| The first thing you have to work out is what | | | | We find the next stage is best to fit the digital |
| type of Scalextric car you have is the car a | | | | chip to the mounts on the chassis. The mounts |
| Digital Plug Ready (DPR) car,F1 car or does the | | | | will look like two plastic spikes and on the chip |
| car need one of the chips that require soldering | | | | there will be two groves where the chip fits to |
| either the F1 chip or the saloon car chip. | | | | the mount. Some cars it can be a very tight fit |
| The digital plug ready cars are very simple and | | | | so be careful not to damage the chip in the |
| can easily be fitted in less than 60 seconds. DPR | | | | process. Once the chip is securely in place, look |
| cars have a small trap door behind the guide blade | | | | for the hole behind the guide. There is a possibility |
| with a single screw to hold the door securely. | | | | that there will be mounts for screwing the LED |
| Simply unscrew the door and you will find a small | | | | detector in place but do not worry if there is not, |
| white in colour plug fitted to the door. Remove | | | | just make sure the hole is big enough for let the |
| this plug and discard the trap door then fit the | | | | led through the hole and glue in place with strong |
| white plug to the digital chip C8515. Then replace | | | | glue such as super glue. Only glue around the |
| the chip in the hole in the chassis and tighten the | | | | edges so not to get any glue on the part of the |
| screw. Then your car is ready to race on your | | | | led that will be visible to the bottom of the car as |
| digital track. The process is exactly the same for | | | | this can affect the detection of the car on the |
| the F1 cars that are DPR but with this conversion | | | | track. |
| you will require digital chip C8516. You will find the | | | | The final stage will be fitting the wires to the |
| process a little harder as on the F1 cars there is | | | | guide and motor. The guide wires have metal |
| very little room to place the chip but with a little | | | | contact for fitting to most modern guides. These |
| pressure the chip will go in to place correctly and | | | | contact just slip on to the guide from the side |
| then with the tightening of the screw will ensure | | | | then replace the guide braid disc and this part is |
| that the chip is flush with the level of the chassis. | | | | complete. Pay attention to make sure that the |
| The second car conversion it is more technical | | | | wires are running as they were when you |
| and will require soldering and possibly some | | | | removed the old wires. If done correctly the |
| modelling techniques. As with the DPR cars the | | | | guide should be facing straight. If the guide is |
| Scalextric F1 chip C7005 are smaller due to the | | | | pointing either way try to route the wires so to |
| area contained under the body of the car is very | | | | rectify any deviation from the correct position. |
| small, thus the chip has to be far smaller | | | | Now for the final use of the soldering iron, |
| compared to the Saloon chip. F1 chips can be | | | | attach the motor wires to the motor, only lightly |
| used on some car where space is at a premium | | | | solder the wires to ensure that you have then to |
| like Rally cars and some other single seater cars. | | | | the correct points, as it is very simple to wire |
| For years Scalextric have been adding the chip | | | | then the wrong way round and send you car |
| mounts to the inside of the chassis of their cars | | | | backwards round the track. So at this point test |
| and also a small hole for fitting the LED behind the | | | | the car to see if everything is running correctly. If |
| guide blade with small screw mounts to make this | | | | all ok solder the wires completely and then attach |
| process easier. | | | | the body back to the car an you are ready to go |
| To start with you will need to remove the body | | | | race on your digital track. If the car runs |
| of your car and then you will be able to see | | | | backwardsun-attach the wires as covered earlier |
| which chip you will need with the space available. | | | | and swap their positions and then solder. |
| Once you have decided on the chip first look at | | | | Now you have completed you first digital |
| the routing of wires for when fitting the chip you | | | | conversion to your Scalextric car using either |
| will need the wires to follow the current path for | | | | C7005 or C7006 digital conversion chip. |
| the best fit for the chip. This should prevent any | | | | Overall the process is very easy and will just |
| distorting of the guide due to poor wire mapping | | | | require a little patience and a steady hand. So if |
| inside the car. Then you will need to remove the | | | | you find you dream Scalextric car and it is not |
| wires from the motor this is best done with a | | | | DPR then do not worry you can get it racing |
| soldering iron by melting the existing solder while | | | | around your Scalextric digital track with a little |
| gently pulling the wires and then the wires will | | | | work. Also it is possible to convert other makes |
| come free. The next stage is to remove the | | | | of cars to digital but we advise to seek help from |
| wires completely from the car from the guide. | | | | various forums for the correct advice for each |
| Simply slip the metal plates off the guide and at | | | | make of car as they all vary. |
| this point the wires can be removed. | | | | |