{"id":2779,"date":"2017-10-02T10:32:17","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T15:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homeracingworld.us\/TeamHRW\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2017-11-01T10:18:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T15:18:48","slug":"professor-motor-35-ohm-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeracingworld.us\/TeamHRW\/professor-motor-35-ohm-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Motor 35 OHM Controller"},"content":{"rendered":"

We finally have a new option for a low-cost controller upgrade. The new Professor Motor 35 OHM model is new style of resistor based controllers that are designed for those\u00a0on tight budgets and want plug and play power base connections.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

If you ask online about what controller to buy, forget it. You will get a slew of answers that range from $30.00 to $300 (or more). But ask for a controller on a very tight budget that will plug directly into a power base? The “pickings get slim” as we say around here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because we are not talking high-end performance based options or commercial tracks. We are talking about simple home racing, either plastic sets or small routed layouts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For simple home racing I have never felt anyone needed a high-end, competition based controller and I still don’t. For many years the good old PARMA Econo controller worked just fine. It was easy on the budget and provided a significant improvement over the stock set controllers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then Professor Motor released the “Low Cost Basic” line of electronic controllers. This helped some of us outfit our tracks without breaking the bank, but at almost $60.00, we still needed an even lower cost option.\u00a0 (Our Show-Me Speedway Oval uses these as shown here<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

This is that new option.<\/span><\/p>\n

Typical high quality construction from Professor Motor that uses 16 gage 42″ PVC insulated wire harness, nickel-plated alligator clips with color coded insulating boots and electronic self resetting circuit breaker to protect against accidental misconnect.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I will let the video tell the story, but rest assured that this outfit does the job very well.<\/span><\/p>\n

This controller is NOT polarity sensitive<\/b><\/span>\u00a0– Recommended applications are boxstock or mildly tuned ready to run cars (1\/32 Scalextric, Carrera, Ninco, Monogram, etc.), along with stock to moderately tuned HO scale. I cannot comment on HO as I do not run them, but we did test a vast majority of 1\/32 models with excellent results.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n