Thrustmaster T2 problem

I've got a T2 with gas and break pedals, and my gas pedal seems to have developed a problem. In F1 Racing Simulation (Ubisoft) I'll occasionnaly find that pressing down full will only get me up to 50 mph or so... then if I quickly jerk the pedal it will kick in. Anyone know what could cause this in the T2? Could it be F1RS? Also, does anyone know if the inability to get from 1st to 2nd gear in F1RS (since your wheels are spinning out right) makes sense? Tom

% I've got a T2 with gas and break pedals, and my gas pedal seems to have % developed a problem. % In F1 Racing Simulation (Ubisoft) I'll occasionnaly find that pressing down % full will only get me up % to 50 mph or so... then if I quickly jerk the pedal it will kick in. Anyone % know what could cause this % in the T2? % Could it be F1RS? I doubt that it is F1RS as it reads the calibration from Win95. It sounds more like a dirty pot on your accelerator. The following is an old post on cleaning pots (mostly aimed at steering but should work for your gas and brake pots also). You may also want to contact Thrustmaster via their website and state your problem, they will more than likely send you a new pot. <http://www.thrustmaster.com> 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.] -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

I had a similar problem. All you have to do is open the pedal-box and clean the pot of your pedals. They sell a special spray at electronic-shops. Just spray that into one of the openings of the pot, then manually twist it a couple of times. That done, go back on the racetrack!

Thanks guys. I'll try that out.. I'm pretty low-tech, is there anything to watch out for? Is it hard to put back together? Tom

The T2 pedal base has 2 screws to open an access panel to the pots - dead easy > Thanks guys. I'll try that out.. I'm pretty low-tech, is there anything to

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> watch out for? > Is it hard to put back together? > Tom > > I had a similar problem. All you have to do is open the pedal-box and > clean > > the pot of your pedals. They sell a special spray at electronic-shops. > Just > > spray that into one of the openings of the pot, then manually twist it

a > > couple of times. That done, go back on the racetrack!

Thanks Tony

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> The T2 pedal base has 2 screws to open an access panel to the pots - dead > easy > > Thanks guys. I'll try that out.. I'm pretty low-tech, is there anything > to > > watch out for? > > Is it hard to put back together? > > Tom > > > I had a similar problem. All you have to do is open the pedal-box and > > clean > > > the pot of your pedals. They sell a special spray at

electronic-shops. > > Just > > > spray that into one of the openings of the pot, then manually twist it > a > > > couple of times. That done, go back on the racetrack!