Momo and noise

Hi all I just bought the Logitech Momo wheel and was wondering if the noise level from the wheel is correct or if I have a faulty wheel. The noise from the wheel is very loud when I drive on gravel and the wheel tries to simulate that feeling. In fact the wheel it self sounds like driving on gravel. The noise level is quite high, at the same level as 2 people speaking high which means above normal conversation level. If my little baby is going to sleep in the next room and I want to be able to hear her wake up I leave the door a little bit open. Then I need to turn off FF if I want to drive a rally game where there is gravel or other structures in the road which makes the wheel "rattle" or "vibrate" otherwise I'm afraid it is going to wake her. It is worst when I drive with the wheel in the center position. When I pull it to make a turn, it gets a little bit less high I don't know if FF wheels are supposed to sound like this. I never owned one before and never tried one. I bought it online and would not be interested in sending it back for a new one if they are going to say the wheel os OK and make me pay all the shipping costs Please anyone with a Logitech Momo wheel: Is the noise level from this wheel this high ??? Thanks in advance Anders

Hi, I was quite surprised at the amount of noise the Momo made during it's calibration routine.....the buttons on the wheel particularly. My kids gave it a kinda funny look, but then stayed away from it, so that's cool.....Does your wheel make more noise than that during the games? I can't imagine that it would...... Ed "atj" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3ccda7eb$0$97279$[email hidden]...

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> Hi all > > I just bought the Logitech Momo wheel and was wondering if the noise level > from the wheel is correct or if I have a faulty wheel. > > The noise from the wheel is very loud when I drive on gravel and the wheel > tries to simulate that feeling. In fact the wheel it self sounds like > driving on gravel. The noise level is quite high, at the same level as 2 > people speaking high which means above normal conversation level. > > If my little baby is going to sleep in the next room and I want to be able > to hear her wake up I leave the door a little bit open. Then I need to

turn > off FF if I want to drive a rally game where there is gravel or other > structures in the road which makes the wheel "rattle" or "vibrate"otherwise > I'm afraid it is going to wake her. > > It is worst when I drive with the wheel in the center position. When Ipull > it to make a turn, it gets a little bit less high > > I don't know if FF wheels are supposed to sound like this. I never ownedone > before and never tried one. I bought it online and would not be interested > in sending it back for a new one if they are going to say the wheel os OK > and make me pay all the shipping costs > > Please anyone with a Logitech Momo wheel: Is the noise level from thiswheel

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> this high ??? > > Thanks in advance > > Anders > >

You may have the motor coming loose and grinding on the gears. It happened to me but after I tightened the screws it was as solid as a rock. There is something wrong somewhere with your wheel. -- __________ Steve Levett "atj" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3ccda7eb$0$97279$[email hidden]... > Hi all > > I just bought the Logitech Momo wheel and was wondering if the noise level > from the wheel is correct or if I have a faulty wheel. > > The noise from the wheel is very loud when I drive on gravel and the wheel > tries to simulate that feeling. In fact the wheel it self sounds like > driving on gravel. The noise level is quite high, at the same level as 2 > people speaking high which means above normal conversation level. > > If my little baby is going to sleep in the next room and I want to be able > to hear her wake up I leave the door a little bit open. Then I need to turn > off FF if I want to drive a rally game where there is gravel or other > structures in the road which makes the wheel "rattle" or "vibrate" otherwise > I'm afraid it is going to wake her. > > It is worst when I drive with the wheel in the center position. When I pull > it to make a turn, it gets a little bit less high > > I don't know if FF wheels are supposed to sound like this. I never owned one > before and never tried one. I bought it online and would not be interested > in sending it back for a new one if they are going to say the wheel os OK > and make me pay all the shipping costs > > Please anyone with a Logitech Momo wheel: Is the noise level from this wheel > this high ??? > > Thanks in advance > > Anders > >

"atj" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3ccda7eb$0$97279$[email hidden]... > Hi all > > I just bought the Logitech Momo wheel and was wondering if the noise level > from the wheel is correct or if I have a faulty wheel. > My LWFF is pretty noisy. I've shut off the FF in some games at night so I don't wake the house. If the game allows I try to turn off all "effects" and just enable the road feel FF. Gravel, etc effects are pretty arcadeish anyway, IMO. Dale.

> My LWFF is pretty noisy. I've shut off the FF in some games at night so I > don't wake the house. > > If the game allows I try to turn off all "effects" and just enable theroad > feel FF. Gravel, etc effects are pretty arcadeish anyway, IMO. Hmm...my LWFF is very quiet but my friend's MOMO is very noisy - particularly when playing Rally Trophy i.e. turning the wheel quickly.

