Oh Dear ! Thats torn it!

Has anyone over overcooked a Guillemot Ferrari Wheel ? The rubber was peeling on my 4 year old unit. Then it started loosing buttons which turned out to be wires perishing in the steering column with the radial movement. I tried to botch some back together and had a brainstorm which went along the lines of strength in numbers. So I wrapped packing tape round the loom inside the steering column. ......then the whole loom sheared... Since I'm mechanically biased, I'm looking for some feedback from the electronics contingent who may be browsing, regarding whether its possible to repair/resolder a 15 wire loom. Can anyone give me any pointers/links ( I do have a cheapo soldering kit, but never used it ) Pls see the current state of repair:- http://freespace.virgin.net/ian.jarvo/wheel.jpg

You are skint then...? AD "Ebodski" <jarvis@{spamless}fsmail.net> wrote in message news:jyVTb.16622$[email hidden]...

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> Has anyone over overcooked a Guillemot Ferrari Wheel ? > > The rubber was peeling on my 4 year old unit. Then it started loosing > buttons which turned out to be wires perishing in the steering column with > the radial movement. > > I tried to botch some back together and had a brainstorm which went along > the lines of strength in numbers. So I wrapped packing tape round the loom > inside the steering column. > > ......then the whole loom sheared... > > Since I'm mechanically biased, I'm looking for some feedback from the > electronics contingent who may be browsing, regarding whether its possible > to repair/resolder a 15 wire loom. > > Can anyone give me any pointers/links ( I do have a cheapo soldering kit, > but never used it ) > > > Pls see the current state of repair:- > > http://freespace.virgin.net/ian.jarvo/wheel.jpg > >

"Ebodski" <jarvis@{spamless}fsmail.net> wrote in news:jyVTb.16622$[email hidden]:

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> Has anyone over overcooked a Guillemot Ferrari Wheel ? > > The rubber was peeling on my 4 year old unit. Then it started loosing > buttons which turned out to be wires perishing in the steering column > with the radial movement. > > I tried to botch some back together and had a brainstorm which went > along the lines of strength in numbers. So I wrapped packing tape > round the loom inside the steering column. > > ......then the whole loom sheared... > > Since I'm mechanically biased, I'm looking for some feedback from the > electronics contingent who may be browsing, regarding whether its > possible to repair/resolder a 15 wire loom. > > Can anyone give me any pointers/links ( I do have a cheapo soldering > kit, but never used it ) > > > Pls see the current state of repair:- > > http://freespace.virgin.net/ian.jarvo/wheel.jpg > >

So the long hanging wires are supposed to be connected to the short stubs on the left? I don't see why you wouldn't be able to just solder them back together. Just match the colors (thank god they are color coded). If its soldering that you don't know how to do... its really very simple. Just heat up your iron. Take two matching color wire, strip a bit of the cover on each end, and twist them together. Then with your hot iron, place the tip on the twisted part for around 1/2 sec, then touch some solder on the twisted part, remove solder, remove iron. You'll want to cover the soldered part with electrical tape, or with heatshrink toobing or something, cause you don't want the wires shorting each other. Since the wires snapped, they might be old and starting the crack. If thats the case, you could always replace the whole mess with new wiring. On each end, the wires probably go to a copper part of the PCB, get some desoldering braid/wick (search google for that and you should find info on how to use it) and remove each end from the PCB, and just solder a new wire from point A to point B. Everything you need to get that job done can be found at Radio Shack (braid and/or new wires). -- josh boudreau josh at kfoo dot net

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:47:49 -0000, "Ebodski" <jarvis@{spamless}fsmail.net> wrote: >Can anyone give me any pointers/links Throw it in the rubbish bin and then go buy a Logitech Momo wheel.

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> On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:47:49 -0000, "Ebodski" > <jarvis@{spamless}fsmail.net> wrote: > > >>Can anyone give me any pointers/links > > Throw it in the rubbish bin and then go buy a Logitech Momo wheel. >

Be advised the black Momo Racing wheel is plagued with a defective throttle, many users have reported the gas pedal looses calibration after an undetermined amount of time. Some say a few minutes...some say a few days. dave henrie

I'll sell you my GFW when the new Logi Driving Force Pro wheel comes out for Gran Turismo 4. "Ebodski" <jarvis@{spamless}fsmail.net> wrote in message news:jyVTb.16622$[email hidden]...

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> Has anyone over overcooked a Guillemot Ferrari Wheel ? > > The rubber was peeling on my 4 year old unit. Then it started loosing > buttons which turned out to be wires perishing in the steering column with > the radial movement. > > I tried to botch some back together and had a brainstorm which went along > the lines of strength in numbers. So I wrapped packing tape round the loom > inside the steering column. > > ......then the whole loom sheared... > > Since I'm mechanically biased, I'm looking for some feedback from the > electronics contingent who may be browsing, regarding whether its possible > to repair/resolder a 15 wire loom. > > Can anyone give me any pointers/links ( I do have a cheapo soldering kit, > but never used it ) > > > Pls see the current state of repair:- > > http://freespace.virgin.net/ian.jarvo/wheel.jpg > >

On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 07:09:59 -0600, Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote: > Be advised the black Momo Racing wheel is plagued with a defective >throttle, many users have reported the gas pedal looses calibration after >an undetermined amount of time. Some say a few minutes...some say >a few days. >dave henrie Oh well, I don't have a Momo so didn't know that. I use a MS FFB wheel which has great pedals but they don't make them anymore so thought the Momo would be a good choice. I guess it still is if he gets the red one.

Loses calibration? Sounds to me like the potentiometer (i'm assuming thats what's in there) is coming loose and freely spinning... Mike http://mikebeauchamp.com "McCrack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 07:09:59 -0600, Dave Henrie > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > Be advised the black Momo Racing wheel is plagued with a defective > >throttle, many users have reported the gas pedal looses calibrationafter

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> >an undetermined amount of time. Some say a few minutes...some say > >a few days. > >dave henrie > > Oh well, I don't have a Momo so didn't know that. I use a MS FFB wheel > which has great pedals but they don't make them anymore so thought the > Momo would be a good choice. I guess it still is if he gets the red > one.