transponders

[leightheiceman]

hi anyone know much about these http://www.team-mrt.com/mrtwebshop/e...Fmoreinfo.html
£41 delivered for a PT
says the work with amb

[discostu]

excelent

[colin563]

Ive got the cloned version

excellent bit of kit the clones also have another 10 numbers in it

also great service from mrt and they repaired my ambrc transponder free



thanks colin

[Bungleaio]

As others have said I recommend them, I've had my AMB one cloned and it now lives in my box.

[Lowie]

smaller,
nicer looking
needing less current ... so
less or no missed laps as sometimes happens with AMB PT's
cheaper
the possibility to have multiple PT's all with the same #, so just one # to remember.
the possibility to repair the wires in case of damage but waterproof nevertheless
...

The MRT-pt uses the SAME signal as an AMB-transponder ... so it will always function wherever the AMBrc-system is used.
Terry just programs AMB-codes that he owns into these PT's.

a normal MRT-PT has 10 or 20 different codes programmed. You, the pilot, can choose whatever code you want to use and with the milion different codes used around the world, chance that two drivers have the same number-code is econd to none ... and even if so, you can switch the number with a push on a button.
The cloned PT is even easier: you then have 20 numbers AND your personal AMB-number.

me lika

[neiloliver]

Im still a little confused...

I dont have a PT at the moment but I want one for Nationals etc and to use at our club. I understand that when you buy an AMB PT it comes with a unique number for that bug. If I buy one of these AMB ones does it then come with its own unique number? If I read it right it comes with 20 numbers? how do you choose the number you want to use and how do you know that is the number you have given to the BRCA?

What are the disadvantages to running these versis the red ones?


..sorry for the daft questions.. ask me one on batteries if you want...

[MattW]

Essentially (as i understand it at lease) MRT bought 20 old AMB PT's. They then took their unique numbers, and put them all into one unit. If i'm wrong on this, happy to be corrected - but this is how it was when they first released them.

So, all the MRT units have the same 20 7 digit numbers. Truth is, it's not ideal to have one of these as your only unit for running national Competitions - at least IMHO. I'm not sure where you stand if 2 people try to use/book in on same transponder number. At the very least, the software will get confused.

If you already have an AMB PT, then you can have it cloned into one of these. So you then have 2 with the same ID. This is something that i've been planning to get done for quite some time now.

[DaveG28]

Ooh, didn't realize they all had the same 20? Not sure where my instructions are but I think they have 20 fixed numbers plus a random number? I use the random number but it's risky because if I program away from it I can't get it back?

That's my hazy recollection anyway!!

[Lowie]

the idea about MRT owning AMB-numbers is correct.

I do not know if MRT uses the same 20 numbers in every MRT-transponder.
I actually think not, otherwise they would not give a price-reduction for people giving away their AMB-PT-numper to MRT.

Option 1: you have an AMB-transponder: you just let it become cloned: the AMB-number is the programmed into the MRT-transponder (+ 20 extra numbers). Even if you have an old AMB-transponder that is severely damaged, its number can often be cloned, so you can always use that number. Ones bought, always owner of that number.

Option 2: you buy a normal MRT-transponder with 20 numbers.
With that, you get a little manual, on which you will also find the 20 numbers.
WIth a push on the little transponder-button you can choose the number you prefer or like.
... and you drive it.
You DO run the risk of having the same number as someone else ... but this will NEVER be the same number as someone with an AMB-transponder, as Terry from MRT only uses the numbers he posseses.
All you then have to do, is switch the MRT-transpondernumber with a push at the button ... or the other guy with the MRT-transponder.
Even if you by a coincidence, should have the same numbers in both transponders ... there are 20 and normally a race is with about 12 cars max, so enough numbers to choose from.

From what I have heared: people owning an MRT for years, were driving in competition for years and NEVER had to switch onces so chances you'll have to are very slim. ANd even if you have to, it's dead-easy.

I'll post the little manual, i got with mine (It's a cloned PT!)






hopes this helps

[carnage]

Originally Posted by Lowie

the idea about MRT owning AMB-numbers is correct.

I do not know if MRT uses the same 20 numbers in every MRT-transponder.
I actually think not, otherwise they would not give a price-reduction for people giving away their AMB-PT-numper to MRT.

Option 1: you have an AMB-transponder: you just let it become cloned: the AMB-number is the programmed into the MRT-transponder (+ 20 extra numbers). Even if you have an old AMB-transponder that is severely damaged, its number can often be cloned, so you can always use that number. Ones bought, always owner of that number.

Option 2: you buy a normal MRT-transponder with 20 numbers.
With that, you get a little manual, on which you will also find the 20 numbers.
WIth a push on the little transponder-button you can choose the number you prefer or like.
... and you drive it.
You DO run the risk of having the same number as someone else ... but this will NEVER be the same number as someone with an AMB-transponder, as Terry from MRT only uses the numbers he posseses.
All you then have to do, is switch the MRT-transpondernumber with a push at the button ... or the other guy with the MRT-transponder.
Even if you by a coincidence, should have the same numbers in both transponders ... there are 20 and normally a race is with about 12 cars max, so enough numbers to choose from.

From what I have heared: people owning an MRT for years, were driving in competition for years and NEVER had to switch onces so chances you'll have to are very slim. ANd even if you have to, it's dead-easy.

I'll post the little manual, i got with mine (It's a cloned PT!)






hopes this helps

my 20 numbers are the same, but that said, how hard is it to press a button to change a number if you clash with someone else's

[tesdal]

Each unit has 20 + 1 ids.

The 20 ids are basically loaner transponder ids (check the last digit).

MRT has an unknown number of transponders from AMB used for cloning ids. If you don't clone your AMB one, you get one of their numbers (in addition to the 20). There is a chance of running into someone else having a transponder from MRT with the same id, in which case you'll have to use one of the other 20 ids by pressing the button. You will never conflict with an AMB transponder.

Very happy with mine btw.

[leightheiceman]

thanks for the info lads