Potentiometer for Wingman Formula

I need a set of potentiometers for the pedals of my Wingman Formula wheel. Where do I get these? The Logitech support pages seem to be useless (search failed). Nick

Any 100K potentiometers should work fine. Potentiometers (for the most part) are pretty standard. Just stick with 100K and you should be fine. I haven't tried placing 50K pots in the wingman, but those drivers are so intrusive and set in their ways, I'd be afraid of the results anyways. Do a search for potentiometers on a search engine, maybe accompanied by your location, and maybe you'll find a store locally that carries them. I would perhaps suggest you bring your old pots with you, in case you get confused over the diff. types. Cheers, Schumi "Nick Chebeleu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9bfvu8$st1$[email hidden]... > I need a set of potentiometers for the pedals of my Wingman Formula wheel. > Where do I get these? The Logitech support pages seem to be useless(search > failed). > > Nick > >

Any 100K potentiometers should work fine. Potentiometers (for the most part) are pretty standard. Just stick with 100K and you should be fine. I haven't tried placing 50K pots in the wingman, but those drivers are so intrusive and set in their ways, I'd be afraid of the results anyways. Do a search for potentiometers on a search engine, maybe accompanied by your location, and maybe you'll find a store locally that carries them. I would perhaps suggest you bring your old pots with you, in case you get confused over the diff. types. Cheers, Schumi

The Logitech Pots look the same as the pots in my CH pedals, including the half-cut end, so perhaps CH might be a source? Steve B. "Jason "Schumi" Murray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Any 100K potentiometers should work fine. Potentiometers (for the mostpart) > are pretty standard. Just stick with 100K and you should be fine. > > I haven't tried placing 50K pots in the wingman, but those drivers are so > intrusive and set in their ways, I'd be afraid of the results anyways. > > Do a search for potentiometers on a search engine, maybe accompanied byyour

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> location, and maybe you'll find a store locally that carries them. I would > perhaps suggest you bring your old pots with you, in case you get confused > over the diff. types. > > Cheers, > > Schumi > > "Nick Chebeleu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9bfvu8$st1$[email hidden]... > > I need a set of potentiometers for the pedals of my Wingman Formula

wheel.

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> > Where do I get these? The Logitech support pages seem to be useless > (search > > failed). > > > > Nick > > > > > >

All pots pretty much "look alike". The important piece of information you need to synchronize with the Logi (based on their preset driver settings), is to get yourself 100K pots. If you can get 100K pots from CH, or hack it out of another controller, it should work just fine. Just gotta make sure they are 100K is all, or be ready to do some registry tweaking, etc. Cheers, Schumi "Steve Blankenship" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> The Logitech Pots look the same as the pots in my CH pedals, including the > half-cut end, so perhaps CH might be a source? > > Steve B. > > "Jason "Schumi" Murray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Any 100K potentiometers should work fine. Potentiometers (for the most > part) > > are pretty standard. Just stick with 100K and you should be fine. > > > > I haven't tried placing 50K pots in the wingman, but those drivers are

so > > intrusive and set in their ways, I'd be afraid of the results anyways. > > > > Do a search for potentiometers on a search engine, maybe accompanied by > your > > location, and maybe you'll find a store locally that carries them. Iwould > > perhaps suggest you bring your old pots with you, in case you getconfused

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> > over the diff. types. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Schumi > > > > "Nick Chebeleu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:9bfvu8$st1$[email hidden]... > > > I need a set of potentiometers for the pedals of my Wingman Formula > wheel. > > > Where do I get these? The Logitech support pages seem to be useless > > (search > > > failed). > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > > >

All pots pretty much "look alike". The important piece of information you need to synchronize with the Logi (based on their preset driver settings), is to get yourself 100K pots. If you can get 100K pots from CH, or hack it out of another controller, it should work just fine. Just gotta make sure they are 100K is all, or be ready to do some registry tweaking, etc. Cheers, Schumi

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> The Logitech Pots look the same as the pots in my CH pedals, including the > half-cut end, so perhaps CH might be a source? > Steve B. > > Any 100K potentiometers should work fine. Potentiometers (for the most > part) > > are pretty standard. Just stick with 100K and you should be fine. > > I haven't tried placing 50K pots in the wingman, but those drivers are

so > > intrusive and set in their ways, I'd be afraid of the results anyways. > > Do a search for potentiometers on a search engine, maybe accompanied by > your > > location, and maybe you'll find a store locally that carries them. I would > > perhaps suggest you bring your old pots with you, in case you get confused

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> > over the diff. types. > > Cheers, > > Schumi > > > I need a set of potentiometers for the pedals of my Wingman Formula > wheel. > > > Where do I get these? The Logitech support pages seem to be useless > > (search > > > failed). > > > Nick

