I'm using a Thrustmaster T2 in F1RS and the thing keeps twitching to the
right (perhaps Michael Schumacher has the same problem). I've tried
recalibrating it both with the Windows control panel and Thrustmaster
Propanel without any luck. Is there a fiendishly useful utility I can
download to correct this?
Tim Harrison
Its the potentiometer...firstly give it a blast of compressed air to
clean out the dirt. If that doesn't work you'll have to replace it.
Thrustmaster will send you one for free... www.thrustmaster.com
/m
On Sun, 22 Mar 1998 14:06:58 -0000, "Tim Harrison"
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>I'm using a Thrustmaster T2 in F1RS and the thing keeps twitching to the >right (perhaps Michael Schumacher has the same problem). I've tried >recalibrating it both with the Windows control panel and Thrustmaster >Propanel without any luck. Is there a fiendishly useful utility I can >download to correct this? >Tim Harrison% I'm using a Thrustmaster T2 in F1RS and the thing keeps twitching to the
% right (perhaps Michael Schumacher has the same problem). I've tried
% recalibrating it both with the Windows control panel and Thrustmaster
% Propanel without any luck. Is there a fiendishly useful utility I can
% download to correct this?
It is very likely that the steering pot on you wheel is dirty and could
do with a little cleaning. To test this out, run Thrustmaster's TMScope
and watch the calibration screen. If you see it "twitch" when you move
the wheel to a certain location, it is usually a good sign of a dirty
pot.
Here is the URL for the TMScope program:
ftp://208.129.210.78/pub/library/calibration/tmscope.exe
To clean the pots on Thrustmaster products, get some Tuner/Switch
Cleaner and Lubricant from an electronics supply store. Open up the
housing on the unit and spray the insides of the pot (short for
potentiometer). I usually direct the spray (via the tube extenstion for
the spray nozzle) into the openings of the pot where the solder lugs
are. Then move the wheel or pedal through its full range 4-6 times to
work the cleaner over all the contacts. If the unit was acting up quite
a bit, you may want to give it a second "cleaning" before sealing up the
unit and heading back out to the track.
There are pots for each pedal and for each lever on the back of the GP1
wheel. The latter can usually be cleaned by finding a "squarish" hole on
the pot and directing the spray through the hole. You should be able to
clean the pots for the levers without disassembling anything on your
GP1, however to get to the steering wheel pot you will need to remove
the housing cover of the wheel.
[For the non-electronics or non-mechanical racers out there, the pot is
the "silver" cylinder that the is directly behind the wheel inside the
housing. It should have some wires connected to it and the wheel is
connected its plastic shaft. There should be a "shaft" coming out of one
end of the cylinder.]
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