by MrFlippant » Mon Jan 28, 2019 4:00 pm
While I'm no expert in Carrera Digital, I do know their motors tend to have a variety of resistors and such on the motor that the motor wires are connected to from the chip, AND that filtering noise created by a motor is important for Scalextric Digital chips. The "H" man is actually the "Ferrite Man" and is a combination of a capacitor and a ferrite bead that is connected to the motor. the leads are then connected to the cap legs, on the chip side of the bead. This creates a low-pass filter that helps reduce back EMF from the motor confusing the chip. I would imagine that the bits on most Carrera motors are serving this purpose. Similarly, the tiny little chip on the new Slot.it motor in the first photo is an "on board" version of the ferrite man. If you remove those, and/or do not install something similar on your chipped car, it's not surprising that it's not behaving.
I didn't realize Sideways cars were shipping with plastic pinions, so didn't immediate recognize that as a Sideways car. Or maybe you changed it? Anyway, get a Ferrite Man on that motor somehow, then fiddle with your braids. Carrera cars are HEAVY, especially in the front end, compared to the likes of Sideways cars. Your braids will need to be correctly shaped for the track you're racing it on. It might also help to toss a little lead up front, if your specs allow it.
Good luck!