Nick, In original the pedal-pots are 10k. If 100k (which is actually the value for the steering pot) will do and you are fine with the LWFF-pedals (many are not), you should ask MikeT for some. He sells a HQ 3rd party pot for the steering shaft. JensSchumi BTW: I tell you a trick: Just exchange the brake and throttle pot, most likely it will work again :-) Why? The pedal-pots maximum deflection is only used to a very small part. exchanging the pots let them work "on a fresh layer". BTW2: Jason, you know that JSchumi is already reserved for me in VROC? ;-) On Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:55:41 -0700, "Jason \"Schumi\" Murray" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Any 100K potentiometers should work fine. Potentiometers (for the most part) >are pretty standard. Just stick with 100K and you should be fine. > >I haven't tried placing 50K pots in the wingman, but those drivers are so >intrusive and set in their ways, I'd be afraid of the results anyways. > >Do a search for potentiometers on a search engine, maybe accompanied by your >location, and maybe you'll find a store locally that carries them. I would >perhaps suggest you bring your old pots with you, in case you get confused >over the diff. types. > >Cheers, > >Schumi > >"Nick Chebeleu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:9bfvu8$st1$[email hidden]... >> I need a set of potentiometers for the pedals of my Wingman Formula wheel. >> Where do I get these? The Logitech support pages seem to be useless >(search >> failed). >> >> Nick >> >> >

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When I converted my LWF to using CH pedals, I just plugged the wires from the Logitech directly into the CH pots, booted up, calibrated and everything works fine. No need to tweak the registry at all. And I don't know about all pots, but both the Logitech and CH pots are semicircular at the end to plug into their respective mechs. A round-ended shaft would require some work to....work. Cheers, Steve B. "Jason "Schumi" Murray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> All pots pretty much "look alike". The important piece of information you > need to synchronize with the Logi (based on their preset driver settings), > is to get yourself 100K pots. If you can get 100K pots from CH, or hack it > out of another controller, it should work just fine. Just gotta make sure > they are 100K is all, or be ready to do some registry tweaking, etc. > > Cheers, > > Schumi > > "Steve Blankenship" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > The Logitech Pots look the same as the pots in my CH pedals, including

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> > half-cut end, so perhaps CH might be a source? > > > > Steve B. > > > > "Jason "Schumi" Murray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Any 100K potentiometers should work fine. Potentiometers (for the most > > part) > > > are pretty standard. Just stick with 100K and you should be fine. > > > > > > I haven't tried placing 50K pots in the wingman, but those drivers are > so > > > intrusive and set in their ways, I'd be afraid of the results anyways. > > > > > > Do a search for potentiometers on a search engine, maybe accompanied

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> > your > > > location, and maybe you'll find a store locally that carries them. I > would > > > perhaps suggest you bring your old pots with you, in case you get > confused > > > over the diff. types. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Schumi > > > > > > "Nick Chebeleu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:9bfvu8$st1$[email hidden]... > > > > I need a set of potentiometers for the pedals of my Wingman Formula > > wheel. > > > > Where do I get these? The Logitech support pages seem to be useless > > > (search > > > > failed). > > > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Glad it worked Steve. When I was referring to "registry tweaks" though, it was under 2 premises: 1) Logi utilize their own drivers (which are very intrusive at the best of times), so it is highly likely that they have their software calibrations, etc. based on particular Ohm value (100K). 2) If you put in a 50K pot (as an example), and #1 is true, there will be registry tweaks required to override the defaults of the Logi software. Otherwise you will not get full range on the pots, and inconsistent results may show themselves. From what you told me though, it would seem as though: a) The pots are of the same Ohm value in both (topic moot at this point) b) The pots are not the same Ohm value, but the drivers do not force the Ohm value in its settings (leaving it open for determination during calibration). Either way... it works well for whatever reason, and that is great :) Cheers, Schumi "Steve Blankenship" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > When I converted my LWF to using CH pedals, I just plugged the wires from > the Logitech directly into the CH pots, booted up, calibrated andeverything

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> works fine. No need to tweak the registry at all. And I don't know about > all pots, but both the Logitech and CH pots are semicircular at the end to > plug into their respective mechs. A round-ended shaft would require some > work to....work. > > Cheers, > > Steve B. > > "Jason "Schumi" Murray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > All pots pretty much "look alike". The important piece of information

you > > need to synchronize with the Logi (based on their preset driversettings), > > is to get yourself 100K pots. If you can get 100K pots from CH, or hackit > > out of another controller, it should work just fine. Just gotta makesure

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> > they are 100K is all, or be ready to do some registry tweaking, etc. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Schumi > > > > "Steve Blankenship" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > The Logitech Pots look the same as the pots in my CH pedals, including > the > > > half-cut end, so perhaps CH might be a source? > > > > > > Steve B. > > > > > > "Jason "Schumi" Murray" <[email hidden]> wrote in

message > > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > Any 100K potentiometers should work fine. Potentiometers (for themost > > > part) > > > > are pretty standard. Just stick with 100K and you should be fine. > > > > > > > > I haven't tried placing 50K pots in the wingman, but those driversare > > so > > > > intrusive and set in their ways, I'd be afraid of the resultsanyways.

