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cleaning potientiometers?

Grant Reev

cleaning potientiometers?

by Grant Reev » Thu, 18 Mar 1999 04:00:00


>  What do I clean the pots with?
>  Thanks , Jeff

I use tissue paper - after dismantling the pot using my pocket
knife, then wiping the contact surfaces themselves clean. usually I
have to do this every couple of months with the steering pot, and
only today have I had to clean the brake pot after 2.5 years.
I used to use an electrical lubricant to ensure smooth contact,
but discovered that just fills up with carbon gunk much quicker
than if I don't use anything.
But of course, it's much easier to just spray some bizarre stuff
into the pot like everyone else does.

hopefully that helps a bit.
Grant.

ronald s cho

cleaning potientiometers?

by ronald s cho » Thu, 18 Mar 1999 04:00:00



why not just buy new pots??  unless they're proprietary/rare sizes,
sweeps, etc, it should be easy to find replacements from a place like
digikey.com or newark.com.  <shrug>

-ron

Hans

cleaning potientiometers?

by Hans » Thu, 18 Mar 1999 04:00:00




>> Here is what you should do:

>> 1. disabbemble the pots in it's respective pieces.

>why not just buy new pots??  unless they're proprietary/rare sizes,
>sweeps, etc, it should be easy to find replacements from a place like
>digikey.com or newark.com.  <shrug>

Why doing it:?

1.If you are fairly into tech problems this job can be
 done on the TM GP1 in 10-15 mins when it comes to the steering pot.
 The brake/accel pots are fairly difficult maintain but It's quite can be
done.
 They are also built in a very different way than the steering pot.
 Anyway getting some non original pots is only a job for one which know
 exactly what he is looking for :-)

2. The pots used in many of the lower prized wheels are fairly standard
internally but they
 may differ alot in the length/width of the rotating axle which is connected
to the steering
 wheel itself. One thing I can tell you is that it is a jungle of pots to
choose from. So good
luck :-)

3. When it comes to TM wheels I can only say that their service have been
excellent as far as
 I know, but then again if you live far and away from them and your warranty
is out of date It could
be expensive to get new pots every 2nd month which is the interval which the
cleaning needs to be done
for me.

Let me say it like this if you use the correct spraybottle on them it's the
easiest way to keep them
in shape for a while, but if you use something which is almost correct you
may find the internals
converted to liquid short after.

I have to mention that I don't actually know what pots like these cost but
if someone know where
I can get some spare pots for the Dexxa steering wheel I would appreciate
that.
In the manual there is a link where to find info about it but believe this:

There isn't a sign of it there at all. The wheel is excellent though and the
pedals is the best I've tried
so far. It's very low in price too around 1/3 of a TM T2. I think Logitech
have some involvement with the
Dexxa company but I'm not sure.

I have some technical documents about how to maintain the GP1 steering wheel
with pictures
on my site : http://home.c2i.net/hanlund you'll find it in the news section.

Ok, bye for now

Hans-Otto Lund

Martin Urs

cleaning potientiometers?

by Martin Urs » Fri, 19 Mar 1999 04:00:00

        Could somebody please post a detailed description on how to take
apart a potentiometer (say the steering pot on a TM GP1)?  After reading
the preceding posts I'd like to clean mine manually.  

        Consider charity work for the mechanically declined like myself!  :-)

Martin
Nigel Mansell RIP!

5th Docto

cleaning potientiometers?

by 5th Docto » Fri, 19 Mar 1999 04:00:00

I use a spray cleaner/lubricant called "Tuner Control" from RadioShack.  It
cleans and lubes the pots without having to take them apart (providing they
are not sealed, and they have a opening to stick the little red tube to).
After about a month of use, my GP1 was jittering, and pulling to the right.
I sprayed this juice into the pots, a bunch of black gook came out.  After
that, the wheel worked fine.  I recommend it.

> Could somebody please post a detailed description on how to take
>apart a potentiometer (say the steering pot on a TM GP1)?  After reading
>the preceding posts I'd like to clean mine manually.

> Consider charity work for the mechanically declined like myself!  :-)

>Martin
>Nigel Mansell RIP!

Hans

cleaning potientiometers?

by Hans » Fri, 19 Mar 1999 04:00:00


>What exactly results in having dirty pots? I've had  NASCAR Pro for a
couple
>of months and am not sure what to look out for.


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Hehe, you will notice some jerky movement while trying to calibrating your
wheel or while driving.

The car may try to make moves which you didn't intend it to do, although
this may be the case
even if the the pots are in great shape :-)

Hans-Otto Lund
http://home.c2i.net/hanlund

Jarno v/d Breevaart Bravenboe

cleaning potientiometers?

by Jarno v/d Breevaart Bravenboe » Fri, 19 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Hi Martin,

Take a look at lfrs.com , there should be a link somewhere on the site
to a manual for cleaning the steering pot of the T2, which I guess is
quite similar to the GP1. Hope it helps,

Jarno
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>         Could somebody please post a detailed description on how to take
> apart a potentiometer (say the steering pot on a TM GP1)?  After reading
> the preceding posts I'd like to clean mine manually.

>         Consider charity work for the mechanically declined like myself!  :-)

> Martin
> Nigel Mansell RIP!

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Michael E. Carve

cleaning potientiometers?

by Michael E. Carve » Sun, 21 Mar 1999 04:00:00


% What I'm starting to notice is that in GPL, it sometimes appears that the
% arms of the driver (er..me) in the game have little "mini-convulsions".
% Especially when turning right suddenly (which, of course, is often). In the
% TOCA 2 demo controller configuration screen, the axis movement indicator
% basically demonstrates the same action, and it looks like it goes away when I
% apply some forward pressure on the wheel. I've ordered parts from TM as an
% insurance policy if it gets worse.

Sure signs that the steering pot is getting dirty, not necessarily worn,
just dirty.

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