quit working. Is it possible to repair, or am I screwed?
I was running RBR at the time, and initially thought that the game had
modeled an equipment failure, so I soldiered on through the rest of the
stage stuck in 5th gear. <g>
...Ron
I was running RBR at the time, and initially thought that the game had
modeled an equipment failure, so I soldiered on through the rest of the
stage stuck in 5th gear. <g>
...Ron
Kevin (aka tlgtr)
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Zip slowly, medical statistics show that over 100,000 people are injured
annually by their clothing.
Yeah, it can be repaired quite easily.
Clamp the wheel to your desk and remove the 6 internal wrenching screws from
the face plate and take it off. Warning: the wheelrim/paddle assemby is now
no longer attached to the base, so don't pull on it!
You will see two PCBs connected via connectors and wires that run down the
shaft. Undo the lefthand connector and remove the 3 screws holding the PCB
in place. Take out the PCB and turn it over. On the back you will find a
(faulty) microswitch, SW9. Replace it with a similar item from your local
electronic parts store (requires a soldering iron, some solder, some
desoldering braid and some isopropanol to clean up the joints afterward).
Re-assemble the wheel by inverting the steps above and continue enjoying a
great wheel.
Alternatively, bring it around to my place on Saturday and I'll fix it for
ya. ;-)
Jan.
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It's not that common in my experience. The most common failure in my
experience is one of the conductors in the wire running to the pedals and
the USB port going open circuit at the D-sub 25 connector (usually the +5V
one). Other failures include the pots (obviously) and the power supplies.
I've only seen switch failure once on the later model (in the sequential
stick-shift).
Any electronics hobbyist can repair PC wheels. It's usually just a bad wire
or a duff switch/pot. Experienced electronics hobbyists and TV repairmen can
repair the supplies.
I like to mod mine (like putting in higher resolution pots and adding a
push-to-talk switch to them), which tends to void warranties. <g>
Jan.
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>>I have a Logitech Momo Racing (black wheel with FF), and
>>the left paddle quit working. Is it possible to repair,
>>or am I screwed?
> Yeah, it can be repaired quite easily.
> Clamp the wheel to your desk and remove the 6 internal wrenching screws from
> the face plate and take it off. Warning: the wheelrim/paddle assemby is now
> no longer attached to the base, so don't pull on it!
> You will see two PCBs connected via connectors and wires that run down the
> shaft. Undo the lefthand connector and remove the 3 screws holding the PCB
> in place. Take out the PCB and turn it over. On the back you will find a
> (faulty) microswitch, SW9. Replace it with a similar item from your local
> electronic parts store (requires a soldering iron, some solder, some
> desoldering braid and some isopropanol to clean up the joints afterward).
> Re-assemble the wheel by inverting the steps above and continue enjoying a
> great wheel.
> Alternatively, bring it around to my place on Saturday and I'll fix it for
> ya. ;-)
> Jan.
> =---
Thanks very much, Jan, I will attempt the repair as you've described.
Luckily, my papa taught me how to solder many moons ago.
...Ron
--
Jone Tytlandsvik
http://tytlandsvik.no
http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?t=61403&highlight=momo+paddle
Another possibility is to get a replacement wheel from Logitech. You will
get newer version where this won't happend. On the first version, the
paddles will fail sooner or later unless you glue them.
--
Jone Tytlandsvik
http://tytlandsvik.no
> I was running RBR at the time, and initially thought that the game had
> modeled an equipment failure, so I soldiered on through the rest of
> the stage stuck in 5th gear. <g>
> ...Ron
Give them a call, you never know...
--
Don Burnette