Review by CoMod JoergW of Carrera DIGITAL 124 the /132 Pit Lane
(Item No. 30356)
After the fuel level is set on the main unit in 10% increments, the driver display initially shows all lights, which then fade more or less quickly depending on driving style.
Once all green LEDs have gone out and the display enters the red LED range, a pit stop is indicated. Toward the end of the red phase, the need for a pit stop is additionally signaled by the vehicle lights flashing rapidly. If the warnings are ignored, laps are no longer counted when passing through the Control Unit and/or Pit Stop Lane, and the display on the Position Tower freezes. However, you only notice this when driving the lead car, since its lap times sind.Nach are displayed on the screen. sind.Nach When entering the pit lane, you must hold down the fuel button until the desired fuel level is reached!
If you forget, you’ll be stuck there a bit longer ;-)
There is a normal and a real refueling mode. But I didn’t notice any significant difference during tests on the small track. On the large track with more high-speed sections, things could look quite different.
CoMod Joerg
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Test report by CoModCarrera 124 on Carrera the Carrera DIGITAL 124 /132 Pit Lane
(Item No. 30356) and Pit Stop Adapter Unit (Item No. 30361)
New to the pit lane is the single-lane straight where refueling takes place. This is also available separately, making it easy to retrofit the old pit lane.
Unlike the models shown at the Toy Fair, the single-lane straight does not have a direct electrical connection to the control unit. This means you can install the pit lane anywhere along the track layout.
If you decide to install the pit lane parallel to the Control Unit (i.e., the entrance before the Control Unit and the exit after it), the old pit lane had the problem that the laps of the refueling vehicles were not counted. This problem is solved with the new refueling straight. Thanks to the corresponding sensor on the top of the track, a lap is counted even during the refueling process.
This function can also be disabled if you do not want to install the pit lane parallel to the Control Unit, but rather in a different location. To do this, the single-lane straight must be temporarily attached directly to the Control Unit. Next, a programming sequence is performed on the control unit. The setting made in this way is permanently saved.
However, the sensor counts a single pass as a refueling stop, regardless of how long it lasted. Even a simple drive-through is counted as a refueling stop.
Important: You should install only a single refueling straight within a pit lane! Otherwise, a single drive-through will be counted as multiple refueling stops. This behavior can only be prevented by generally disabling the refueling function on the Control Unit.
You might now be tempted to avoid using a pit lane altogether and instead misuse the refueling straights as an extension for timing a potential third and fourth lane. However, this is not recommended, as the data protocol will likely result in timing inaccuracies for lap times. For the intended use in the pit lane, these potential inaccuracies are hardly significant, since the key factor there is that the pit stop is recorded as a completed lap at all.
Refueling
Back to refueling! This process works a bit differently than before: first, don’t let the marked refueling zone throw you off, as it’s quite short. The usable area for refueling extends from the pit stop sensor crossing to the pit lane exit. The refueling process itself no longer happens automatically; you must hold down the switch button on your hand controller. On the driver display, you can then watch as the tank miraculously “fills” up again. However, refueling to full capacity is not mandatory; you can cancel the refueling process at any time and continue driving.
Fuel Capacity
The maximum fuel capacity for the vehicles can be programmed on the Control Unit. A new feature allows you to set a one-time exception to this limit for the start of the race. This is done via an additional programming sequence on the Control Unit; a Driver Display is also required to show the set fuel capacity.
CoModCarrera 124
(Item No. 30356)
After the fuel level is set on the main unit in 10% increments, the driver display initially shows all lights, which then fade more or less quickly depending on driving style.
Once all green LEDs have gone out and the display enters the red LED range, a pit stop is indicated. Toward the end of the red phase, the need for a pit stop is additionally signaled by the vehicle lights flashing rapidly. If the warnings are ignored, laps are no longer counted when passing through the Control Unit and/or Pit Stop Lane, and the display on the Position Tower freezes. However, you only notice this when driving the lead car, since its lap times sind.Nach are displayed on the screen. sind.Nach When entering the pit lane, you must hold down the fuel button until the desired fuel level is reached!
If you forget, you’ll be stuck there a bit longer ;-)
There is a normal and a real refueling mode. But I didn’t notice any significant difference during tests on the small track. On the large track with more high-speed sections, things could look quite different.
CoMod Joerg
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Test report by CoMod
(Item No. 30356) and Pit Stop Adapter Unit (Item No. 30361)
New to the pit lane is the single-lane straight where refueling takes place. This is also available separately, making it easy to retrofit the old pit lane.
Unlike the models shown at the Toy Fair, the single-lane straight does not have a direct electrical connection to the control unit. This means you can install the pit lane anywhere along the track layout.
If you decide to install the pit lane parallel to the Control Unit (i.e., the entrance before the Control Unit and the exit after it), the old pit lane had the problem that the laps of the refueling vehicles were not counted. This problem is solved with the new refueling straight. Thanks to the corresponding sensor on the top of the track, a lap is counted even during the refueling process.
This function can also be disabled if you do not want to install the pit lane parallel to the Control Unit, but rather in a different location. To do this, the single-lane straight must be temporarily attached directly to the Control Unit. Next, a programming sequence is performed on the control unit. The setting made in this way is permanently saved.
However, the sensor counts a single pass as a refueling stop, regardless of how long it lasted. Even a simple drive-through is counted as a refueling stop.
Important: You should install only a single refueling straight within a pit lane! Otherwise, a single drive-through will be counted as multiple refueling stops. This behavior can only be prevented by generally disabling the refueling function on the Control Unit.
You might now be tempted to avoid using a pit lane altogether and instead misuse the refueling straights as an extension for timing a potential third and fourth lane. However, this is not recommended, as the data protocol will likely result in timing inaccuracies for lap times. For the intended use in the pit lane, these potential inaccuracies are hardly significant, since the key factor there is that the pit stop is recorded as a completed lap at all.
Refueling
Back to refueling! This process works a bit differently than before: first, don’t let the marked refueling zone throw you off, as it’s quite short. The usable area for refueling extends from the pit stop sensor crossing to the pit lane exit. The refueling process itself no longer happens automatically; you must hold down the switch button on your hand controller. On the driver display, you can then watch as the tank miraculously “fills” up again. However, refueling to full capacity is not mandatory; you can cancel the refueling process at any time and continue driving.
Fuel Capacity
The maximum fuel capacity for the vehicles can be programmed on the Control Unit. A new feature allows you to set a one-time exception to this limit for the start of the race. This is done via an additional programming sequence on the Control Unit; a Driver Display is also required to show the set fuel capacity.
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