. The problem is the connectors are heavy and move in the car. We prevent most failures by either removing the connector and soldering the wire directly to the board, or the wired can be stabilized by tacking the connectors down with a little hot glue or E6000.

[@johnniehobby]

Good point. We've seen many wires broken off at the PCB. Hot glue to keep the wires from moving and thus fatiguing at that point is a great idea.

[@RickyFrench72]

What’s the problem when one of my cars continues to jump off track during the lane change? Others are fine.

[@johnniehobby]

That car wouldn't happen to be a Ford GT, would it?

[@RickyFrench72]

@@johnniehobby no it’s the Mercedes AMG GT3 that came with my set couple years ago. Not sure what’s up.

[@johnniehobby]

@@RickyFrench72 It's unusual for that car to do that. Have you tried a new guide keel, or maybe an aftermarket guide keel?

[@RickyFrench72]

@@johnniehobby sometimes it won’t . Seems if I go slower it’s ok rather than fast. Maybe it’s not switching over fast enough and getting caught in the middle?? It’s fine with the other cars. Could it be lack of power around the track? My cars seem to slow down on 1 side and speed up. I do have a set of jumper cables I got from carrera awhile back. Just never thought I need them yet.

[@saullagesse486]

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