I am seriously considering getting a logitech wheel
based on some of the good feedback here and from
reviews I read.
However no one mentions how much turn does it take
from lock to lock.
I want to know this because I gather this will indicate
how much sensitive / minute / small movement the wheel
will allow.
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180 degrees. I like the wheel, but the pedals need more travel, especially the
brake.
Keith.
Hi Leong,
Another thing to consider here is that the Logitech Wingman "Profiler"
software allows you to adjust, in software, the sensitivity of all of
the axes (along with mapping buttons and axes).
This is something that I have always felt was important, before it was
common in most games (back in the DOS days of ***), but always had
to compromise for.
With the features of this software, it's imaginable that nearly anyone
should be able to tailor the sensitivity of this controller to their
own tastes -- the way it should be.
This is also a per-game setting, so you can build a different profile
for each game you run.
Good Luck!
Brett
Out of the box, they have a touch over 180 degrees of rotation.
However, it's a breeze to modify them for more. The easiest way is to
remove the wheel, take the base housing off, and modify the
rectangular collar on the wheel shaft that contacts the two stops.
You only need to bend the tabs down so that they miss the stops. This
will give you about 270 degrees of rotation, limited by the spring's
straight stems hitting the steerer. As long as you don't go nuts when
hitting full-lock, this should work fine. I wanted a more foolproof
solution, so I removed the two stops and put a new one right between
where they had been, at 12o'clock. This also gives about 270 degrees,
and has worked great for 6 months without a hitch. I find it really
helps in GPL, as I like to run the steering slider within a millimeter
or two of full-linear. You can get detailed instructions on the how-to
at:
http://nh.ultranet.com/%7Ealison/gpl/controls-readers.htm
There you'll also find some other how-to info on mods and tips for
making the wheel and pedals work better. Logitech's profiler software
also gives you the option of individually setting sensitivity ( I
think it affects linearity) and deadzone of wheel, brake, and
throttle, and saving each setting in a configuration that's applied
when you start a game from the profiler. I don't use the profiler
myself, but if I were still using the stock pedals I probably would.
A caution is that higher than medium senstivity settings on the wheel
will not give you full access to all 270 degrees of rotation.
If you do get a Logitech wheel, you definitely need to visit
http://www.wingmanteam.com for the latest beta version 3.20 software.
A final note: the above applies to the non-FF version, as that's what
I have experience with, but I expect most of it will apply to the FF
wheel as well.
Steve B.
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Thanks for the feedback guys
Looks like LOGITECH it is for me.
Strangely enough, it is the ONLY USB
wheel in the market !
| On 5 May 99 12:06:08 GMT, "Leong"
|
| >Hi
| >
| >I am seriously considering getting a logitech wheel
| >based on some of the good feedback here and from
| >reviews I read.
| >
| >However no one mentions how much turn does it take
| >from lock to lock.
| >I want to know this because I gather this will indicate
| >how much sensitive / minute / small movement the wheel
| >will allow.
|
| Hi Leong,
|
| Another thing to consider here is that the Logitech
Wingman "Profiler"
| software allows you to adjust, in software, the
sensitivity of all of
| the axes (along with mapping buttons and axes).
|
| This is something that I have always felt was important,
before it was
| common in most games (back in the DOS days of ***),
but always had
| to compromise for.
|
| With the features of this software, it's imaginable that
nearly anyone
| should be able to tailor the sensitivity of this
controller to their
| own tastes -- the way it should be.
|
| This is also a per-game setting, so you can build a
different profile
| for each game you run.
|
| Good Luck!
|
| Brett
|
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My wheel is not FF, so that might be a bit different, but I think it
would still be do-able.
Cheers,
Steve B.
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