MRT Transponders

[Chris Green]

Hello all,

If I buy an MRT transponder, do I need a AMB one too, so that I can clone the number?

Or, does the MRT transponder work on its own?

Thanks,

Chris.

[captainlip]

No MRT work same as AMB.

Funny enough I have one for sale in FS section.

[kayce]

Originally Posted by Chris Green

Hello all,

If I buy an MRT transponder, do I need a AMB one too, so that I can clone the number?

Or, does the MRT transponder work on its own?

Thanks,

Chris.

While a MRT will work on its own, as it's loaded with several different numbers, the advantage of them if you already have a AMB (other than price) and own multiple cars is that you can send them an AMB and have MRTs cloned to the same exact number - and that way you don't have multiple transponder numbers to keep track of.

[Bungleaio]

Thats what I did 3 years ago. Original one to MRT which they cloned and sent back to me along with two MRT ones. All three have the same number but I haven't used the AMB one since I sent it off. The MRT ones work flawlessly and until the new "harry" transponders came out they were the smallest PT's out there.

[adam_u]

So if you were running, say 2wd and 4wd classes at the same meeting - would you want two transponders with the same number, one for each class?

could you use two different numbers? And could you have another MRT cloned to one of the numbers in an existing MRT?

[Bungleaio]

You could use two different numbers if you want to but I just use the one. As long as you aren't running two PT's with the same number in the same race then there isn't a a problem.

[Chris Green]

Originally Posted by kayce

While a MRT will work on its own, as it's loaded with several different numbers, the advantage of them if you already have a AMB (other than price) and own multiple cars is that you can send them an AMB and have MRTs cloned to the same exact number - and that way you don't have multiple transponder numbers to keep track of.

If its loaded with several different numbers, do I need to select which number I'm running on?

What if there are more than 1 person in a heat with an MRT, and their numbers are the same, what happens?

Thanks,

Chris

[Andyp]

I have 2 of these , one in 2wd one in 4wd both diffrent numbers , i was a little confused by these to start with but i have never had any issues with them clashing with any other transponder in around 2 years ( i do regionals,eos finals, worksop,clubdays so i do get around a bit so chance of clash is higher)

i think if you do clash you just press the button on the front to change to one of the other numbers.

[Chris Green]

Originally Posted by Andyp

I have 2 of these , one in 2wd one in 4wd both diffrent numbers , i was a little confused by these to start with but i have never had any issues with them clashing with any other transponder in around 2 years ( i do regionals,eos finals, worksop,clubdays so i do get around a bit so chance of clash is higher)

i think if you do clash you just press the button on the front to change to one of the other numbers.

Ahh yes, I understand. So, the only way you'd have a problem is if you had more than 10 cars in a heat, all with MRT transponders! Obviously not likely to happen!

[Andyp]

Originally Posted by Chris Green

Ahh yes, I understand. So, the only way you'd have a problem is if you had more than 10 cars in a heat, all with MRT transponders! Obviously not likely to happen!

Errr im not sure but each transponder has its own number and 20 diffrent numbers so surely you can race against atleast 20 other cars with mrt's without a problem.

Interesting to know anyone has had a 'clash' problem with an MRT PT

[kayce]

Originally Posted by Chris Green

Ahh yes, I understand. So, the only way you'd have a problem is if you had more than 10 cars in a heat, all with MRT transponders! Obviously not likely to happen!

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 ).