Transponder

Couple questions about the AMB transponders.

I'm looking at mylaps.com, specifically at the transponders to purchase. They don't show the AMB TranX260 that (I think) WERA uses, but they list a "MYLAPS Car/Bike (FLEX) Transponders, previously AMB Personal TranX260 Transponders." I'm assuming that all of the old TranX260's will still work next year, but does this mean that we won't be able to buy a new TranX260? Are they replacing it with this new transponder?

http://www.mylaps.com/index.php/us_eng/Websites/B2C/bike/shop

My other question has to do with mylaps... I seem to remember someone saying a year or two ago that if you bought a used transponder, you can't register it on your account on mylaps, or something like that (I can't find where I saw that originally). Is that still the case? I know people buy and sell those things pretty often, so there has to be a work-around for it.

Thanks

 

see menu, left side, "register used transponder"


since this topic has been brought up, are there advantages to rechargable vs hard wired?

 

Cool, if I buy new I would probably buy from you guys anyways, I was just researching a little and thought that was weird.

Do you know anything about how registering a used one on mylaps works?

 

THAT's what I was looking for... thank you sir :up:

Cool, thanks

 

whew! $41 to reconnect it. Glad you guys pointed me to that before I went and bought a used one. At that rate (depending on the deal) it's probably worth it just to get new.

 

Basically pay them $40 or $50 and you get an account that stores all your info (lap times, events, finishes, etc). If you buy a used one see if the seller will give you his username and password if they don't plan on racing anymore.

 

So... hypothetically speaking, if you had 2 bikes but you bought a hard wired transponder, couldn't you just build a pig tail with a disconnect in it and then be able to move from one bike to the other? That way the battery never fails... I don't know I would go that route... but it's possible, isn't it?

 

Alright, cool. Thanks for the info.

 

Hey Sean, do you guys bring a bunch of transponders to the track, or can I pre-order a transponder so I make sure to get one at the first event? I'd hate to get to the track and you guys run out of transponders for sale.

 

Ok, I'll do that. Thanks!

 

Would you trust your connection at said pig tails to hold up during the season? It would suck to have a connection break open and the transponder die mid race.

Maybe you're race 4 and race 6, you come in from race 4 and go to change the transponder to the other bike and your pigtail breaks. When you should be resting and hydrating, you will be working on your transponder.

IMO, too much could go wrong. The more splices you have in your wire, the more chances of one breaking. Rechargable is the way to go if you're running multiple bike IMO.

 

Off topic, but does AHRMA use the same transponders as WERA?