Guys - odd controller problem - or.....

Guys; I have a MS Sidewinder Precision Wheel that's about 2 years old. The pedals have been cleaned with pot cleaner (as best I can) 3x now. One of the throttle return springs is out of it as well. It seems to calibrate in N2002 and GPL ok (as far as I can tell) - but lately racing Daytona or Tally with N2002 I get absolutely blown away on the starts, and can barely keep with the draft, let alone make a pass. There doesn't seem to be any major spiking going on, but there is a little blip noticeable at the bottom end. This has been going on for a few weeks now. However - I seem to be about as fast on the shorter tracks and in GPL (I took the new Honda out yesterday for a sub :30 at Monza). Could something be wrong with the pedals? Should I clean them again? Time for a new MOMO? Or is it me? Opinions welcome plz.

Thanks Achim; hmm, ok - have to see if I can find a set - and get the spring fixed. Seems odd tho - the replay in N2002 shows the throttle full open. I know there's a problem tho as in the draft with the "fast" setup, the rev light usually flashes 3/4 of the way down the str8. Now in the draft, it seems lucky to get it flashing at all. Seems also tho that on short tracks the effect is less - cuz I seem to be able to keep up at those (although maybe it's better corner speeds that do that). Was hoping that someone would encourage me to spring for the MOMO tho :+) cya "Joachim Trensz" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:a8757u$q64pr$[email hidden]:

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> New pots will cure the prob. > > Achim > > > "Willard VanderPloeg" <vanderploeg(remove)@sympatico.ca> wrote in > message news:[email hidden]... >> Guys; >> >> I have a MS Sidewinder Precision Wheel that's about 2 years old. The >> pedals have been cleaned with pot cleaner (as best I can) 3x now. >> One of the throttle return springs is out of it as well. >> >> It seems to calibrate in N2002 and GPL ok (as far as I can tell) - >> but lately racing Daytona or Tally with N2002 I get absolutely blown >> away on the starts, and can barely keep with the draft, let alone >> make a pass. >> >> There doesn't seem to be any major spiking going on, but there is a >> little blip noticeable at the bottom end. >> >> This has been going on for a few weeks now. However - I seem to be >> about as fast on the shorter tracks and in GPL (I took the new Honda >> out yesterday for a sub :30 at Monza). >> >> Could something be wrong with the pedals? Should I clean them again? > Time >> for a new MOMO? Or is it me? >> >> Opinions welcome plz. > >

New pots will cure the prob. Achim "Willard VanderPloeg" <vanderploeg(remove)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Guys; > > I have a MS Sidewinder Precision Wheel that's about 2 years old. The > pedals have been cleaned with pot cleaner (as best I can) 3x now. One of > the throttle return springs is out of it as well. > > It seems to calibrate in N2002 and GPL ok (as far as I can tell) - but > lately racing Daytona or Tally with N2002 I get absolutely blown away on > the starts, and can barely keep with the draft, let alone make a pass. > > There doesn't seem to be any major spiking going on, but there is a little > blip noticeable at the bottom end. > > This has been going on for a few weeks now. However - I seem to be about > as fast on the shorter tracks and in GPL (I took the new Honda out > yesterday for a sub :30 at Monza). > > Could something be wrong with the pedals? Should I clean them again?

Time > for a new MOMO? Or is it me? > > Opinions welcome plz.

you can always jump for the MOMO <g> but I am convinced a new set of pots will cure the prob reliably. Sorry to bring bad news ;-) Achim "Willard VanderPloeg" <vanderploeg(remove)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Thanks Achim; > > hmm, ok - have to see if I can find a set - and get the spring fixed. > > Seems odd tho - the replay in N2002 shows the throttle full open. I know > there's a problem tho as in the draft with the "fast" setup, the rev light > usually flashes 3/4 of the way down the str8. Now in the draft, it seems > lucky to get it flashing at all. > > Seems also tho that on short tracks the effect is less - cuz I seem to be > able to keep up at those (although maybe it's better corner speeds that do > that). > > > Was hoping that someone would encourage me to spring for the MOMO tho :+)

I agree, even a small spike while calibrating will cure the problems. But hey, I think you need to be told to get a new Momo... :D Rafe Mc On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 15:39:28 -0000, "Joachim Trensz" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>you can always jump for the MOMO <g> but I am convinced a new set of pots >will cure the prob reliably. Sorry to bring bad news ;-) > >Achim > > >"Willard VanderPloeg" <vanderploeg(remove)@sympatico.ca> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> Thanks Achim; >> >> hmm, ok - have to see if I can find a set - and get the spring fixed. >> >> Seems odd tho - the replay in N2002 shows the throttle full open. I know >> there's a problem tho as in the draft with the "fast" setup, the rev light >> usually flashes 3/4 of the way down the str8. Now in the draft, it seems >> lucky to get it flashing at all. >> >> Seems also tho that on short tracks the effect is less - cuz I seem to be >> able to keep up at those (although maybe it's better corner speeds that do >> that). >> >> >> Was hoping that someone would encourage me to spring for the MOMO tho :+) > >