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Thanks Guys. That is what I did. Then copper tape & Bob's your uncle. Still need to get some pikkie's up as I am pretty happy with how it has all come up...

For any other NOOB out there I thought I would post my thoughts/experience. My track is a mix of classic & sports track in varying states, ranging from brand new to "there has to be something under all this rust". I did everything else first from tweaking each connector to ensure a tight fit to installing power taps (7 in a track of about 23 metres), but still there were spots on the track that cars ran slowly & in the case of some cars, not at all. I spent the weekend putting tape down & all I can say is :nice: A good couple of hours work, but straights were able to be done quite well by my 10yo son (to whom this track used to belong ). Tight corners were a bit tricky but doable & I found if there were a few creases it has had little if any effect. I was concerned about joining the tape when it broke/ran out, but the adhesive is pretty strong & there appears to be no break in conductivity at the joins & I have seen no evidence of cars lifting it. The difference is simply unbelieveable. The first thing that I had to do was crank power back to 50% (had been on 88% - SSD PB Pro) simply to keep cars on the track. We will slowly work on cranking it back up again, but again, the result was better than I could possibly hope for. I'll try & get some pix up in the next few days.

Thanks for the response Slots, but you have assumed way, way, way too much knowledge here - it is the complete the wiring as normal bit that I need help with! I get creating the power taps on the track & run all the cables back to a central point & run it through a connector block so that I have a single, positive & negative lead to connect to something... but my question is what is that something? As I see it there are 3 options 1. Connect this up to a power tapped piece of track next to the PB, or tap the sensor track connected to the PB & run it all to this (in my mind this should work...) 2. Crack open the bottom of the PB & find a red & black cable in there to link up to (this scares me...) 3. Wire straight to the terminals of the power supply (Seems almost logical, but something worries me here...) It may help if I state I am running this with PB Pro & A Dick Smith 15V 23A Fixed PS Thanks

I know this has to be here somewhere, but I have not been able to find it, so... Can anyone point me in the direction of instruction for wiring powertaps? I posted this last week in the "Workshop" forum thinking that may be the best place for a track build inquiry, but got no responsed so thought I would try here... My track is built, I have soldered wires to the track pieces in 7 - 8 places, but I am not sure what where to connect them - Back at the power base, or back to a track piece near the powerbase or what... Thanks in advance.

I know there will be a thread/link here somewhere, but I have spent the last 30 minutes searching to no avail... I have made power tapped track sections for my new SSD layout, but I an not sure how/where to actually wire them up to the track/powerbase/power supply. Can someone point me in the right direction please. Thanks

Nothing else, just had to tell someone who may care!!! Now to start really spending money...

Not telling you if I find one... don't want to create a bidding war The Dick Smith one - DSE3800 I think - has been recommended to me if you want to spend $300... I don't, but it looks like that is the way I will end up going.

Thanks All... Hastily running away!!

Hi Folks, I found this power supply on Ebay & would appreciate any thoughts on whether it would cut it for a Scaly digital set up? Ebay item TIA James

Thanks, appreciate your help.

I new one of you clever folks out there would have managed to upgrade it!!! That is exacly why I asked the question! I agree entirely about the availability issue - that is why I asked the question as I di not really want to change - I have already invested too much to start again from scratch, but it did sound good. Now the tough question...any ideas as to where to hunt down a old PB... Other than that bit, Just what I wanted hear, thanks Rick

Wanting to know if I have been "salesmaned"... Am considering upgrading my analogue Scaly trak to digital & went into the local hobby shop who really pushed the Carerra stuff - mainly based on the race control features such as "petrol", braking control vs the Scaly digital which seems to lack a lot of these "advanced features. Either way I think I need to buy a "kit" to add to what I have, but if the race feature of the Carerra are is that much better, it is tempting to move across... I have searched, but the posts that I have seen comparing the various features of the different system all seem to write off the Carerra, but they also seem to be from quite some time ago, so are there any opinions out there that are a bit more current? Either way it is a big spend & the Carerra system overall seems to lack a lot of the variety in curve radii etc that is available in the Scaly, but one of the features that I really like that is apparently available in the Carerra is the ability to put drone cars out there to "block" - great for a kid who may want to race on his own at times if we (mum & dad) are not available... TIA

Sound like a basic digital kit, with maybe some extra LC pieces is the way to go, otherwise it will get very expensive, very quickly - then the rest can be added over time... Thanks!

So having spent a few weeks lurking around here with ther odd question, I have learnt that if I want my Scaly analogue track to work "properly", I need to buy a wizz bang power supply, buy aftermarket controllers, put power taps at regular intervals to evenly distribute power & lay copper tape over the entire track.... I'm OK with that, if I am going to set it up permanently, I want to get teh best out of it & set it up properly.... If I were to go digital, other than the obvious need for new cars, 1 Is the standard power that comes with a kit better than the analogue ones, or would I still need to buy a new/better one. IIf I were to buy an aftermarket one s it the same as the analogue ones or do I recall reading somewhere that one is AC one is DC? I saw that the one at Dick Smith was all the rage when they were discounted a while ago - but that seemed to be mainly analogue folks. 2. Controlers - again, are the stock ones any good, or should I automatically go aftermarket. The only ones I have seen are the Parma? ones that seem to be bloody expensive. 3. Still tape the track & power tap? Is power tapping digital basically the same process as analogue, or is it a little simpler as if I understand it correctly, you really have just one track, so you dont need to worry about crossing tracks. I suppose what I am asking to a point, is is it worth buying a beginners digital kit, or will I just end up tossing the controllers & power supply in a corner somewhere? Or should I just get lane changers cars etc & do it all piece by piece? Cheers James

Here is the current version of the track L-Shaped Track - Take 2 I can probably get it a bit closer by juggling pieces, but any thoughts on this less technical incarnation would be appreciated. Cheers James