To help resolve "the great snipping debate, here's the WHOLE thing
<G>:
>For long lasting control, especially for steering, you must consider
>both the pots and the means of connection. ECCI pots have typically
>lasted two to three years under heavy use conditions. This has been due
>primarily to the initial quality and proprietary ECCI enhancements of
>the potentionmeters. Regarding basic component quality, the ECCI
>enhanced pots we distribute to our customers are the ONLY ones that have
>survived our torture tests that simulate years of intense use.
>We now announce a new feature that will further enhance ECCI pot
>performance, the new ECCI steering pot connector. This enhancement is
>the result of our extensive research into factors that lead to
>potentiometer failure. To improve our performance even more than our
>historical record has evidenced, we are now specifying in our 1999
>CDS4000 series steering units, a newly designed flexible machined
>aircraft aluminum connector, that is completely rigid in rotation, yet
>flexible enough in bending to minimize eccentric loading of the steering
>pot. This allows the steering to have the precision and instantaneous
>response of a rigid connection, but with the longer life of a flexible,
>bendable connector. This new connector is also available as an upgrade
>to all previous ECCI systems (except for the very early version of the
>original CDS, which has a gear drive pot setup).
>All ECCI electrical components including potentiometers are warranted
>against failure or control inconsistency for one year, regardless of the
>frequency of use. We apologize in advance to non-ECCI owners who may be
>interested in these components, but these parts are designed
>specifically for use in ECCI controllers, and only registered ECCI
>owners are eligible to purchase them.
>Andy Cers
>ECCI
>htp://www.ecci.net
>"Move up to true professional Quality... move up to ECCI"
>> Whew! Hard to see how you can find any better pots than those.
>> >Anyone know a source of even better potentiometers than the SPEC
>> >pots that can be obtained from Thomas Enterprises? I have been
>> >running them for 3 months now (heavy and frequent use) and they
>> >still calibrate and move like it was the very first day. They are
>> >a bit pricey at $ 65.00 for 3 items plus minor shipping chart
>> >outside the U.S. However, the precision and huge lifetime
>> >expectancy of one million cycles make up for that in the long
>> >run. My calibration is rock solid for months now after the
>> >installation of the TSW SPEC pots. These potentiometers do not
>> >have a mechanical stop; shaft can turn a full 360 degrees.
>On 13 Apr 1999 18:25:10 PDT,
>>We apologize in advance to non-ECCI owners who may be
>>interested in these components, but these parts are designed
>>specifically for use in ECCI controllers, and only registered ECCI
>>owners are eligible to purchase them.
>>Andy Cers
>>ECCI
>I'm glad my TSW will arrive this week and that I didn't buy from
>this snobbish, arrogant company. Oh, and I have -plenty- of funds
>available to have done so.
>Hey Andy, wanna race?
>--
>// rrevved posts from mindspring dot com
I didn't think the post was "snobbish" or "arrogant" -- ECCI has
obviously done a lot of research to help provide their customers with
the very best product they can. The ECCI wheel is much pricier than
the TSW product, so I'm sure that people who would consider buying an
ECCI wheel will be glad to hear that ECCI is so thorough in their
research and testing.
For those of you who might consider the tone to be "snobbish" or
"arrogant," remember -- ECCI is just trying to keep us informed about
their product, not gloat about their superiority. This is no
different than a press release from companies like Thrustmaster,
Sierra, or anybody else -- it's just product information wrapped in a
message designed to shed a positve light on the company.
So give Andy a break, okay? Beat him up on the track with your TSW if
you must <G>, but don't dog the guy for simply trying to inform us
about the research and development that goes into his product.
;-)
-- JB
