Electronic Accessories for the slot car enthusiasts

 

 

“This was created by slot car enthusiasts for all other slot car enthusiasts out there”

 

 

Unfortunately, as of 4/1/2007, we have decided to stop producing our items, there just is not enough demand to justify the headaches and the time spent on it. Thanks to all who supported us through the years, Slot-on !!!!

 

 

Some key things to know about what we do and who we are:

We’re just two regular guys with day jobs and a passion for slot cars and electronics. We decided to provide hopefully useful but cheap electronic gadgets for slots after we saw the interest expressed by some people that frequent the slot forums and chat boards when they saw some of our realizations. We combine 30 years of design and fabrication experience in the electronics industry and will put that to work for you.

We are just a small garage shop,, but we stand behind our work and if anything goes wrong we’ll be more than happy to resolve any issue timely, the customer is King !!!!

You can contact us at: pmarchand@mac.com

You can also find us pretty regularly on the Home Racing World forums.

 

 

Payments and Prices

We only accept Paypal payments at the following address pmarchand@mac.com

To order please use our order form (Excel version, Pdf version) and e-mail it to pmarchand@mac.com or fax it to 858-549-3916. . After we receive your order, a Paypal invoice will be generated and sent to the e-mail address found on the order form. This invoice will include shipping and handling fees. Once the full payment is received, your items will be shipped.

The prices shown here do not include shipping and handling. For information about shipping and handling fees, please contact us. Basic shipping options include ground, priority and express mail from the USPS, with delivery confirmation..

Step pricing and/or bulk discount for large quantities is available, for information on this please contact us.

 

 

Slot Car Light Kits: the easiest and cheapest kits available, no soldering required!!!

The kits all come preassembled and individually tested, with all LEDs already connected to the board.

All you have to do is mount the miniature electronic board with double sided tape (provided), connect two wires to your braids or motor contacts, mount the LEDs and you’ve got lights.

All kits come standard with white super-bright headlights (so-called “xenon” lights). Yellow headlights for Le Mans type prototypes are also available.

All kits include a voltage regulator guaranteeing that the intensity of the LEDs does not vary with throttle during operation.

All kits include a button capacitor providing “permanent” lighting effects, i.e. the LEDs will stay on for 15-30 seconds (headlights) to 1-2 minutes (tail lights) after power is removed (or for example in case of a deslot).

All kits are designed to work with track voltage of up to 18V DC.

We recommend 8V DC or more for flawless operation.

The only thing to really watch out for when assembling the light kits is to connect the wires to the guide or motor with the proper polarity, i.e. the wire with the red strip needs to be connected to the right braid when looking at the car from the top and in the direction of travel. Failure to do so will result in the lights not operating but could also lead to damages to the electronics if used for too long in the wrong configuration.

 

Some examples of cars fitted with the kits

 

 

Shawn from SlotCarGarage.com, fitted a SlotTronics simple light kit in a Slot.it Sauber Mercedes

 

Mike from Super 8mm fame, fitted a SlotTronics simple light kit in a Fly Classic kit Porsche 917K and a dual headlight kit in an MRRC Chapparal

 

 

RichD fitted a custom brake light kit (Yellow LEDs instead of red brake LEDs to simulate exhaust flames on the side of the car) in a Fly Corvette C5R with slot.it HRS chassis. Quote from Rich: “I stuck the lights and wires in place with hot glue. The lights do not vary in intensity as the cars go around the track and they stay on for quite a while after the cars have stopped. The exhausts blink on when the power goes to zero. The headlights are powerful enough to illuminate the track in front of the cars. The headlights on the Corvette look yellow because that body has yellow head light covers.”

 

Fly Ferrari 512 Coda Longa fitted with a simple light kit

 

    Revell-Monogram Tuner cars with light kits and additional blue LEDs

 

       Scalextric Batmobile

 

       Our light kits turn out to be perfectly suited to upgrade the standard Carrera 1/32 lights to get “permanent” lighting effects. Check out how to perform such an upgrade in this article.

       For Artin 1/43-scale or equivalent cars, we recommend the simple light kit (no brake lights), which will work well with track voltages as low as 6V and accommodate better the space constraints of most 1/43 scale cars.

       Our kits come standard with 4” lead wires for the LEDs, which is just right for 1/32 scale cars. Should you need or want longer or shorter wires, please let us know when you order (fee for custom work might apply).

 

 

Light Kits

 

Simple Light Kit:

This small (0.65’ x 0.9” or 16.5mm x 23mm) kit provides super bright white headlights and red tail lights. (Assembly Instructions)

 

 

Brake Light Kit:

This small (0.65’ x 1.2” or 16.5mm x 30mm) kit provides super bright white headlights, red tail lights, and two additional high intensity red LEDs that act as brake lights, i.e. these brake LEDs turn on for 1-2 secs whenever there is no voltage/power applied to the car, i.e. when the trigger on the controller is fully released. (Assembly Instructions)

 

 

Simple Light kit (2 white front LEDs, 2 rear red LEDs)	Part Number: SLK-0001	$14.00 US
Brake Light kit (2 white front LEDs, 2 rear red LEDs, 2 brake red LEDs)	Part Number: BLK-0001	$18.00 US
Simple Light kit with no LEDs (only small electronics board)	Part Number: SLK-0002	$11.00 US

 

 

Replacement and/or Additional LEDs

If you need replacement or additional LEDs for our light kits, or if you want to build your own, you can simply get them in pairs. If you want these assembled with wires and heat shrink protection on the contacts please specify it on your order form, custom work fee will apply (amount depends on how may LEDs are ordered)

 

Two White LED headlights 3mm diameter	Part Number: WHL-0003	$4.00 US
Two Yellow LED headlights 3mm diameter	Part Number: YHL-0003	$4.00 US
Two Red LED tail lights 3mm	Part Number: RTL-0003	$2.00 US
Two Red LED brake lights 3mm	Part Number: RBL-0003	$3.00 US

 

 

Infrared LEDs

If you need LEDs to build a timing gantry or light bridge (as shown here), you can use the following LEDs. We will provide them for you pre-wired with a drop resistor and a length of wire of at least 1 foot. On order, please specify whether you will be using a 5V or 12V voltage supply. WE recommend using the lowest possible voltage as much as possible, 5 or 6 V preferentially.

These LEDs will guarantee 4 inches or more working distance (vertical clearance) with most standard Infrared sensors.

 

Two pre-wired IR LEDs for timing gantry

Part Number: IRL-0005

$10.00 US

 

 

Driver Stations

Driver stations are traditionally an essential part of any slot track; this is where you plug in your controllers and where simple controls will improve drivability and enjoyment on your track. In it’s simplest form, as described in this article, you will enjoy:

       Brake sensitivity adjustment (you can decrease braking for these heavy magnet cars or use it in full for you magnet-less cars)

       Direction switching enables you to drive on your track one way or the other. Yes, this way, cars on different lanes can travel in opposite directions.

       Self-resetting fuse protection on your power and brake circuits

       Simple solderless connections to your power supply and your track

       Wiring tips: picture 1, picture 2

       As of 11/15/2007 we are out of driver stations for an undetermined amount of time

 

 

Simple Driver Station

Part Number: SDS-0001

$35.00 US

 

 

Last Update: 4/13/08       Copyright _(c) 2005, 2006, Philippe J. Marchand, All rights reserved                        Drop me a note