Ok, now that the worlds greatest racing sim (GPL) is coming out I
finally have a reason to add a clutch pedal into that VERY vacant slot
in my T2 pedal assembly. My problem is two-fold.
1) I once heard someone used a pedal from their T1 and grafted it into
the T2. Is that the only sorce for parts or has someone managed to
order a third pedal direct from Thrustmaster? I don't have a T1 to
salvage parts from.
2) Once I secure the parts, have any of you out there successfully
re-wired a T2 to include a third POT for the clutch?
I've checked out Wally's World of Driving simulators (he has plans for
every type of homebuilt wheel pedal combo you could think of) but
unfortunately, he can't help me out with my clutch project. I would
expect some of you GP2 guys have tried this seeing as that was the first
sim to include clutch support. Can anyone help me?
Thanks,
Chris
If it helps at all, I use the rudder control on my saitek combo. I
programed the controls in the game to use the right rudder as the clutch,
and wow is it nice and smooth. Good luck with that.
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> Ok, now that the worlds greatest racing sim (GPL) is coming out I >finally have a reason to add a clutch pedal into that VERY vacant slot >in my T2 pedal assembly. My problem is two-fold. > 1) I once heard someone used a pedal from their T1 and grafted it into >the T2. Is that the only sorce for parts or has someone managed to >order a third pedal direct from Thrustmaster? I don't have a T1 to >salvage parts from.Hi :)
the other weekend i modified my T2 by adding a nice little switch
to split the pedal axiis at will, so i can probably give some
useful advice here:)
I've got an older T2 though, the one that required an adapter
because the pedals were on joystick2-x axis.
I've also added two gearshift buttons to teh wheel, and halved
the travel of the pedals for a) more realistic travel, and b) to
be much kinder on the springs.
> Well, now that the parts and pieces of my T2 pedals are scattered on
> my desk, I can see a few problems:
> 1) I was right about the spare wires in the cable - there are none.
yep, a +5V wire, the joystick axis wire, and a shield. I actually
did try using the shield for my second axis but that then interfered
with the other axis and this was very bad!:) I actually just run
an extra wire for the extra axis alongside the current cable, with
lots of tape to hold the two together.
You ahve to hack'n'slash into the plug at the computer end to
actually add thewire though, it's a molded plug and all the wires
inside are cast in some kind of soft plastic which you have to
spend like hours cutting away to get to the wires you want.
yeah:( i was hoping to add a pedal one day but it's way beyond me
without any mounting points at all.
Since i use left foot braking it would be a pain to have to use
a left foot clutch too, so i was thinking of trying to add a hand
clutch, ala the paddles on a GP1 wheel. but I don't have a clue how
to make a hand paddle or how to mount it. there's some spare wires
in the cable for the steering unit though.
email me if you want to get down into the gritty technical details,
i'd like to help more people get their pedals split:) it's much
more realistic and feels much better when driving!:) and you can
do really awesome donuts in GPL with the brake and accel down hard:)
cheers,
Grant.
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> Well, now that the parts and pieces of my T2 pedals are scattered on > my desk, I can see a few problems: > 1) I was right about the spare wires in the cable - there are none. > 2) There is a clutch slot in the plastic cover, but no corresponding > mounting holes in the metal base. A spare T2 pedal alone won't do, > we'll have to some creative metal working, too. > Suggestions from anyone who's been there before?>> Well, now that the parts and pieces of my T2 pedals are scattered on
>> my desk, I can see a few problems:
>Wolfgang, my suggestion would be a TSW 2 which will have a clutch pedal
>and can even be equipped with genuine Momo pedal pads :).
Trev, remember what I said in another thread? "...I won't be able to
afford your fine products in the near future..." or something like it.
That was two or three days ago, and my financial situation hasn't
changed dramatically since then. My actual road car was less expensive
than a TSW (and no, it doesn't have Momo parts.) Please try again in
one or two years. :)
OTOH, if you're looking for an (even unpaid :) beta tester, let me
know.
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> Buy a GP1 wheel, and use it with your T2 pedals, like I did. That way
> you'll get 2 clutches! 8-)
yeah that's one option i'd love to take, but unfortunately i can't
really spare that amount of money :( wheels cost a huge amount more
than they should, here in New Zealand. Along with cars, petrol,
computers, books, etc. etc. etc. etc. i'm trying to save up to move
to north america at some point, where things cost more sensible
amounts, and where the internet lag is low enough that i could then
race other sim ***s online! (and get a better paying job!)
But it does give me the excuse to fiddle with my T2 :) splitting
the pedal axiis saved any need to go buy a Nascar/Formula Pro wheel.
but i broke one of the wires to my wheel-buttons last night - YET
again :)
Grant.
Hi Grant,
I'm wondering how difficult it was just to split the pedal axis?
Did you need to run any new wires into the pedals or just rewire the existing?
I have replaced both pedal pots in the past and my guess would be that instead
of the two pots being wired in series as they are by default you would
just wire them independent +5v to each pot?
Please pass on the details to the splitting process, I think splitting the
two pots would eliminate much of the jumpiness I see in my pedal axis.
Thanks.
--John
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I'll dig up the schematic for the pedal wiring for split axes and then create
a file to be emailed if someone would like it. Just let me know
Alan
