What Ohm Controller do you use?

by **Man Machine** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:04 am

Now I know from my old days of wing car racing you need to set the car and controller for the track type.

I have a Carrera (SP?) 1/43 track for the kids and the controllers are JUNK. So I have a bunch of resistors and Parma parts (Use to make my own back in the late 80's)laying around to make 2 controllers but I only have 4 to .8 ohm resistors.

Are you guys using somewhere between 15 and 45 ohm?

Thanks!

by **pfuetze** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:13 am

45 ohms are a little tricky, they only work good on good running cars, like F1. 60 ohms are better.
The stock Go!controller has a turbo button and 3 wires. The 3rd wire bypasses a resistor in the track power piece. If you want to use parma controllers or others, you need to bypass that resistor in the track power piece.
Peter

by **Cjent** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:13 am

by **LloydL** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:52 am

I have only 45 ohm Parma controllers, wired for brakes, that I use on my Carrera GO and routed tracks.

I do not use traction magnets and,especially on the Carrera GO track, I feel that a 60, or even 70 ohm, controller would make the cars easier to control, so they are on my shopping list!

Regards, Lloyd

by **Dodgefarmer** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 11:46 am

I'm using 45's on Go track with Go, SCX, and Dslot. Love the response.

Randy

by **Datto** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:37 pm

I have 45Î©, a 60Î© and a 90Î© controllers. I use the 60 most of the time This is on a copper-taped wood track w/ variable voltage. I am no ace driver, it should be noted :violin:

by **LloydL** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:32 pm

Thanks Roland, I was under the impression that by using 2 resistances you lowererd the ohms rating, I want to increase mine. Do you know of any links showing how this is done?

Regards, lloyd

by **pfuetze** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:10 am

@Chuck - you are right, but that will be for good drivers and well tuned cars, right!

@Lloyd - i made switchable controllers with parallel resistors. My most beloved controllers are the 90 ohm parma eco, switchable to 75 and 60 ohm, than i got 45/35/25 and 15/11/8. Did not need any other.

And yes, controller needs differ from track to track, surface to surface and very much to the personnel preferences.

by **Man Machine** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:28 am

wOW! 60 ohm? I used to use those for HO racin.

Looks like I have to order some soon!

Thanks!

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