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Carrera Digital 132 is now in stock!
Here are the key points of the new Carrera Digital 132 ... Carrera Pro-X digital:
1. For current owners of Carrera Pro-X track set systems, you will need to buy a new Digital 132 black box and a new Digital 132 transformer in order to race the new Digital 132 cars.
2. Pro-X cars are 100% compatible with the new Digital track system. So, if you buy the black box, and transformer, that should be the only extra expense to take an existing Pro-X existing track set and Pro-X cars and race them 132 Digital. (However, you can race Digital132 cars on the Pro-X set, but you cannot do things like pitlane, or race 6 cars on your Pro-X set unless you upgrade)
3. Pro-X cars will run as they always have if raced on a Digital 132 system, but they cannot do the same things because they have a different chip in the cars from the chip that is in the Digital 132 cars, i.e. Pro-X could never run on Analog, only the new Digital 132 cars can run on analog and back on digital by switching the polarity switch back and forth.
4. You will find all the new Digital 132 cars, track accessories, and track sets listed on our Carrera Digital 132 Pre-Orders page and Carrera Digital 124 Pre-Orders page
with 'estimated' arrival dates.
5. New benefits of the Digital 132:
* You can race up to 6 cars now, instead of only 4
* You can add another driver/car without resetting the system
* You can have multiple cars in the pit stop lane
* You can set the Digital car as a pace car by running it
and pushing the lane change button once, and it will run by
itself
* The new Digital cars use a plug-in chip
* You will be able to race 1/24 analog cars on your Digital 132 set
by purchasing a converter chip and Digital 124 transformer. (20760)
6. You can only race Carrera 1/24 and 1/32 analog slot cars (with converter chips) and Carrera Digital 132 cars on the new Carrera Digital 132 track sets, or the Carrera Pro-X track sets, not any other brands.
7. New Carrera analog cars can be converted to digital. New 2007 1/32 Evolution cars can be converted with the chip, because the chassis has a spot for the eye and the 1/24 Exclusiv cars with the new swing arm assemblies that were introduced in 2006 can be converted as well. In the old cars our Carrera contact told us they expect that hobbyists will figure out a way to put a hole in the chassis and fit the chip into it and be able to race the older 1/32 Carrera analogs too. (Let us know who figures this out and we would love to add this info to our digital info page!)
8. The polarity switch on the bottom of the car which is tied into the chip can be flipped so a car can go from digital mode to analog mode and back again.
9. Wireless works on both Pro-X and Digital 132, but with Digital 132 you can operate wireless at the same time that you are using a plugged in digital hand controller (Pro-X you cannot do this)
10. Pro-X hand controllers and Digital 132 hand controllers are the same, except Pro-X has a red handle and Digital 132 has a blue handle.
11. You can run the new Carrera Digital 132 slot cars and the Carrera analog Digital Compatible cars (digitally chipped) on your Pro-X track system, if you like. They will run of course just like the Pro-X cars, no extra digital features will work.
12. The Pro-X lap counters will only work on the Pro-X system and not the Digital 132, because they are different. Pro-X counts only 4 cars and Digital 132 counts 6 cars and has a different system in how it works
13. Some of the new Pro-X sets sold last year have the new transformer. (30327)
14. NOT ALL of the new 2007 Carrera Analog 1/32 cars are digital compatible. So, we have created 2 catagories for Carrera 1/32 Analog cars to help everyone keep this straight. You will see a category for Carrera 1/32 Digital Compatible cars. (All the 2007 1/24 cars are digital compatible)
15. All Carrera 1/24 cars produced in 2006 and after are digital compatible. Exclusiv cars with the new swing arm assembly should all have chips in them and should be able to be converted to Digital 132 by using the Exclusiv digital chip that is in the catalog and on the price list. Earlier 1/24 cars will not be digital ready.
Here is a link to Carrera's website detailing the newest information about
Carrera Digital 132.
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Understand, that you may have lots more questions, but hopefully this info will reassure our Carrera Digital fans out there, that your current system will work going forward, that you will be able to get new cars, and continue to have lots of fun with your digital racing.
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