Just a note to publicly thank Thrustmaster for their excellent response to
my scream for help.
After having used my trusty T1 since new, and having gone through all the
spare pedal springs I had been supplied with, I emailed them for help last
week.
Return email today advised that new springs were winging their way Down
Under immediately!
Now THAT is what I call "Service"!! Thank you, TM.
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BruceK
VR #31, Pro. Division
VRE Site is http://www.racesimcentral.net/
: Just a note to publicly thank Thrustmaster for their excellent response to
: my scream for help.
: After having used my trusty T1 since new, and having gone through all the
: spare pedal springs I had been supplied with, I emailed them for help last
: week.
: Return email today advised that new springs were winging their way Down
: Under immediately!
: Now THAT is what I call "Service"!! Thank you, TM.
: --
Yes, they do provide excellent service. However, I am posting to see if
you have modified your pedals to limit their travel. I finally did that
and only had one spring break since (it had already been stressed before
I made the modifications). This was over a year ago. Of course, now
that I have written this for all the world to see, my spring will go out
on the last race of my current Championship run ;-)
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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
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Michael....
No, I haven't limited the travel but once I receive the replacement
spring(s) I want to strip the assembly, modify the travel and make some
other adjustments to the support "box" I use for the pedal assembly.
Hopefully it will then give me another three years of useful life :-)
Regards,
bk
they are sending me a few extras; i was curious as to how you
limited your pedal travel.... (and how you keep it from sliding across
the floor.....) antracer
: > -- I have to agree-- my t2 was 6 m0s old and the gas spring broke
: they are sending me a few extras; i was curious as to how you
: limited your pedal travel.... (and how you keep it from sliding across
: the floor.....) antracer
: >
I have a "wedge-shaped" strip of wood on the "back-porch" of my T1. I
am not sure what the base of the T2 looks like. It comes up enough to
block the pedal's bar from going all the way down. I don't do anything
special to keep if from moving. I usually use my left foot to hold the
base down. Though I it still travels abit while holding it to the
floor. But with the T1 "rolllers" I just slide my foot up and slide it
back.
As a suggestion, if you have a carpetted floor you can try putting heavy
duty velcro (the hooked) side on the bottom and this should hold it to
your carpet.
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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
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> : > -- I have to agree-- my t2 was 6 m0s old and the gas spring broke
> : they are sending me a few extras; i was curious as to how you
> : limited your pedal travel.... (and how you keep it from sliding across
> : the floor.....) antracer
> : >
> I have a "wedge-shaped" strip of wood on the "back-porch" of my T1. I
> am not sure what the base of the T2 looks like. It comes up enough to
> block the pedal's bar from going all the way down. I don't do anything
> special to keep if from moving. I usually use my left foot to hold the
> base down. Though I it still travels abit while holding it to the
> floor. But with the T1 "rolllers" I just slide my foot up and slide it
> back.
> As a suggestion, if you have a carpetted floor you can try putting heavy
> duty velcro (the hooked) side on the bottom and this should hold it to
> your carpet.
> --
> **************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
> Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>> : > -- I have to agree-- my t2 was 6 m0s old and the gas spring broke
>> : they are sending me a few extras; i was curious as to how you
>> : limited your pedal travel.... (and how you keep it from sliding across
>> : the floor.....) antracer
>> : >
>> I have a "wedge-shaped" strip of wood on the "back-porch" of my T1. I
>> am not sure what the base of the T2 looks like. It comes up enough to
>> block the pedal's bar from going all the way down. I don't do anything
>> special to keep if from moving. I usually use my left foot to hold the
>> base down. Though I it still travels abit while holding it to the
>> floor. But with the T1 "rolllers" I just slide my foot up and slide it
>> back.
>> As a suggestion, if you have a carpetted floor you can try putting heavy
>> duty velcro (the hooked) side on the bottom and this should hold it to
>> your carpet.
