I'm looking to buy a FF wheel and am wondering how important it is to be
able to have the throttle and brake on a separate axis. Some reviewers make
an issue of it - most don't even mention it? Thanks!
> I'm looking to buy a FF wheel and am wondering how important it is to be
> able to have the throttle and brake on a separate axis. Some reviewers make
> an issue of it - most don't even mention it? Thanks!
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As auto simulations become more sophisticated in their physics engines,
I feel that having the throttle and brake on separate axes is a #1
issue.
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I have a normal T2 and it works just fine. The work required
to convert to split axis and possibly gain 1 sec aren't worth
it to me.
However, if your buying a new wheel -- I would get the
switchable split-axis wheel :)
Jason.
> % I'm looking to buy a FF wheel and am wondering how important it is to be
> % able to have the throttle and brake on a separate axis. Some reviewers make
> % an issue of it - most don't even mention it? Thanks!
> As auto simulations become more sophisticated in their physics engines,
> I feel that having the throttle and brake on separate axes is a #1
> issue.
GPL is very difficult without split axis pedals. I really didn't
realize
how much the throttle helps stabilize the car during weight transfer.
It was tough to keep the car from spinning without being able to blip
the throttle.
I think anyone who is driving GPL without split-axis pedals is
handicapping themselves greatly.
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What it boils down to is if you are getting a *new* wheel, split axis
should be one of your priorities if you plan to drive realistic sims,
for people with older wheels like my T2 it *might* not be worth all the
work to go through and modify them for split pedals, but for me personally
I am definitely glad I did rewire the T2 pedals for split-axis, I trail brake
a lot and since I used to repair avionic radios for a living, a little bit
of rewiring was not a big deal to me and I have really noticed a big
difference in being able to get the most out of the GPL car by using brake and
throttle separately.
Hope that helps you to make your decision.
Seeyas on the track.
--John (Joao) Silva
Okay, I'll bite. How DO you rewire the pedals for split axis? In N2 I
do a lot of 2-foot driving and I would think the settings allow me to define
pretty much whatever I want for a brake (don't they?).
URL with details would be most beneficial (my news server deletes
messages after ONE day!).
"Gunner"
Zog
> Okay, I'll bite. How DO you rewire the pedals for split axis? In N2 I
> do a lot of 2-foot driving and I would think the settings allow me to define
> pretty much whatever I want for a brake (don't they?).
> URL with details would be most beneficial (my news server deletes
> messages after ONE day!).
> "Gunner"
Sigh... Don't I know it! Using my old GP1 I've tried coming
up with ways of trail braking using a single-axis throttle/brake
(which I believe might shave SECONDS off my times at tracks like Spa
and Monza). For the big downhill right turn at the Glen I brake, blip
to prevent spinning, brake, blip, brake, blip, etc. It sounds ugly,
it looks ugly, difficult to repeat, and is not nearly as fast as (I'd
guess) it could be if I could blip and brake simultaneously.
Now that I think about it, does anyone know where I can find a
really cheap set of CH Pedals?
Martin
Nigel Mansell RIP!
Here you go. Don't go burning stuff up with that soldering gun.
http://huizen.dds.nl/%7Ejjcox/
Cheers,
Steve B.
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In a search for split-pedals you should even find a post by me where I
posted the exact procedure I followed and was given to me by Grant Reeve
(big thanks again Grant), this was a text file, either way it should be
pretty easy for you to find these in dejanews.
BTW, my rewiring didn't involve needing a whole new joystick plug, just adding
one more wire from the pedals to the joystick plug (digging in the plug to find
which wire to tap into) and also adding a switch to the pedals to allow
switching from single axis to split-axis, not too terribly hard if you aren't
afraid of a multimeter or soldering iron, but if you aren't comfortable with
that you might want to think twice since it could possibly***up your T2.
Hope this helps.
Seeyas on the track.
--John (Joao) Silva
>"Gunner"
> >I think anyone who is driving GPL without split-axis pedals is
> >handicapping themselves greatly.
> Sigh... Don't I know it! Using my old GP1 I've tried coming
> up with ways of trail braking using a single-axis throttle/brake
> (which I believe might shave SECONDS off my times at tracks like Spa
Do yourself a favor and get some pedals to go with your GP1 :)
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IMPACT Motorsports
http://www.impactmotorsports.com/pd.html
I'm still planning on converting my pedals. But I haven't got enough
time in a day to do all the driving I would like, let alone time to do
the conversion.
-Ferdinand-