Which wheels are optical?

Guys, Gonna need a new wheel soon, I think. The biggest feature I have loved about my old MSFF is that the wheel is optically encoded. This has meant years of trouble free steering, and no pot replacements! At last!! :-) Remember the days of the old thrustmaster wheels, where you were replaceing pots almost monthly!!? Anyhow, I'm considering the MOMO, but I don't want to step back into the pot replacement days - I know the LWFF has a pot, but does the MOMO? What other wheels are optical? Thanks. R. -- Posted from wwwgate161.motorola.com [62.172.156.90] via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

I made my own wheel/pedal set and wired it up to the sound card. I've been using the cheap 100K pots and replace them quite often, sometimes just moments before the green falls during a league race :-). Any case, How is the "Optical" set up? What is used and how is it used? If someone could explain I'd like to tinker with just such a setup for the home made wheel (and if possible, the gas, brake, and clutch). -- Michael A. Barlow FILSCA (www.filsca.com) "Richard Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Guys, > > Gonna need a new wheel soon, I think. > > The biggest feature I have loved about my old MSFF is that the wheel is > optically encoded. > > This has meant years of trouble free steering, and no pot replacements! At > last!! :-) Remember the days of the old thrustmaster wheels, where you were > replaceing pots almost monthly!!? > > Anyhow, I'm considering the MOMO, but I don't want to step back into the pot > replacement days - I know the LWFF has a pot, but does the MOMO? > > What other wheels are optical? > > Thanks. > > R. > > > -- > Posted from wwwgate161.motorola.com [62.172.156.90] > via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

As far as I know, the MSFFW is the only optical wheel. -Larry "Richard Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Guys, > > Gonna need a new wheel soon, I think. > > The biggest feature I have loved about my old MSFF is that the wheel is > optically encoded. > > This has meant years of trouble free steering, and no pot replacements! At > last!! :-) Remember the days of the old thrustmaster wheels, where you

were > replaceing pots almost monthly!!? > > Anyhow, I'm considering the MOMO, but I don't want to step back into thepot

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> replacement days - I know the LWFF has a pot, but does the MOMO? > > What other wheels are optical? > > Thanks. > > R. > > > -- > Posted from wwwgate161.motorola.com [62.172.156.90] > via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

Yep, but wheel only. pedals are using old style pots. As I used to use it one year, its pedals were getting jumpy. Y.Minami "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:TDoJ7.2054$[email hidden]... > As far as I know, the MSFFW is the only optical wheel. > > -Larry

Michael Barlow wrote: > I made my own wheel/pedal set and wired it up to the sound card. I've > been using the cheap 100K pots and replace them quite often, sometimes just > moments before the green falls during a league race :-). Any case, How is > the "Optical" set up? What is used and how is it used? If someone could > explain I'd like to tinker with just such a setup for the home made wheel > (and if possible, the gas, brake, and clutch). If you have a mouse with a ball, not the new ones with the laser stuff, open it and you'll understand what is an optical stuff. The thing is quit simple, there is a wheel witth hole in it at the edge. In on side of the wheel there is a light source and at the other side there is a light resistor, this is a resistor wich is resistance to electrecity change with the amout of ligt it receive.

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> > > -- > Michael A. Barlow > FILSCA (www.filsca.com) > > "Richard Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Guys, > > > > Gonna need a new wheel soon, I think. > > > > The biggest feature I have loved about my old MSFF is that the wheel is > > optically encoded. > > > > This has meant years of trouble free steering, and no pot replacements! At > > last!! :-) Remember the days of the old thrustmaster wheels, where you > were > > replaceing pots almost monthly!!? > > > > Anyhow, I'm considering the MOMO, but I don't want to step back into the > pot > > replacement days - I know the LWFF has a pot, but does the MOMO? > > > > What other wheels are optical? > > > > Thanks. > > > > R. > > > > > > -- > > Posted from wwwgate161.motorola.com [62.172.156.90] > > via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

Larry <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:TDoJ7.2054$[email hidden]... > As far as I know, the MSFFW is the only optical wheel. My Interact V3 is optical (although the pedals aren't). Not the best wheel, though it does okay with a home- -made mounting bracket (otherwise it seems designed purely for truck sims, and other things with near- -horizontal steering wheels!) Jonny

Is that one of those ones that is designed to sit in your lap? An interesting idea, though it looks like it could be a bit uncomfortable. (Hmmm, how about a rumble effects wheel that sits in your lap?) "Jonny Hodgson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Y_vJ7.2998$%[email hidden]... > > Larry <[email hidden]> wrote in messagenews:TDoJ7.2054$[email hidden]...

