TSW Pedals

Hey everybody, I am getting ready to order the TSW Universal 2 pedal controller to go with my logitech momo racing force steering wheel. I notice that the controller comes with 2 10dk pots. I do not know that much about the pots. Would it be worth it to upgrade to the ETI pots or will I not notice much of a difference? Which pots last longer, if either? I'd also like to know if some of you have had good or bad experiences with anything made by TSW. Thanks! Thanks ahead, Shock

I'm not an expert, but don't your pots have to be a specific range for use with USB? MadDAWG

I'd say the higher quality pots are definitely worth it. I've changed out 2 dk pots for my brake pedal while I haven't even had to touch my throttle pot in the same amount of time (My throttle pot is a Spec pot...the high quality pots for the gameport). Of course this is over a very long period of time, but it looks like the higher quality pots will pay for themselves in the long run. All I have are good experiences with my TSW and with the company. My wheel has been rock solid for a good number of years now. I just have to do the occasional pot change, but that's it. I had some trouble with my paddle shifter wiring block, but they sent me a replacement wiring block immediately. -Jesse

"MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:40448d9d$[email hidden]... > I'm not an expert, but don't your pots have to be a specific range for use > with USB? > > MadDAWG > > I don't know. If anybody does please post. Shock

Regarding experience with TSW, mine has been nothing but excellent. Keep in mind, however, that my original TSW wheel is a good 5 years old now and TSW's models (especially regarding pedals) have changed since then. My TSW wheel and peds are extremely solid. To be totally truthful, I don't use the wheel anymore because I wanted FF, so I switched to a MOMO a few years ago. But I have used the pedals for 5 years now (thru the gameport). I have occasionally had to replace the pots, and have found that the "Spec" pots (higher end for gameport based peds) are well worth it. They last longer and are a bit more precise. On my TSW wheel and peds, replacing the posts is very easy, and I do not consider myself to be mechanically inclined. I've also found TSW's e-mail support to be very good, as well. From my experience, you won't regret dealing with TSW. Shock wrote:

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> Hey everybody, > > I am getting ready to order the TSW Universal 2 pedal controller to go with > my logitech momo racing force steering wheel. I notice that the controller > comes with 2 10dk pots. I do not know that much about the pots. Would it > be worth it to upgrade to the ETI pots or will I not notice much of a > difference? Which pots last longer, if either? I'd also like to know if > some of you have had good or bad experiences with anything made by TSW. > Thanks! > > Thanks ahead, > > Shock

Regarding experience with TSW, mine has been nothing but excellent. Keep in mind, however, that my original TSW wheel is a good 5 years old now and TSW's models (especially regarding pedals) have changed since then. My TSW wheel and peds are extremely solid. To be totally truthful, I don't use the wheel anymore because I wanted FF, so I switched to a MOMO a few years ago. But I have used the pedals for 5 years now (thru the gameport). I have occasionally had to replace the pots, and have found that the "Spec" pots (higher end for gameport based peds) are well worth it. They last longer and are a bit more precise. On my TSW wheel and peds, replacing the posts is very easy, and I do not consider myself to be mechanically inclined. I've also found TSW's e-mail support to be very good, as well. From my experience, you won't regret dealing with TSW.

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> Hey everybody, > I am getting ready to order the TSW Universal 2 pedal controller to go with > my logitech momo racing force steering wheel. I notice that the controller > comes with 2 10dk pots. I do not know that much about the pots. Would it > be worth it to upgrade to the ETI pots or will I not notice much of a > difference? Which pots last longer, if either? I'd also like to know if > some of you have had good or bad experiences with anything made by TSW. > Thanks! > Thanks ahead, > Shock

They will take care of you when it comes to pot selection. They won't put a set of pots into a pair of USB pedals that won't work. Having said that, I believe the ETI pots are only for the USB controllers. If you decide to go with the DK pots, they will automatically throw in the 250k pots, which are best for USB. They will only throw in the 100k pots if you specifically ask for them (which I do because they are better for my gameport). So the short answer is, don't worry about the range of the pots, TSW will take care of you. Just go with the ETIs and call it good. -Jesse

"Jesse Black" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:c22md5$d5u$[email hidden]... > They will take care of you when it comes to pot selection. They won't puta > set of pots into a pair of USB pedals that won't work. Having said that,I > believe the ETI pots are only for the USB controllers. If you decide togo > with the DK pots, they will automatically throw in the 250k pots, whichare > best for USB. They will only throw in the 100k pots if you specificallyask

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> for them (which I do because they are better for my gameport). > > So the short answer is, don't worry about the range of the pots, TSW will > take care of you. Just go with the ETIs and call it good. > > -Jesse > >

Do you think I would be ok using the 2 pedal control with the gameport? I am not really looking forward to buying that USB pedal control box for $70. Shock

"Shock" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > "Jesse Black" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:c22md5$d5u$[email hidden]... > > They will take care of you when it comes to pot selection. They won'tput > a > > set of pots into a pair of USB pedals that won't work. Having saidthat,

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> I > > believe the ETI pots are only for the USB controllers. If you decide to > go > > with the DK pots, they will automatically throw in the 250k pots, which > are > > best for USB. They will only throw in the 100k pots if you specifically > ask > > for them (which I do because they are better for my gameport). > > > > So the short answer is, don't worry about the range of the pots, TSW

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> > take care of you. Just go with the ETIs and call it good. > > > > -Jesse > > > > > > Do you think I would be ok using the 2 pedal control with the gameport? I > am not really looking forward to buying that USB pedal control box for

$70. > > Shock > Hey Shock, if you can get the pedals on the GP and the wheel on the USB to work fine (which you should be able to) then I'd just go that route. Thomas *says* that if you're using Win XP that you may need to switch over to USB to prevent twitching in the controller calibration, but I have a TSW2 Cup, on a gameport (wheel and pedals) and use Win XP Pro with no problems with the SPEC pots and not using USB.

