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Originally Posted by kayce
From what I understand all the standard ones are loaded with 20 random numbers, literally all different, so you stand a better chance of running into an unknown identical twin at the track than you do having the same number MRT... and if you do, you just push a little button on the top of the transponder and you change/reset the number (sometimes I do it just to screw with the race director  ). |
Actually as I understand it the 'Custom' ones have one 'unique' number and the same 20 numbers. Those 20 numbers correspond to handout transponders for AMB systems, so clubs like Ribble Valley actually use MRT PT's instead of handouts.
I refer to the primary number as 'unique' because I don't really believe it is. MRT say they own a number of dead AMB transponders and these numbers come from them, but I'm pretty sure there are more custom MRT's out there than they own broken AMB's. That means there is a remote chance you might get a clash (hence the 20 numbers as well).
If buying second hand, clashes are more likely. Lots of people running multiple classes run an AMB in one car, and a cloned MRT in the others. When they quit, and stuff gets sold it often ends up going to different people.