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by **Adam** » Thu, 18 Feb 1999 04:00:00

I was considering getting a TSW2 Wheel, but I've heard a few people mention
in the past that it uses low-quality pots that wear out within a month or
two. Does anyone have any experiences with their pots in a TSW2? I hate to
spend $200+ on a wheel that has poor quality parts.
Thanks

by **Mickey Kerk** » Thu, 18 Feb 1999 04:00:00

>I was considering getting a TSW2 Wheel, but I've heard a few people mention
>in the past that it uses low-quality pots that wear out within a month or
>two. Does anyone have any experiences with their pots in a TSW2? I hate to
>spend $200+ on a wheel that has poor quality parts.
>Thanks

I got my TSW wheel about a year ago and the pots did wear out in about
a month, having said that I replaces them with Digikey pots that have
lasted all this time. This wheel with these pots seems to have a life
span of forever. You can't go wrong with a TSW wheel.

Mickey-POPS-Kerkes

by **Adam** » Thu, 18 Feb 1999 04:00:00

OK, that's what I figured. For $225 it should include high-quality pots.
Not pots that last ONE MONTH. That is totally ridiculous. I'll shop around
for another wheel. Thanks for the input.

by **Edward Crawfor** » Fri, 19 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Please what is the Digi-key part number for the replacement pots?

> >I was considering getting a TSW2 Wheel, but I've heard a few people mention
> >in the past that it uses low-quality pots that wear out within a month or
> >two. Does anyone have any experiences with their pots in a TSW2? I hate to
> >spend $200+ on a wheel that has poor quality parts.
> >Thanks

> I got my TSW wheel about a year ago and the pots did wear out in about
> a month, having said that I replaces them with Digikey pots that have
> lasted all this time. This wheel with these pots seems to have a life
> span of forever. You can't go wrong with a TSW wheel.

> Mickey-POPS-Kerkes

by **Joseph Marque** » Sat, 20 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Please do not judge the wheel based on the pots. The wheel is phenomenal. It
blows away the $75-$150 toy junk that TM, Microsoft, and the rest produce. Yes,
plastic, low quality, junk. Try a TSW, you won't settle for junk after using
it. I own a TSW2 and one pot went bad after 2 months. Pots go bad, this is not
a major revelation. Go to their site. They don't put the $$$ pots bc they can
last a month or several years just as the cheapo pots. Instead, they offer the
pricey digikeys as replacements. Would you dismiss a Porsche 911 because the
wiper blades wear out? Pots are cheap and will always deteriorate. Look at
the $1300 wheel (forget the damn name). Those wheels have pots that wear out
too! Amazing. A TSW is a quality piece of hardware. Heavy metal and wood.
Not plastic crap. Try it you'll never go back to junk. BTW, don't count on
finding a better buy for the money, it's not out there.

PS-This is my opinion, not a paid adverti***t. Feel free to disagree, just
remember that I don't care.

Joe

> >I got my TSW wheel about a year ago and the pots did wear out in about
> >a month,

> OK, that's what I figured. For $225 it should include high-quality pots.
> Not pots that last ONE MONTH. That is totally ridiculous. I'll shop around
> for another wheel. Thanks for the input.

by **choh** » Sun, 07 Mar 1999 04:00:00

In your blind rush to judgment you disregarded the most important sentence
of Kerkes' post... "you can't go wrong with a tsw wheel."

by **John Bod** » Mon, 08 Mar 1999 04:00:00

>>>I got my TSW wheel about a year ago and the pots did wear out in about
>>>a month,

>>OK, that's what I figured. For $225 it should include high-quality pots.
>>Not pots that last ONE MONTH. That is totally ridiculous. I'll shop around
>>for another wheel. Thanks for the input.

> In your blind rush to judgment you disregarded the most important sentence
>of Kerkes' post... "you can't go wrong with a tsw wheel."

FURTHERMORE, TSW offered to replace those pots which failed
prematurely in some of the early TSW2 wheels. I've had mine for a
year and a half, and I just replaced my first pot, and I agree -- YOU
CAN'T GO WRONG WITH A TSW WHEEL.

-- John Bodin
Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine On-Line
http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/

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