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> "Shock" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > > "Jesse Black" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:c22md5$d5u$[email hidden]... > > > They will take care of you when it comes to pot selection. They won't > put > > a > > > set of pots into a pair of USB pedals that won't work. Having said > that, > > I > > > believe the ETI pots are only for the USB controllers. If you decide

to > > go > > > with the DK pots, they will automatically throw in the 250k pots,which > > are > > > best for USB. They will only throw in the 100k pots if youspecifically

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> > ask > > > for them (which I do because they are better for my gameport). > > > > > > So the short answer is, don't worry about the range of the pots, TSW > will > > > take care of you. Just go with the ETIs and call it good. > > > > > > -Jesse > > > > > > > > > > Do you think I would be ok using the 2 pedal control with the gameport?

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> > am not really looking forward to buying that USB pedal control box for > $70. > > > > Shock > > > > Hey Shock, if you can get the pedals on the GP and the wheel on the USB to > work fine (which you should be able to) then I'd just go that route.

Thomas > *says* that if you're using Win XP that you may need to switch over to USB > to prevent twitching in the controller calibration, but I have a TSW2 Cup, > on a gameport (wheel and pedals) and use Win XP Pro with no problems with > the SPEC pots and not using USB. > > Cool. I am going to order them in the morning without the pedal control box and with the spec pots. I have a friend who just emailed me and said I could buy his PCB cheap if I needed it, apparently he doesn't, lol. Anyway, thanks for the info! Shock

In article <[email hidden]>, BRH <"bhoenig<no-spam>"@comcast.net> writes: >On my TSW wheel and peds, replacing the posts is >very easy, and I do not consider myself to be mechanically inclined. > I recently jumped into practice for a race and discovered my steering pot was flaky. I logged off, changed the pot, and jumped back into the race before practice was over. The steering wheel is REAL easy to work on. I've changed a pot on the pedals before, but it wasn't 'under duress'. >I've also found TSW's e-mail support to be very good, as well. > >From my experience, you won't regret dealing with TSW. Seconded - to both of those statments. Eldred -- http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Screamers League IICC League GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 Hist. +82.34 MoH:na N2k3 rank:in progress Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro US East

Ive had mine for about 7 years now. lol. I'm using the 50k spec pots into a game port (audigy) using win xp. I get a tiny twitch once in a great while and its nothing that effects my driving... Maybe its kept me from that 1:04 flat at WG though. :| "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> In article <[email hidden]>, BRH > <"bhoenig<no-spam>"@comcast.net> writes: > > >On my TSW wheel and peds, replacing the posts is > >very easy, and I do not consider myself to be mechanically inclined. > > > > I recently jumped into practice for a race and discovered my steering pot

was > flaky. I logged off, changed the pot, and jumped back into the racebefore > practice was over. The steering wheel is REAL easy to work on. I'vechanged a

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> pot on the pedals before, but it wasn't 'under duress'. > > >I've also found TSW's e-mail support to be very good, as well. > > > >From my experience, you won't regret dealing with TSW. > > Seconded - to both of those statments. > > Eldred > > > -- > http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Screamers League > IICC League > GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 > Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 > Hist. +82.34 MoH:na > N2k3 rank:in progress > Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin > Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro > US East

>Ive had mine for about 7 years now. lol. > >I'm using the 50k spec pots into a game port (audigy) using win xp. I get a >tiny twitch once in a great while and its nothing that effects my driving... >Maybe its kept me from that 1:04 flat at WG though. :| > I had a worn steering pot that I had been too lazy to replace take me out of an online GP event. Twitched on the back straight, sent me off track and into the fence - race over in less than 10 laps out of 108... Hmm...two mechanical failures in two GP races - steering and clutch... I need better mechianics. :-) Eldred -- http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Screamers League IICC League GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 Hist. +82.34 MoH:na N2k3 rank:in progress Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro US East

EldredP wrote: > I had a worn steering pot that I had been too lazy to replace take me out of an > online GP event. Twitched on the back straight, sent me off track and into the > fence - race over in less than 10 laps out of 108... Same here, in a little Vroc race @ Kyalami I was actually leading rather handsomely when the steering wheel (which I HAD cleaned right before, but the pot was just worn out) twitched right in the middle of the braking zone at Crowthorne. > Hmm...two mechanical failures in two GP races - steering and clutch... I need > better mechianics. :-) I simply kicked mine after the aforementioned incident ;) Regards, Rudy (GPLRank -21)