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> > As far as I know, the MSFFW is the only optical wheel. > > My Interact V3 is optical (although the pedals aren't). > > Not the best wheel, though it does okay with a home- > -made mounting bracket (otherwise it seems designed > purely for truck sims, and other things with near- > -horizontal steering wheels!) > > Jonny > >

Haqsau <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:FhxJ7.36324$[email hidden]... > Is that one of those ones that is designed to sit in your lap? An > interesting idea, though it looks like it could be a bit uncomfortable. Yup, it's supposed to sit either on a desk in front of you or on the chair under your legs. The wheel adjusts from horizontal, to about 45 degrees. Mine attaches to a ~40 degree bracket I've cobbled together, which pegs to my desk - thus giving me a sensible wheel angle ;-) Jonny

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> "Jonny Hodgson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Y_vJ7.2998$%[email hidden]... > > > > Larry <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:TDoJ7.2054$[email hidden]... > > > As far as I know, the MSFFW is the only optical wheel. > > > > My Interact V3 is optical (although the pedals aren't). > > > > Not the best wheel, though it does okay with a home- > > -made mounting bracket (otherwise it seems designed > > purely for truck sims, and other things with near- > > -horizontal steering wheels!) > > > > Jonny > > > > >

I'd reckon if a wheel was optical it would be on the box in BIG letters, so if there's nothing on the MOMO box I would guess it uses pots. Still have my trusty Thrusty T2, but converted the wheel + pedals to optical myself. Got sick of replacing pots. 3 green LEDs, 3 resistors, 3 Light Dependent Resistors and some plastic tube - 2 sizes so one fits inside the other - LED at far end of one tube, LDR at near end of other tube. No maintenance for about a year and half so far, with nearly daily GPL. -- Peter H GPL sucks...you in > > "Jonny Hodgson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:Y_vJ7.2998$%[email hidden]... > > > > > > Larry <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:TDoJ7.2054$[email hidden]... > > > > As far as I know, the MSFFW is the only optical wheel. > > > > > > My Interact V3 is optical (although the pedals aren't). > > > > > > Not the best wheel, though it does okay with a home- > > > -made mounting bracket (otherwise it seems designed > > > purely for truck sims, and other things with near- > > > -horizontal steering wheels!) > > > > > > Jonny > > > > > > > > > >

Wow...too bad all of us aren't electronics wizards...the wheel companies would be out of business--or, they'd have to use decent parts in the first place!! Marc. "Peter H" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:KUMJ7.351156$[email hidden]... > I'd reckon if a wheel was optical it would be on the box in BIG letters,so > if there's nothing on the MOMO box I would guess it uses pots. > > Still have my trusty Thrusty T2, but converted the wheel + pedals tooptical

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> myself. > Got sick of replacing pots. > > 3 green LEDs, 3 resistors, 3 Light Dependent Resistors and some plastic > tube - 2 sizes so one fits inside the other - LED at far end of one tube, > LDR at near end of other tube. No maintenance for about a year and half so > far, with nearly daily GPL. > > > -- > Peter H > > GPL sucks...you in > > > > > "Jonny Hodgson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:Y_vJ7.2998$%[email hidden]... > > > > > > > > Larry <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:TDoJ7.2054$[email hidden]... > > > > > As far as I know, the MSFFW is the only optical wheel. > > > > > > > > My Interact V3 is optical (although the pedals aren't). > > > > > > > > Not the best wheel, though it does okay with a home- > > > > -made mounting bracket (otherwise it seems designed > > > > purely for truck sims, and other things with near- > > > > -horizontal steering wheels!) > > > > > > > > Jonny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Hey, Any way we could get some pictures of that, or DIY instructions? I'd be curious to see that, myself. -- - Will DeRivera - http://www.numic.net - http://www.luxt.com Peter H <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:KUMJ7.351156$[email hidden]... > I'd reckon if a wheel was optical it would be on the box in BIG letters, so > if there's nothing on the MOMO box I would guess it uses pots. > > Still have my trusty Thrusty T2, but converted the wheel + pedals to optical > myself. > Got sick of replacing pots. > > 3 green LEDs, 3 resistors, 3 Light Dependent Resistors and some plastic > tube - 2 sizes so one fits inside the other - LED at far end of one tube, > LDR at near end of other tube. No maintenance for about a year and half so > far, with nearly daily GPL. > > > -- > Peter H > > GPL sucks...you in > >

