My TM gp1 pots start to spike.
Is there a way to eliminate or reduce this phenomenon ?
They say to spray some electrical contact cleaner into the pots - they are
round, copper coloured things - pull the gas and brake pedals in, and you
should see them - you have to unscrew the cover to get to the steering pot.
Works quite well, but spiking occurs again after a while, and apparently the
pots on the GP1 can't be easily replaced.
>My TM gp1 pots start to spike.
>Is there a way to eliminate or reduce this phenomenon ?
% My TM gp1 pots start to spike.
% Is there a way to eliminate or reduce this phenomenon ?
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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> They say to spray some electrical contact cleaner into the pots - they are
> round, copper coloured things - pull the gas and brake pedals in, and you
> should see them - you have to unscrew the cover to get to the steering pot.
Actually, I drilled a hole in my T2 cover to access the steering pot with
cleaner.
I use TM Scope to check for spikes *before* racing each day. Really works
well.
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Jason Monds
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