Thrustmaster T2

discussed in 4,510 posts, 1995-2014 · overall tone mixed

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• Choosing a steering wheel: TSW versus ThrustMaster T2 1996-10-22 · 46 posts
  A buyer asked which wheel to buy for GP2 and Screamer. TSW owners, including John Wallace, praised the Thomas Super Wheel as far better than the T2, while others said its roughly $290 price was hard to justify against an $89 T2. Trevor Thomas of Thomas Enterprises took part, the argument turned personal with Robert, and it ended in banter.
• Thrustmaster T2 shared brake/throttle axis explained 1996-05-12 · 23 posts
  A question about whether the Formula T2 needs one or two joystick ports led to a discussion of its pedals. Rick Genter of Papyrus confirmed that on the T2 the brake and throttle share a single axis, with each taking half the range, so the two cannot really be applied at once. Owners argued about whether left-foot braking still worked. One owner found the wheel cheap-feeling, and Walt Otten pointed readers to his guide to building a homemade wheel, pedals and motion chair.
• Getting a Thrustmaster T2 working on a sound-card port 1996-05-02 · 21 posts
  A new T2 owner could not use the wheel and pedals together on his sound card's game port. Replies explained that the port must support two joysticks, that the included adapter puts the pedals on one axis for some games, and that a dedicated speed-adjusting game card can help. He got it working by placing the adapter differently, and most posters reported that the T2 worked on SB16 and AWE32 cards.
• TSW vs ECCI wheel owners compare notes 1997-08-10 · 24 posts
  A buyer asked TSW and ECCI owners for their experiences. A computer retailer reported 30–40% return rates on Thrustmaster T1/T2 wheels and preferred ECCI, while others praised the TSW's smoothness and its lifetime warranty. TSW's Trevor Thomas said earlier potentiometer failures had been fixed with custom parts and that a digital model was being developed.
• Praise for Thrustmaster's free replacement-part support 1997-04-20 · 22 posts
  Several users praised Thrustmaster for sending free springs, velcro and even whole replacement wheels on request. Others countered that a better-designed product would not need constant spares, citing TSW and ECCI wheels that never broke. Some asked for a more rational comparison of high-end wheels.
• Wheel, joystick or keyboard for Grand Prix 2? 1997-03-24 · 21 posts
  A group of Grand Prix 2 link-up players asked which controller to buy. Most recommended a wheel and pedals such as the Thrustmaster T2, though some said keyboard drivers can be quick with aids on. Others debated home-built wheels and whether steering help or opposite lock gives faster GP2 lap times.
• Mixed first reports on Thrustmaster NASCAR Pro wheel 1997-09-24 · 25 posts
  Greg Cisko returned a new Thrustmaster NASCAR Pro wheel within an hour, calling it cheap-looking with a faulty throttle, while others suggested he had misset the pedal switch. Other owners found it smoother than the T2 with much better pedals. Posters discussed whether Papyrus sims use separate gas and brake axes.
• ThrustMaster wheel durability and support complaints 1998-02-13 · 23 posts
  Owners complained about broken springs, worn pots and slow ThrustMaster support, while others reported good service and free replacement parts. ThrustMaster's Alan Smith apologised, citing record wheel sales, and customer service manager Steven Carter explained their approach. Contact cleaner for pots and redesigned springs were mentioned.
• Thrustmaster T2 wheel not working in RBR demo 2004-10-17 · 24 posts
  Xander Vlasveld's old Thrustmaster T2 calibrated in Windows but did not respond in the RBR and CMR 2005 demos. Suggestions included new drivers, DXTweak2 and unassigning RBR's combined throttle and brake control. Marc Collins reported Momo problems in RBR that the 1.02 patch later fixed.
• Keyboard, joystick or wheel for GP2 1996-07-22 · 27 posts
  Players compared control methods for GP2. Many former GP1 keyboard drivers found braking and throttle control harder, while wheel users argued wheels were more realistic even if keyboard and joystick were faster. John Wallace shared controller configurations, including one reportedly set up by Alessandro Zanardi, and users discussed the forced steering help for keyboard.

Busiest threads

• Choosing a steering wheel: TSW versus ThrustMaster T2 (18 posts about it)
• NFS-SE and T2? (12 posts about it)
• T2 pedals and N2 - help please (12 posts about it)
• Thrustmaster T2 shared brake/throttle axis explained (10 posts about it)
• Getting a Thrustmaster T2 working on a sound-card port (9 posts about it)
• Thrustmaser T2 Tech info required. (9 posts about it)
• T1 or T2 (9 posts about it)
• T2 for $99 at COMPUSA/ T2 Questions (9 posts about it)
• T2 Problems with WIN95 (9 posts about it)
• GP2 and T2 controller (9 posts about it)
• TSW vs ECCI wheel owners compare notes (9 posts about it)
• Formula T2 (8 posts about it)
• T2 steering wheel for gp2 (8 posts about it)
• Game port for T2 in GP2 (8 posts about it)
• Praise for Thrustmaster's free replacement-part support (8 posts about it)

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Michael E. Carver · 236 Greg Cisko · 62 Joe McGinn · 49 Dave Henrie · 40 John' Joao Sil · 40 P Gagg · 34 Mark Davison · 33 Jo · 31 Joel A. Willstein · 30 Jason Monds · 30 Eric Busch · 30 Don Burnette · 29 Roger Squires · 27 Brian Fox · 23 Richard A. Ishid · 23 EldredP · 22 Matt - ThrustMaster, In · 22 Neil Yeatma · 21 Eric Cote · 18 Robert · 18

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