% I've been using my T2 for a couple years (but not much; very light use)
% in Nascar99, GP2, ICR2, etc. but it seems to have developed a
% calibration problem. For example when I calibrate in N99 I can't get
% the dot in the calibaration screen to go as far to the right (when I
% steer to the right) as it does to the left. This causes the car to not
% want to steer to the right as quickly as it does to the left. I've
% tried calibrating through both the wheel & the joystick selections but
% it is still the same (also sometimes the steering direction
% reverses--steer left & the car turns right, etc.). I've also
% uninstalled the T2 & downloaded Thrustmaster's ProPanel & calibrated
% using it but it still does the same thing. (When I calibrate using the
% ProPanel the calibration dot is already sitting a little bit to the
% right of center before I even start to calibrate).
% Anyone have any ideas what might be wrong?
Try cleaning the steering pot...
To clean the pots on Thrustmaster products, get some Tuner/Switch
Cleaner and Lubricant from an electronics supply store. Open up the
housing on the unit and spray the insides of the pot (short for
potentiometer). I usually direct the spray (via the tube extenstion for
the spray nozzle) into the openings of the pot where the solder lugs
are. Then move the wheel or pedal through its full range 4-6 times to
work the cleaner over all the contacts. If the unit was acting up quite
a bit, you may want to give it a second "cleaning" before sealing up the
unit and heading back out to the track.
There are pots for each pedal and for each lever on the back of the GP1
wheel. The latter can usually be cleaned by finding a "squarish" hole on
the pot and directing the spray through the hole. You should be able to
clean the pots for the levers without disassembling anything on your
GP1, however to get to the steering wheel pot you will need to remove
the housing cover of the wheel.
[For the non-electronics or non-mechanical racers out there, the pot is
the "silver" cylinder that the is directly behind the wheel inside the
housing. It should have some wires connected to it and the wheel is
connected its plastic shaft. There should be a "shaft" coming out of one
end of the cylinder.]
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