rec.autos.simulators

As we all know - the Momo's pedals are worse than ***- so - does anyone
know a way of rigging the MSFF pedals to work with the Momo wheel?

Cheers

Doug

-Larry

I got the same idea when I read the Momo vs. MSFF thread today. I have an MS
FF wheel and would like to get a MOMO, but I have not done it yet because of
the bad pedals.

It won't be a matter of cutting and connecting wires though. The momo uses
regular potmeters, while the MSFF uses optical encoders. You would need some
electronics to interface the MS pedals to the MOMO wheel. Maybe a small
microprocessor and two digital potmeters. It would even be possible to
calibrate the pedals in hardware to get rid of the F1 2001 "half travel"
bug.
Maybe I should look into this. After all the alternative would be quite
expensive pedals like BRD.
How much would you be willing to pay? :)

Jone.

Well - 120ish for the BRD Pro pedals - on top of the 100 for the momo
wheel

Or 250+ for Speed 7 Pedals, and 100 on top for the Momo wheel.

I'm tempted

Doug

BUT - I'd rather just shell out the 99 for the wheel and use my lovely
MSFF's pedals
( www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~djelliso/pedals.jpg  - moi - modding my
pedals - As if !)

BUT  - I may well go down the Momo - BRD-Pro route for about 220 all up

DOug

Does the MOMO wheel and the BRD pedals work together "right out of the box",
or would I need to find an electronics genius to make them work as a unit?

Thanks,

Todd

-Larry

The MSFF pedals use pots. Only the wheel uses an optical encoder. At
least that is the case for my pedals. I have the USB variant of the
wheel.

Norman

It does?
Should be quite easy then. Worst case you would have to change the pots to
match the resistor value of the Momo pots.

Jone.

It's electrical, not electronics (unless yer trying to mate MS's optical
parts w. 3rd-party electrical pots - virtually impossible IMO).

What should work right outta the box is hooking up the TSW or BRD pedals as
a second controller ID in Windows (I think you need the little Radio Shack
gameport-to-USB dongle).  However, some games (I don't have a list) will
recognize 2 controllers, some won't.  I don't know about rewiring the BRD
pedals, but it's not rocket science with the TSWs (I don't have a
schematic).  You can't use the MOMO pots because they go thru a much smaller
arc than they do (mechanically) when mounted in the TSW pedal box, although
if you are adept at editing the Registry, you could.  Since Logi pots aren't
noted for their longevity, you'd be better off using mil-spec pots of the
proper resistance, which will last forever (the ones in my "other"
controller, an ECCI, lasted for 4 years of daily use before needing
ereplacement).

The coolest part is the way the MOMO pedal pads look on the TSW pedal arms.

TSW has the best customer of anybody in the computer business, IMO.

--Steve

Yeah - but you're allowed to be.  Your book takes pride of place as #1
reading material in my mates bog :D

Every time I go for a...

On 2nd thoughts - dont think that

Doug