Carrera head light question

[tracyridge]

Hi...
I was wondering if anyone knows if the Carrera digital head light whip is available on its own, or is it, like I suspect, only available with a chip?


Thank you

John

[dw5555]

What is a whip? :think:
Dave

[tracyridge]

the whip ...the tiny circuit board that has the LED lights on it and a short piece of wire with the male end plug on it..that plugs into the chip...….. did not know the name for it so I used a term I have heard electricians use on job sites to describe similar pieces of equipment , though much much larger!
Thanks
John

[MrAdept]

Generally they are not available outside of the car itself. You may find someone has parted them out of a digital car if they are converting it to analog.
The digital boards don't come with the lights.

Alternatively you could make up some from LEDs and resistors...

Mark

[dw5555]

If you don't mind not having the board you can just hot glue 3V led's into the headlight sockets and connect them to the chip. I have done this many many times to Carrera and non Carrera cars to add lights. The digital chip itself is the resistor.
Dave

[Cincyslots]

What car are you working on? We may have the spare part you need.

Bruce

[tracyridge]

Hey Bruce, ...well I have at least a dozen cars I would like to put lights in,,,,, so chances are I will take what you have and make them work one way or another.....
Thanks

john

[Cincyslots]