My MOMO is loud in RT too, even with the overall strenght turned down to 35%. Steve may have a point about the motor rattling. I'll check that on Wednesday. Jan. =---- "Damien Smith" wrote... > > <snip> > Hmm...my LWFF is very quiet but my friend's MOMO is very noisy - > particularly when playing Rally Trophy i.e. turning the wheel quickly. > >

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> Hi all > > I just bought the Logitech Momo wheel and was wondering if the noise level > from the wheel is correct or if I have a faulty wheel. > > The noise from the wheel is very loud when I drive on gravel and the wheel > tries to simulate that feeling. In fact the wheel it self sounds like > driving on gravel. The noise level is quite high, at the same level as 2 > people speaking high which means above normal conversation level.

This reminds me of the MSFF simulating a diesel engine in one of its tests :) It really sounded like one! Bart Westra

Hi, Well, based on the feedback from my initial post I called the shop where i bought the wheel. As a test I started NFS5 and turned the "simulate moter engine FF" (or something like that) up to 100%. The wheel then makes a lot of noise and "rattles" like h.... (Ed: The wheel makes a lot more noise than the start up initialisation noise, Steve: I thought about something like that could be happening, but the wheel made that noise from day one and Bart: Yes, the noise is extremly loud trying to simulate the engine vibrations) I turned the speakers off and had the game running but the car standing still, just simulating the motor engine. I then spoke to a person from the shop and asked if the wheel was suposed to soung like this. They had absolutly no problems hearing the wheel over the phone and they told me to turn it off, put it in the box and return it. I guess something is wrong with the wheel and I'm looking forward receiving a new one within the next week. Thanks for the feedback all of you. Now I just have to waaaaiiiiiiiiiit........ (This is the bad part when byuing items cheaper online instead of in a shop) Cheers "Bart Westra" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aaklgk$n1u$[email hidden]... > > "atj" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3ccda7eb$0$97279$[email hidden]... > > Hi all > > > > I just bought the Logitech Momo wheel and was wondering if the noiselevel > > from the wheel is correct or if I have a faulty wheel. > > > > The noise from the wheel is very loud when I drive on gravel and thewheel

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> > tries to simulate that feeling. In fact the wheel it self sounds like > > driving on gravel. The noise level is quite high, at the same level as 2 > > people speaking high which means above normal conversation level. > > This reminds me of the MSFF simulating a diesel engine in one of its tests > :) It really sounded like one! > > Bart Westra > >

Did you get any luck replacing your wheel? I think mine is the same. It's fine in N2002 and GPL, but I recently tried Need for Speed:PU which has FF effects for the engine, and the clatter was pretty bad. I've noticed that there is maybe 1mm play in the wheel and if you quickly and gently "vibrate" the the wheel within that play there's a definate metal-on-metal clacking going on. The wheel feels fine otherwise, it's just fast, small vibrations that cause the noise. Like you, mine was a mail order job... Cheers, Mark Reading, UK "atj" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<3ccda7eb$0$97279$[email hidden]>...

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> Hi all > > I just bought the Logitech Momo wheel and was wondering if the noise level > from the wheel is correct or if I have a faulty wheel. > > The noise from the wheel is very loud when I drive on gravel and the wheel > tries to simulate that feeling. In fact the wheel it self sounds like > driving on gravel. The noise level is quite high, at the same level as 2 > people speaking high which means above normal conversation level. > > If my little baby is going to sleep in the next room and I want to be able > to hear her wake up I leave the door a little bit open. Then I need to turn > off FF if I want to drive a rally game where there is gravel or other > structures in the road which makes the wheel "rattle" or "vibrate" otherwise > I'm afraid it is going to wake her. > > It is worst when I drive with the wheel in the center position. When I pull > it to make a turn, it gets a little bit less high > > I don't know if FF wheels are supposed to sound like this. I never owned one > before and never tried one. I bought it online and would not be interested > in sending it back for a new one if they are going to say the wheel os OK > and make me pay all the shipping costs > > Please anyone with a Logitech Momo wheel: Is the noise level from this wheel > this high ??? > > Thanks in advance > > Anders

