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Thrustmaster Formula T2's - slightly different versions???

4 posts by 3 people · 17 Jan 1997 - 18 Jan 1997

Daniel Ts 17 Jan 1997#353711
Hi I purchased a T2 the other week and received a console with a blue "Formula T2" sticker on the front, and on the "dash" panelling where it says "Formula T2" it was black and etched into the panelling. The finish of the box was standard like the one you find games in. The next week I noted the Formula T2 were being packaged in a slightly different box which was more "glossier". There was now a black "Thrustmaster" sticker on the front of the console, and on the "dash" panneling where it says "Formula T2", I believe it was silver and blue. I didn't get a closer look, and was wondering if anything else had been changed - notably in the design, or if this was a slight cosmetic adjustment only. daniel.
Randy 17 Jan 1997#353712
I use both feet to acc. & brake. If there is only one axis for both pedals, doesn't this mean I can't get into brake function until the position of the y-axes (controlled by both pedals) is at sum below zero? This kinda sucks. It is sometimes beneficial to dab brakes while feathering the gas. Isn't it true that the older T2 pedals could run x & y axis independently on the B joystick?? If so, why would they make this seeming backward step? I don't deal with the limitation, as I use CH pedals with the GP1 wheel.
Eric Busch 17 Jan 1997#353713
The newest T2's (those who's date code is 961118 or later) no longer need the axis converter. The wheel and pedals are now set as the X and Y axes of Joy 1. The T2 is now a 2 axes 4 button controller. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/
Eric Busch 18 Jan 1997#353787
The gas and brakes have always been on the same axis. On the older T2's, they were on a single axis of Joy 2. Win95 had trouble with the missing axis of Joy 1, so there was the need for the converter. Since it didn't make a difference in performance, the change was made permanent. If you have full gas and press the brake slightly, it's essentially the same thing as if you just lifted on the gas. I find it to work quite well. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

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