...
|> >> As a suggestion, if you have a carpetted floor you can try putting heavy
|> >> duty velcro (the hooked) side on the bottom and this should hold it to
|> >> your carpet.
|>
|> What I did for the pedals slipping away from me was drill 4 holes and
|> use screws/bolts. There's illustrations on my web page
And through a lucky guess, I found this web page at:
http://www.wizvax.net/cmone/index.html
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IBM Microelectronics ICQ UIN: 216830
Burlington, VT Phone: (802) 769-7104 (tie 446)
>And through a lucky guess, I found this web page at:
> http://www.wizvax.net/cmone/index.html
Again..... THANKS!
>>> -- I have to agree-- my t2 was 6 m0s old and the gas spring broke
>>they are sending me a few extras; i was curious as to how you
>>limited your pedal travel.... (and how you keep it from sliding across
>>the floor.....) antracer
> I have a large book behind my pedals that is pushed up against the wall.
> This holds the pedals steady AND limits pedal travel. OK so every now
>and then I have to recalibrate cuz the book shifts slightly, but otherwise
>it works well.
>Dave Henrie
As an aside, I've decided to switch permanently to an alternative "spring" for the gas pedal. I've got the original T-1, and am unsure how long Thrustmaster will keep sending springs, believe me, I've used a few....they always seem to break at the most surprising moment....in the heat of a race, in lots of traffic, never when you are just practicing. Several people have mentioned that the springs are too stiff, ie. not the same feel as a real gas pedal, so I reverted to my temporary fix I used when my first spring broke....I tied a short piece of shoelace around the roller bolt, and looped 3 quarter inch elastics through the lace and to the corner of the pedal unit. Not very professional looking, but gives a nice soft feel for the gas, retaining the stiffer spring for the brake. Anyone have ideas how such a modification could be moved inside the pedal unit?
Later,
Rick Martel
>>>> -- I have to agree-- my t2 was 6 m0s old and the gas spring broke
>>>they are sending me a few extras; i was curious as to how you
>>>limited your pedal travel.... (and how you keep it from sliding across
>>>the floor.....) antracer
>The method I use to keep the pedals from sliding is by putting a piece
>of non-skid material under the pedals. This material can be purchased
>anywhere supplies for RV vehicles are sold. It is a material they use
>in motorhomes to line shelves with to keep things from sliding around
>during traveling. It works great!!
>> I have a large book behind my pedals that is pushed up against the wall.
>> This holds the pedals steady AND limits pedal travel. OK so every now
>>and then I have to recalibrate cuz the book shifts slightly, but otherwise
>>it works well.
>>Dave Henrie
Just get the CH flight pedals. They are solid (no wood, bolts, glue
or velcro... you can take to another computer and just drop-em on the
floor!), much less fatigue for both feet, and have the advantage of
being independent controls on the b-joystick (i.e., they have separate
y/x axis control, where the T2 pedals operate only on one joined
axis.. this allows separte control of gas & brake at the same
instant!)
>>> : > -- I have to agree-- my t2 was 6 m0s old and the gas spring broke
>>> : they are sending me a few extras; i was curious as to how you
>>> : limited your pedal travel.... (and how you keep it from sliding across
>>> : the floor.....) antracer
>>> : >
>>> I have a "wedge-shaped" strip of wood on the "back-porch" of my T1. I
>>> am not sure what the base of the T2 looks like. It comes up enough to
>>> block the pedal's bar from going all the way down. I don't do anything
>>> special to keep if from moving. I usually use my left foot to hold the
>>> base down. Though I it still travels abit while holding it to the
>>> floor. But with the T1 "rolllers" I just slide my foot up and slide it
>>> back.
>>> As a suggestion, if you have a carpetted floor you can try putting heavy
>>> duty velcro (the hooked) side on the bottom and this should hold it to
>>> your carpet.
>What I did for the pedals slipping away from me was drill 4 holes and
>use screws/bolts. There's illustrations on my web page
The only problem that I have with the CH pedals is that some games (Like
NFS)
confuse the axis and I have to use the brake to accelerate and the gas
pedal to brake.