Hi Well yes I got the wheel replaced (just arrived today, 3 hours ago) I connected it and started up NFS: PU because this game was the worst when it tried "simulate" the engine. Then the wheel really "rattled" very loud without I even tried to drive. Just standing still and keeping the wheel in a center position makes the worst of the wheel. You are very precise in your desciption of the problem and your description is exactly like my wheel. The new wheel behaves just like the one I replaced and the noise is at the same level. No difference what so ever. I still can't believe it is supposed to make so much noise but I guess that's the way it is. Other than that the wheel is superb. "Mark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Did you get any luck replacing your wheel? I think mine is the same. > It's fine in N2002 and GPL, but I recently tried Need for Speed:PU > which has FF effects for the engine, and the clatter was pretty bad. > I've noticed that there is maybe 1mm play in the wheel and if you > quickly and gently "vibrate" the the wheel within that play there's a > definate metal-on-metal clacking going on. > > The wheel feels fine otherwise, it's just fast, small vibrations that > cause the noise. > > Like you, mine was a mail order job... > > Cheers, > > Mark > Reading, UK > > "atj" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

news:<3ccda7eb$0$97279$[email hidden]>... > > Hi all > > > > I just bought the Logitech Momo wheel and was wondering if the noiselevel > > from the wheel is correct or if I have a faulty wheel. > > > > The noise from the wheel is very loud when I drive on gravel and thewheel > > tries to simulate that feeling. In fact the wheel it self sounds like > > driving on gravel. The noise level is quite high, at the same level as 2 > > people speaking high which means above normal conversation level. > > > > If my little baby is going to sleep in the next room and I want to beable > > to hear her wake up I leave the door a little bit open. Then I need toturn > > off FF if I want to drive a rally game where there is gravel or other > > structures in the road which makes the wheel "rattle" or "vibrate"otherwise > > I'm afraid it is going to wake her. > > > > It is worst when I drive with the wheel in the center position. When Ipull > > it to make a turn, it gets a little bit less high > > > > I don't know if FF wheels are supposed to sound like this. I never ownedone > > before and never tried one. I bought it online and would not beinterested > > in sending it back for a new one if they are going to say the wheel osOK > > and make me pay all the shipping costs > > > > Please anyone with a Logitech Momo wheel: Is the noise level from thiswheel > > this high ??? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Anders

Thanks for the response - I was a little worried mine was duff but I guess I can relax now. :-) Maybe if we had desks made out of marble the sound wouldn't resonate and we'd be OK... You're right about that NFS game. The engine effect is gimmicky, though - I've never driven a car where the wheel shook because the engine was running, and I very much doubt Porsches are like that! At least the wheel is good in the games that matter... I -highly- recommend the squashball mod for the brake. Simple task, did it on the first day I had my wheel. Mark Reading, UK "atj" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3cd82b54$0$97319$[email hidden]...

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> Hi > > Well yes I got the wheel replaced (just arrived today, 3 hours ago) > > I connected it and started up NFS: PU because this game was the worst when > it tried "simulate" the engine. Then the wheel really "rattled" very loud > without I even tried to drive. Just standing still and keeping the wheel

in > a center position makes the worst of the wheel. You are very precise inyour

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> desciption of the problem and your description is exactly like my wheel. > > The new wheel behaves just like the one I replaced and the noise is at the > same level. No difference what so ever. > > I still can't believe it is supposed to make so much noise but I guess > that's the way it is. Other than that the wheel is superb. > > "Mark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Did you get any luck replacing your wheel? I think mine is the same. > > It's fine in N2002 and GPL, but I recently tried Need for Speed:PU > > which has FF effects for the engine, and the clatter was pretty bad. > > I've noticed that there is maybe 1mm play in the wheel and if you > > quickly and gently "vibrate" the the wheel within that play there's a > > definate metal-on-metal clacking going on. > > > > The wheel feels fine otherwise, it's just fast, small vibrations that > > cause the noise. > > > > Like you, mine was a mail order job... > > > > Cheers, > > > > Mark > > Reading, UK > > > > "atj" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:<3ccda7eb$0$97279$[email hidden]>... > > > Hi all > > > > > > I just bought the Logitech Momo wheel and was wondering if the noise > level > > > from the wheel is correct or if I have a faulty wheel. > > > > > > The noise from the wheel is very loud when I drive on gravel and the > wheel > > > tries to simulate that feeling. In fact the wheel it self sounds like > > > driving on gravel. The noise level is quite high, at the same level as

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> > > people speaking high which means above normal conversation level. > > > > > > If my little baby is going to sleep in the next room and I want to be > able > > > to hear her wake up I leave the door a little bit open. Then I need to > turn > > > off FF if I want to drive a rally game where there is gravel or other > > > structures in the road which makes the wheel "rattle" or "vibrate" > otherwise > > > I'm afraid it is going to wake her. > > > > > > It is worst when I drive with the wheel in the center position. When I > pull > > > it to make a turn, it gets a little bit less high > > > > > > I don't know if FF wheels are supposed to sound like this. I never

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> one > > > before and never tried one. I bought it online and would not be > interested > > > in sending it back for a new one if they are going to say the wheel os > OK > > > and make me pay all the shipping costs > > > > > > Please anyone with a Logitech Momo wheel: Is the noise level from this > wheel > > > this high ??? > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > Anders > >