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> > > > > > > > Do a search for potentiometers on a search engine, maybe accompanied > by > > > your > > > > location, and maybe you'll find a store locally that carries them. I > > would > > > > perhaps suggest you bring your old pots with you, in case you get > > confused > > > > over the diff. types. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Schumi > > > > > > > > "Nick Chebeleu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:9bfvu8$st1$[email hidden]... > > > > > I need a set of potentiometers for the pedals of my Wingman

Formula > > > wheel. > > > > > Where do I get these? The Logitech support pages seem to beuseless

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> > > > (search > > > > > failed). > > > > > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Glad it worked Steve. When I was referring to "registry tweaks" though, it was under 2 premises: 1) Logi utilize their own drivers (which are very intrusive at the best of times), so it is highly likely that they have their software calibrations, etc. based on particular Ohm value (100K). 2) If you put in a 50K pot (as an example), and #1 is true, there will be registry tweaks required to override the defaults of the Logi software. Otherwise you will not get full range on the pots, and inconsistent results may show themselves. From what you told me though, it would seem as though: a) The pots are of the same Ohm value in both (topic moot at this point) b) The pots are not the same Ohm value, but the drivers do not force the Ohm value in its settings (leaving it open for determination during calibration). Either way... it works well for whatever reason, and that is great :) Cheers, Schumi > When I converted my LWF to using CH pedals, I just plugged the wires from > the Logitech directly into the CH pots, booted up, calibrated and everything

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> works fine. No need to tweak the registry at all. And I don't know about > all pots, but both the Logitech and CH pots are semicircular at the end to > plug into their respective mechs. A round-ended shaft would require some > work to....work. > Cheers, > Steve B. > > All pots pretty much "look alike". The important piece of information

you > > need to synchronize with the Logi (based on their preset driver settings), > > is to get yourself 100K pots. If you can get 100K pots from CH, or hack it > > out of another controller, it should work just fine. Just gotta make sure

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> > they are 100K is all, or be ready to do some registry tweaking, etc. > > Cheers, > > Schumi > > > The Logitech Pots look the same as the pots in my CH pedals, including > the > > > half-cut end, so perhaps CH might be a source? > > > Steve B.

message > > > > Any 100K potentiometers should work fine. Potentiometers (for the most > > > part) > > > > are pretty standard. Just stick with 100K and you should be fine. > > > > I haven't tried placing 50K pots in the wingman, but those drivers are > > so > > > > intrusive and set in their ways, I'd be afraid of the results anyways.

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> > > > Do a search for potentiometers on a search engine, maybe accompanied > by > > > your > > > > location, and maybe you'll find a store locally that carries them. I > > would > > > > perhaps suggest you bring your old pots with you, in case you get > > confused > > > > over the diff. types. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Schumi > > > > > I need a set of potentiometers for the pedals of my Wingman

Formula > > > wheel. > > > > > Where do I get these? The Logitech support pages seem to be useless > > > > (search > > > > > failed). > > > > > Nick

The CH pots work Great in the LWFF!! Steve Blankenship <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> The Logitech Pots look the same as the pots in my CH pedals, including the > half-cut end, so perhaps CH might be a source? > > Steve B. > > "Jason "Schumi" Murray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Any 100K potentiometers should work fine. Potentiometers (for the most > part) > > are pretty standard. Just stick with 100K and you should be fine. > > > > I haven't tried placing 50K pots in the wingman, but those drivers are

so > > intrusive and set in their ways, I'd be afraid of the results anyways. > > > > Do a search for potentiometers on a search engine, maybe accompanied by > your > > location, and maybe you'll find a store locally that carries them. Iwould > > perhaps suggest you bring your old pots with you, in case you getconfused

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> > over the diff. types. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Schumi > > > > "Nick Chebeleu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:9bfvu8$st1$[email hidden]... > > > I need a set of potentiometers for the pedals of my Wingman Formula > wheel. > > > Where do I get these? The Logitech support pages seem to be useless > > (search > > > failed). > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > > >