Used vs New Mychron

Driving, Data & Fitness.
10

I’d recently asked the AiM folks about differences and I’ve attached the response and document.

Blockquote
Hi Harjit, there are differences on some internal revisions of the Mychron5S, those changes are not publicly documented in full by our manufacturing parent of AiM Sportline of Italy, but there are some notes of the changes in the links below. The newest versions are being produced with a change in processor starting with SN:83040000
Regarding instructions, these two links should have most of the information you might need.
https://www.aimsports.com/us/products-kart.htm
https://www.aimsports.com/us/documentation-products.htm#mychron5

The latest firmware version for the Mychron5S is 02.40.52.

aim_mychron5S-2T_product_history_100.pdf (1.3 MB)

11

this is really good information. i just went and bought a new one for $600 with a $40 rebate to buy a mount and new number plate. so it seems they have been secretly updating their newer models

12

It is good that they are trying things. It could be because of part availability or performance or cost or?

In the end, I don’t know it matters but we don’t have enough information to be certain.

1 Like
13

Do you have a egt temp probe ? maby use the giftcard towards that ?

14

my chassis came with one luckily. i did have a question though, do most people rent a transponder? or buy their own?

15

Buy, ultimately. There’s a fella who posts here from time to time selling used older ones. No subscription type ones.

16

how much do those run? $100?

17
1 Like
18

why are the ones online $100? because they are subscription based?

19

Correct!

Tranx160 is the older model that do not need subscription.

20

I usually have my own mount for it on my seat post! i get one every race. i leave a form of id for exchange of a transponder then after the race i give it back and get my id back! find it nice to have my own mount!

21

how much does your track cost for the rental? And my chassis also came with the transponder mount on the side pod which is nice

22

Its free for evry race weekend
ANd for trainings we just use our mychrons as gps laptimers

23

so do i only need a transponder on race days?

24

Pretty much. It allows the race director to see all the karts and have relative timing. For practice days, your mychron does the laptimes.

25

then most likely im going to rent one for the first year, I know the owner and his son pretty well, so maybe i can get a deal on rental

26

That’s what I did. I eventually bought one and paid sub fee. I think it was like 15-30 bucks rental at the time from the series.

1 Like
27

isnt it free? When you arrive on race day you trade your id for one and then you leave it at the end of the day and you get your id back and its 100% free = )

28

Usually tracks that have “free” transponders, just build the rental fee into the racing fee. Be prepared when you go other places, as most do charge a fee for renting them. Basically, your paying for it one way or another.

1 Like
29

I do 1 serier in sweden its mkr entry fee is 80 euro.
Then its my job to get my team new tires good engine etc, but every race i think transponder rental fee is in that 80euro and a race weekeend costs from everyting from 400 to 1200euro depends on how it goes and if stuff brake!

1 Like