Quote from Gombo on March 29, 2026, 9:48 pm

Hello everybody!

I need a remote for this Turbo Hammer that I found at the flea market. It is 27mhz, and the internal IC chip is "Taiyo 88-R" .

I have another Super Bandit, that I got new in 1993, and I managed to swap the quartz crystals inside the cars, to use it's remote with the Hammer, because of PURE luck, the Hammer has the same Taiyo 88-R  receiver IC chip as the Super Bandit .

So basically I found another car with the same receiver chip as my old one , that's why I managed to pull this off so far, but I can only run one at the time.

I read somewhere that there are only 8 different variants of the IC chip, and for a remote to work with a car, they have to be the same code number (88 in my case), followed by T o R depending if it's for the transmitter or the receiver circuit. So, please help me with this one, because I want to have them both operational at the same time, and have some fun with my girl

So how can I find a remote with an 88-T chip in it?

The Super Bandit and the Hammer are both from 1992, and mine both made in Singapore. Maybe that's why the same chip?

The crystal oscillators are not that important because the car has to be fine tuned on the frequency of the new remote's quartz oscillator anyway, with the adjustable coils in the receiver circuit. But if the IC chips don't match, it's useless.

The second picture is with the chip that I need in the new remote. If I'm mistaking, please advise what to do.

No retrofitting new controllers and servos. that-s another vibe. I want to bring the 90's alive for a bit :)

I also have pictures with the internal of the cars and the swapped components if anyone is interested. I'll post them if you want.