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Steering Wheels

<73420.1057.

Steering Wheels

by <73420.1057. » Wed, 02 Aug 1995 04:00:00



>>I am looking to buy a steering wheel and I'm not sure what to get.

>>The formula T1 from trustmaster looks good but no one carries it anymore.
>>the virtual pilot Pro by CH also looks good for many purposes but I dont Kow anyone who has
>>used it for Nascar Racing.

>>If anyone has suggestions or has used one of the above please let me Know what works and what
>>doesn't

>>Jason Turpin

>Does NASCAR just seem too hard to drive sometimes?! I mean I got
>Talladega down pretty good, but the rest of the tracks, well, need
>some getting used to.

>I saw this Steering wheel/Plane Yoke type setup that looked good. I
>went to buy it at Comp USA, but the damn thing was sold out. No doubt
>due to the NASCAR Racing frenzy!!

>PEOPLE THAT ARE USING STEERING WHEELS>

> Is there a noticeable difference in control, versus playing the game
>with a joystick. It seems hard with the joystick to stay straight and
>behind the car in front of you!!

A wheel/pedal setup is much easier and more realistic.  You can make your own.
All you need is 3 100 kohm pots, an old wheel, and a little inventiveness.
SERAFIN JEFFREY DA

Steering Wheels

by SERAFIN JEFFREY DA » Wed, 02 Aug 1995 04:00:00



>A wheel/pedal setup is much easier and more realistic.  You can make your own.
>All you need is 3 100 kohm pots, an old wheel, and a little inventiveness.

Great, I'd appreciate more information. Excuse my ignorance but what exactly is a 100kohm pot (i'm a civ not an ece) and where can I get it.  I assume that you have already built one of these monsters, so could you please elaborate.

Thanks, I'm sure it will be of interest to many of us.
J. Serafin

Mark Langil

Steering Wheels

by Mark Langil » Thu, 03 Aug 1995 04:00:00




>>A wheel/pedal setup is much easier and more realistic.  You can make your own.
>>All you need is 3 100 kohm pots, an old wheel, and a little inventiveness.

>Great, I'd appreciate more information. Excuse my ignorance but what exactly is a 100kohm pot (i'm a civ not an ece) and where can I get it.  I assume that you have already built one of these monsters, so could you please elaborate.
>Thanks, I'm sure it will be of interest to many of us.
>J. Serafin

I would also like some more info.
Do you have plans or know where to get them?
vince.hay..

Steering Wheels

by vince.hay.. » Thu, 03 Aug 1995 04:00:00





>>A wheel/pedal setup is much easier and more realistic.  You can make your
own.
>>All you need is 3 100 kohm pots, an old wheel, and a little inventiveness.

>Great, I'd appreciate more information. Excuse my ignorance but what exactly

is a 100kohm pot (i'm a civ not an ece) and where can I get it.  I assume that
you have already built one of these monsters, so could you please elaborate.
type and rotating type.  Tandy will supply these.  Make sure that you get
linear track rather than log otherwise you will have minimal sensitivity one
end and maximum sensitivity the other.  Try and get plastic types rather than
carbon track as plastic is superior and longer lasting (also more
expensive:-(  ).  Carbon tends to wear and build up dirt.  I used slider on my
home mad pedal setups.  Also my home made setup has two independant pedals
that are not linked.  I have only ever seen one set of pedals and they were
linked.  Dappy idea me thinks!!
Brian Clayto

Steering Wheels

by Brian Clayto » Sat, 05 Aug 1995 04:00:00





>>>A wheel/pedal setup is much easier and more realistic.  You can make your own.
>>>All you need is 3 100 kohm pots, an old wheel, and a little inventiveness.

>>Great, I'd appreciate more information. Excuse my ignorance but what exactly is a 100kohm pot (i'm a civ not an ece) and where can=

 I get it.  I assume that you have already built one of these monsters, so could you please elaborate.
The best thing to do is get a cheap joystick, then take the pots out of
it.  You also get the connectors then.
TRSil

Steering Wheels

by TRSil » Sat, 05 Aug 1995 04:00:00

All this talk of making a steering wheel has now got me thinking of
doing one.  I experimented w/ some potentiometers last night but the ?
for those who've already built a wheel is...which is better for
shifting...push buttons on the wheel itself or some sort of
paddle/lever mechanism similar to the semi-automatic ***s that used
to be in F1 about two years ago?  

TIA,

Tim


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