rec.autos.simulators

> > I could not believe it myself when I first heard this suggestion, but
two
> > drivers from my GP2 team reported great results with it  and they were
not
> > joking!. Luckily I have not been in the situation where I needed to
apply
> > this trick myself as ECCI pots cannot be cleaned because of their closed
> > housing (says ECCI) and the MSFF uses optical technology.

> > Bart Westra
> > Lusa Racing

> > http://lusa.sim-racing.net/
> > http://www.lfrs.com/

> > > Olive oil? have not tried that. There are contact cleaner products
like
> > 'Tuner Control
> > > Cleaner and Lubricant' from Radio Shack, but it cost about $8 for a
small
> > spray can.
> > > Lutrell

> I use an electrical cleaner from a local NAPA store.  This spray
> cleaner worked great but would start to scew up the pot after just less
> then a couple hours of racing.  I always ended up re-cleaning the pot
> the very next day.  By mistake I used a spray penetrating oil.  Not only
> did it clean the pots but it would be at least three days before I'd
> have to reclean them again.

> I wunder what the *oil* does to the pots to clean them and what it does
> to make them last longer?  I will definatly try the olive oil trick
> since I've been using an oil based product anyhow.

> Have had a perfectly functioning wheel (Saitek R4 FFB) for months waiting
> for GPL 1.2 to arrive...now it's here and working well and my ***y pedal
> pots are starting to act up.  What's the best cleaner to use?

> Marc.

> --
> ****************************************************************************
> Marc Collins

> Computers will never equal humans until they make mistakes and
> blame them on other computers.
> ****************************************************************************

> > Do the MSFF pedals use optical sensors?  My Saitek wheel has the same
FFB
> > guts as the MS one (with optical sensors), but the pedals use
> old-fashioned
> > pots.

> > Although I prefer the Saitek because of the proper shifter and I prefer
> its
> > pedal shape/layout, optical pedals would be a major plus!!!  I can't
wait
> to
> > find a wheel that actually works well AND does not require annoying and
> > tedious ongoing maintenance.

> > Marc.

> I don't know for sure if the MSFF pedals have optical sensors, since I
never
> took them apart. I tried just now, but after 5 screws I stopped. Don't
want
> to brake a thing that works ok :)
> But if they have pots and wear out some time, I'm going to use the olive
oil
> trick myself!

> One thing I noticed is that their calibration range is different from time
> to time, but the two pedals always show the same range at the same time.
Can
> one conclude something about the sensors from that?

> Bart Westra