XBox 360 Wheel Won't Connect

Hey all. I've got an XBox 360 Microsoft wheel and wireless adapter that I'm using with my PC for iRacing. For a while the wheel wouldn't connect unless it had been plugged in for a while first. Lately it won't connect at all. The impression I get is that there's some sort of internal battery that may have gone bad. Has anyone had this problem or can anyone offer any suggestions? -Dirt-

"Dirt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hey all. > > I've got an XBox 360 Microsoft wheel and wireless adapter that I'm > using with my PC for iRacing. For a while the wheel wouldn't connect > unless it had been plugged in for a while first. Lately it won't > connect at all. The impression I get is that there's some sort of > internal battery that may have gone bad. Has anyone had this problem > or can anyone offer any suggestions? > > -Dirt-

Can't help you there but most of what I've read on the 360 wheel with iRacing or other PC sims is that it is crap. Also seems to be issues getting the force feedback to work with it. I just started up on iRacing and used my older red momo force, and after using the MS 360 wheel for a while now it is like night and day. I knew the 360 wheel was poor but wow is it bad compared to the momo, it is just so sloppy and hard to hold a steady line with it. You might want to consider a wheel like the Logitch G25 if your serious about iRacing.

On May 24, 10:49 am, "schooner" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> "Dirt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Hey all. > > > I've got an XBox 360 Microsoft wheel and wireless adapter that I'm > > using with my PC for iRacing.  For a while the wheel wouldn't connect > > unless it had been plugged in for a while first.  Lately it won't > > connect at all.  The impression I get is that there's some sort of > > internal battery that may have gone bad.  Has anyone had this problem > > or can anyone offer any suggestions? > > > -Dirt- > > Can't help you there but most of what I've read on the 360 wheel with > iRacing or other PC sims is that it is crap.  Also seems to be issues > getting the force feedback to work with it. > > I just started up on iRacing and used my older red momo force, and after > using the MS 360 wheel for a while now it is like night and day.  I knew the > 360 wheel was poor but wow is it bad compared to the momo, it is just so > sloppy and hard to hold a steady line with it.  You might want to consider a > wheel like the Logitch G25 if your serious about iRacing.

Got the 360 wheel figured out. There's a AA battery pack hiding inside the thing that had gone dead. Go figure... The thing plugs in, yet still requires batteries to function. Right. I agree that the 360 wheel is less than ideal. I've got a TSW wheel from my GPL days, but unfortunately it's a serial connection which won't work with Windows XP. I haven't had the motivation or funds to rewire the thing to a USB connection. My gaming time is so limited these days I'm inclined to just deal with the 360.

"Dirt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... On May 24, 10:49 am, "schooner" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> "Dirt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Hey all. > > > I've got an XBox 360 Microsoft wheel and wireless adapter that I'm > > using with my PC for iRacing. For a while the wheel wouldn't connect > > unless it had been plugged in for a while first. Lately it won't > > connect at all. The impression I get is that there's some sort of > > internal battery that may have gone bad. Has anyone had this problem > > or can anyone offer any suggestions? > > > -Dirt- > > Can't help you there but most of what I've read on the 360 wheel with > iRacing or other PC sims is that it is crap. Also seems to be issues > getting the force feedback to work with it. > > I just started up on iRacing and used my older red momo force, and after > using the MS 360 wheel for a while now it is like night and day. I knew > the > 360 wheel was poor but wow is it bad compared to the momo, it is just so > sloppy and hard to hold a steady line with it. You might want to consider > a > wheel like the Logitch G25 if your serious about iRacing.

Got the 360 wheel figured out. There's a AA battery pack hiding inside the thing that had gone dead. Go figure... The thing plugs in, yet still requires batteries to function. Right. I agree that the 360 wheel is less than ideal. I've got a TSW wheel from my GPL days, but unfortunately it's a serial connection which won't work with Windows XP. I haven't had the motivation or funds to rewire the thing to a USB connection. My gaming time is so limited these days I'm inclined to just deal with the 360. ---- If you use the adapter you shouldn't need the battery pack, you also need to have the adapter to get any force feedback, 360 or otherwise.