In The United States Of America
major upgrades which include;
a built-in Choke function, a blast button with
click disable feature, as well as user selected
"ramp-up" ability and no more broken wires..
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and transistors in your electronic controller?
Then you need this controller!
and a complete description follows;
This Digital Iceberg slot car controller is a "state of the art" digital controller. Digital means that the power to your car is controlled using digital technology, rather than by using a power resistor or power transistor. The term "Iceberg" means that as a result of digital technology the controller stays cooler than standard resistor or electronic controllers. At less than full speed the resistor and other electronic controllers convert the extra wasted power to heat. With this digital controller there is no extra wasted power, and therefore a heat sink is not required. The first Digital Iceberg controller was sold in April of 2005. None of the controllers sold since that time have required replacement of any components.
SENSITIVITY:
The sensitivity control, the knob with the snail and rabbit, adjusts the timing of the digital pulses as you begin to pull the trigger. As you pull the trigger further the "on time" of these pulses increases until the trigger is pulled all the way when full power is applied to your car for 100% of the time. At maximum speed the sensitivity control has no effect. With the sensitivity control fully clockwise pointing to the snail this controller will seem equivalent to a standard 4-Ohm resistor controller. With the knob pointing straight up this controller will seem equivalent to a standard 2-Ohm controller. With the knob fully counterclockwise pointing to the rabbit this controller will seem equivalent to a standard 1-Ohm controller. Your car will be much easier to drive with the sensitivity control fully clockwise - but remember that your car will be faster the more you turn the control counterclockwise. Testing has involved 16-D cars as well as Group-27 cars with favorable results. There is also an option to allow this controller to work with HO scale cars by providing an expanded sensitivity control range. Select a position for the sensitivity control as far counterclockwise as you can comfortably drive your car.
POSITIVE GATE TRACKS:
This digital controller is designed for use on "positive gate" tracks. That means that the track's white terminal is positive polarity. A "negative gate" track provides negative polarity to the track's white terminal. There are very few negative gate tracks today so a negative gate option is not available at this time.
CIRCUIT BREAKERS:
Your digital controller is protected by internal electronic circuit breakers if you should hook up your controller incorrectly. These circuit breakers well reset automatically when the problem is corrected. Other electronic controllers frequently require replacement of fuses, brake controls, and transistors. This problem has been eliminated in the Digital Iceberg controller. That white light emitting diode indicates that your controller is receiving power and is sending that power to your car.
BRAKING:
Turning your brake control knob clockwise will provide the maximum braking. Turning the knob counterclockwise will decrease the braking allowing your car to coast through turns. Turning the knob all the way counterclockwise will still provide minimum braking. While some controllers allow you to disconnect the red wire to eliminate all braking, this controller requires that the red wire always be connected in order to obtain the "digital" performance.
As with any new controller it may take a little while for you to obtain the true digital performance of this controller. The sensitivity and brake controls allow you to customize your controller to provide the performance that you want. You will soon agree that this is a very "cool" controller.
ORDERING:
This controller takes at least 2-weeks to construct. E-mail orders are now being accepted. The current price, subject to change, is $225.
CHOKE:
There is an automatic choke option currently being evaluated which should soon be available.