http://home.maine.rr.com/spark/sp_ff.htm
The motor and FF electronics must be available somewhere
off the shelf for less than $100, even in small quantities. The rest
of it looks right up their alley, if you substitute a wood/steel tube
frame chassis for the aluminum monocoque :-). Would you buy a basic
model from them for $500? And then add the usual Thomas options?
They could offer their usual guarantee on the Thomas built
mechanicals and offer the outsourced motor/electronics at cost as
replacement parts if need be. They could still offer the TSW2 for the
"low-end" market.
TSW has stated time and time again there will be no FF wheel coming from
them. The hard part is not the mechanicals but the circuit board and the
licensing of the technology from Immersion. For a company that sells only
a few wheels a year, FF just ain't worth it.
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> http://home.maine.rr.com/spark/sp_ff.htm > > The motor and FF electronics must be available somewhere > off the shelf for less than $100, even in small quantities. The rest > of it looks right up their alley, if you substitute a wood/steel tube > frame chassis for the aluminum monocoque :-). Would you buy a basic > model from them for $500? And then add the usual Thomas options? > > They could offer their usual guarantee on the Thomas built > mechanicals and offer the outsourced motor/electronics at cost as > replacement parts if need be. They could still offer the TSW2 for the > "low-end" market."AndrewS" <[email hidden]> writes:
> TSW has stated time and time again there will be no FF wheel coming from
> them. The hard part is not the mechanicals but the circuit board and the
> licensing of the technology from Immersion. For a company that sells only
> a few wheels a year, FF just ain't worth it.
Do they need licenced technology from Immersion ? Isn't FF supported
in DirectX like the MS and Saitek wheel ?
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Olav K. Malmin
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On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:51:07 GMT, bob wrote:
>http://home.maine.rr.com/spark/sp_ff.htm
Looks like all he did was remove the Logitech from it's case and mount
it in sheet aluminum. If you want a wheel like that, you can do it for
under $200.
Tim
I was told some time ago by one of the better wheel manufacturers (no
longer selling retail), that they could implement the Immersion FF into
their system, but that Immersion required at least a 1 million dollar
liability policy before they would issue the license. Just too expensive
unless you're selling a lot of units.
Bob
bob wrote:
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> http://home.maine.rr.com/spark/sp_ff.htm > > The motor and FF electronics must be available somewhere > off the shelf for less than $100, even in small quantities. The rest > of it looks right up their alley, if you substitute a wood/steel tube > frame chassis for the aluminum monocoque :-). Would you buy a basic > model from them for $500? And then add the usual Thomas options? > > They could offer their usual guarantee on the Thomas built > mechanicals and offer the outsourced motor/electronics at cost as > replacement parts if need be. They could still offer the TSW2 for the > "low-end" market.Tim,
Also you need balls like melons, at least if you try it with Spark's equipment
;-)
But he's right. What the wheel misses compared to a (fictional FF-) TSW:
Solid casing
Ball bearings
Proper pedals (at least some guys think so, I love the original ones)
JensSchumi
On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 17:57:55 -0500, Tim O <[email hidden]> wrote:
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