I would like to see a picture of your setup. I'm just about to start building my second home made controller set and would like to see the optical system on a home made system. If you have pictures I'd appreciate it if you could send them to me. -- Michael A. Barlow FILSCA (www.filsca.com) "Peter H" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:KUMJ7.351156$[email hidden]... > I'd reckon if a wheel was optical it would be on the box in BIG letters, so > if there's nothing on the MOMO box I would guess it uses pots. > > Still have my trusty Thrusty T2, but converted the wheel + pedals to optical > myself. > Got sick of replacing pots. > > 3 green LEDs, 3 resistors, 3 Light Dependent Resistors and some plastic > tube - 2 sizes so one fits inside the other - LED at far end of one tube, > LDR at near end of other tube. No maintenance for about a year and half so > far, with nearly daily GPL. > > > -- > Peter H > > GPL sucks...you in > > > > > "Jonny Hodgson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:Y_vJ7.2998$%[email hidden]... > > > > > > > > Larry <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:TDoJ7.2054$[email hidden]... > > > > > As far as I know, the MSFFW is the only optical wheel. > > > > > > > > My Interact V3 is optical (although the pedals aren't). > > > > > > > > Not the best wheel, though it does okay with a home- > > > > -made mounting bracket (otherwise it seems designed > > > > purely for truck sims, and other things with near- > > > > -horizontal steering wheels!) > > > > > > > > Jonny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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> Peter H <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:KUMJ7.351156$[email hidden]... > > 3 green LEDs, 3 resistors, 3 Light Dependent Resistors and some plastic > > tube - 2 sizes so one fits inside the other - LED at far end of one tube, > > LDR at near end of other tube. No maintenance for about a year and half so > > far, with nearly daily GPL.

Just re-read that - woo, /analogue/ optical! Hadn't thought of that option - but yeah, if you can get the right sort of values on the LDR then why not? Jonny

I'll see if I can borrow digital camera from work. I also got *9]\'ed off with the crap torsion springs on the pedals which kept breaking every 6 months or so, so made my own using compression springs on the standard pedals. How hard would it have been for them to do it right in the first place. -- Peter H GPL sucks...you in "Michael Barlow" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:6tRJ7.73811$[email hidden]... > I would like to see a picture of your setup. I'm just about to start > building my second home made controller set and would like to see the > optical system on a home made system. If you have pictures I'd appreciate > it if you could send them to me. > > -- > Michael A. Barlow > FILSCA (www.filsca.com) > "Peter H" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:KUMJ7.351156$[email hidden]... > > I'd reckon if a wheel was optical it would be on the box in BIG letters, > so > > if there's nothing on the MOMO box I would guess it uses pots. > > > > Still have my trusty Thrusty T2, but converted the wheel + pedals to > optical > > myself. > > Got sick of replacing pots. > > > > 3 green LEDs, 3 resistors, 3 Light Dependent Resistors and some plastic > > tube - 2 sizes so one fits inside the other - LED at far end of one tube, > > LDR at near end of other tube. No maintenance for about a year and half so > > far, with nearly daily GPL. > > > > > > -- > > Peter H > > > > GPL sucks...you in > > > > > > > > "Jonny Hodgson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:Y_vJ7.2998$%[email hidden]... > > > > > > > > > > Larry <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:TDoJ7.2054$[email hidden]... > > > > > > As far as I know, the MSFFW is the only optical wheel. > > > > > > > > > > My Interact V3 is optical (although the pedals aren't). > > > > > > > > > > Not the best wheel, though it does okay with a home- > > > > > -made mounting bracket (otherwise it seems designed > > > > > purely for truck sims, and other things with near- > > > > > -horizontal steering wheels!) > > > > > > > > > > Jonny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >