PB-Pro and Pit-Pro are two system upgrades created by a committed team of Slot Racers from Britain. They have taken the original C7030 hardware, and reprogrammed it to add all the facilies that serious (and not so serious) racers want from their system.
 | ElectricImages is pleased to be able to offer the PB-Pro and Pit-Pro upgrades to the 6 Car Powerbase (PB6 C7030) and the Pit Lane Game (C7041). We will be looking after the Asia-Pacific region, doing upgrades on-demand. See bottom of page for ordering details. |
What is PB-Pro?
 PB-Pro | The list of improvements to the original PB6 is extensive, and includes
- 2-way connection to race-management software
- Improved race handling
- Analog mode
- Throttle Curve maps
- Dynamically controlled ghost (pace) cars
- Track calls to allow improved marshalling
- Variable fuel burn and refueling
- In-field firmware upgrades
PB-Pro is the brainchild of Andy Sykes (AndyS), Richard Girling (RichG), and Colin (RikoRocket). |
EditPB-Pro Simple-H
 Simple-H | Along the path, the team also provided an upgrade which dramatically increases the power handling of the powerbase - the Simple-H (S-H). Leveraging some technology created for the robot industry, a very high power control board is installed which takes the power handling of the PB from some 4-5 Amps, to a conservative 20 Amps. This is huge, and provides the kind of strength to run 6 (or more) cars without surges and run-aways. |
EditWhat is Pit-Pro?
 Pit Lane Game | Pit-Pro is an improved usage of the C7041 Pit-Lane Game, with proper fuel-level display and pit-lane in/out detection (with additional hardware) This adds extra realism to the racing, and makes the extra step up to compare with 1:1 |
EditWhat things do you need for all this?
The following are the pieces of kit to enable you to get the full suite.
PB-Pro 6 Car powerbase
The PB-Pro upgrade requires one of the older C7030 6-car Powerbases. There are 3 main types of the older PB6 in the wild - v1.2, v1.3, and v1.5. See
SSD Control Page for the differences. All of the C7030 PB6 version's can be upgraded to PB-Pro. (The PB4 and new C7042 APB6 are different beasts but upgrades are becoming available.)
HOWEVER, the v1.2 and v1.3 powerbases have significant issues with their outputs blowing up under load, and so the team
very strongly recommend that the hardware is upgraded with S-H when PB-Pro is installed. This is because you'll probably be sending it back for repair in any case!
Power Supply
If you upgrade to the high power S-H, you will also need to replace your power-supplies. The standard Scalextric powerpacks can only provided limited power, so to get the kind of performance you want, you'll need to invest in a high-power supply of at least 10 amps
continuous output.
Race Management Software
To obtain the real benefits of the PB-Pro and Pit-Pro, you'll need suitable Race Management software. The software connects with the powerbase and pit-lane to tell it whats to do. There are various Race Management tools which are supplied by others, to work with the Pro tools
Interface Cables
You will need to connect your PC with the Powerbase and Pit-Lane, and this requires communication interface cables. These cables plug into the USB ports on your PCs and convert the signals which go to the PB-Pro and Pit-Pro. You'll need one cable for each device (ie, 2 cables for the complete deal)
EditSo you want to know more?
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FAQThe FAQ section will help you with all the questions you may have on PB-Pro and Pit-Pro. |
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OrderingThe Ordering section will tell you how to go about getting this great upgrade. |
Ian Harding, Christchurch, New Zealand