cleaner helps. But, because some pots have grease inside which is broken down
by the cleaner, the only reliable way to get electrically smooth action is to
take the pot apart and clean the contact elements by hand. Just spray with the
contact cleaner and wipe with toilet paper.
Some here have reported success by changing to a digital game port. Apparently
the analog ports are more sensitive to spikes in the changing resistance as a
dirty pot is rotated.
Just like in real racing, ultimate performance requires attention to detail.
Marty
> On Sat, 16 Jan 1999 17:16:35 -0500, "Jake Myers"
> >Suprised nobody has suggested completely removing sound card and software
> >and then reinstalling them...might work....did for me.
> >Jake Myers
> I have installed, uninstalled, tried different slots, reinstalled GPL,
> reinstalled Win95, unchecked interupts (and vice versa, just in case),
> done all of above changing the order I did them so in the end I had
> tried every possible permutation, ad nauseum. Nothing has worked.
> Parkinson's still there, unplayable with Direct Input, bearable with
> generic.
> I gave up on this 2 weeks ago. Now I'm just hoping the problem will go
> away when I get a USB-connected wheel (which I suppose will force me
> to go to Win98 from 95b), or a Gamecard, or there is a fix for this
> Windows problem.
> I think it is Windows fault because the Parkinsons exists in the Win95
> calibration test screen. So I think GPL is just doing it's best with
> very "noisy" input it is receiving from Windows.
> Still, I'm still managing to improve at GPL, so I have to admit the
> main reason for my slow times is my own skill level, not hardware
> problems! I don't think I'll *need* to cure the shakes for a few weeks
> yet.
> Alan.