TSW2 Bad Pots

OK, that's what I figured. For $225 it should include high-quality pots. Not pots that last ONE MONTH. That is totally ridiculous. I'll shop around for another wheel. Thanks for the input.

Did the actually wear out or did they just need cleaning? Erratic operation often means they just need a little shot contact cleaner and you're good for another month.

Whoa, hold on there. When the TSW2 was introduced, they did have a pot problem. Mine went bad pretty quickly, but Trevor Thomas kept sending me new ones till it was made right. I since discovered the Digikey Pots, and mine has been working flawlessly ever since. Try not to judge a wheel by a 5.00 part that will go bad sooner or later, the TSW2 or TSW with decent pots is an excellent choice. Btw, I understand Thomas Enterprises is now shipping the TSW2 with the Digikey pots, -- Don Burnette Palmetto Racing Dburn on Ten >>I got my TSW wheel about a year ago and the pots did wear out in about >>a month, >OK, that's what I figured. For $225 it should include high-quality pots. >Not pots that last ONE MONTH. That is totally ridiculous. I'll shop around >for another wheel. Thanks for the input.

Hmmm, I just checked DigiKey's web page and they sell their pots for $2.24 each or 10 for $18.65!!! Yet Thomas Enterprises offers them on their web page for TWELVE dollars apiece or 3 for $35. Me senses a rip-off goin on over at T.E.

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>Whoa, hold on there. >When the TSW2 was introduced, they did have a pot problem. Mine went bad >pretty quickly, but Trevor Thomas kept sending me new ones till it was made >right. I since discovered the Digikey Pots, and mine has been working >flawlessly ever since. >Try not to judge a wheel by a 5.00 part that will go bad sooner or later, >the TSW2 or TSW with decent pots is an excellent choice. >Btw, I understand Thomas Enterprises is now shipping the TSW2 with the >Digikey pots, >-- >Don Burnette >Palmetto Racing >Dburn on Ten >>>I got my TSW wheel about a year ago and the pots did wear out in about >>>a month, >>OK, that's what I figured. For $225 it should include high-quality pots. >>Not pots that last ONE MONTH. That is totally ridiculous. I'll shop >around >>for another wheel. Thanks for the input.

There are several different pots offered by Digikey. The ones I bought from them were over 5 bucks a piece. -- Don Burnette Palmetto Racing Dburn on Ten >Hmmm, I just checked DigiKey's web page and they sell their pots for $2.24 >each or 10 for $18.65!!! >Yet Thomas Enterprises offers them on their web page for TWELVE dollars >apiece or 3 for $35. >Me senses a rip-off goin on over at T.E. >>Whoa, hold on there. >>When the TSW2 was introduced, they did have a pot problem. Mine went bad >>pretty quickly, but Trevor Thomas kept sending me new ones till it was made >>right. I since discovered the Digikey Pots, and mine has been working >>flawlessly ever since. >>Try not to judge a wheel by a 5.00 part that will go bad sooner or later, >>the TSW2 or TSW with decent pots is an excellent choice. >>Btw, I understand Thomas Enterprises is now shipping the TSW2 with the >>Digikey pots, >>-- >>Don Burnette >>Palmetto Racing >>Dburn on Ten >>>>I got my TSW wheel about a year ago and the pots did wear out in about >>>>a month, >>>OK, that's what I figured. For $225 it should include high-quality pots. >>>Not pots that last ONE MONTH. That is totally ridiculous. I'll shop >>around >>>for another wheel. Thanks for the input.

> Hmmm, I just checked DigiKey's web page and they sell their pots for $2.24 > each or 10 for $18.65!!! > Yet Thomas Enterprises offers them on their web page for TWELVE dollars > apiece or 3 for $35. > Me senses a rip-off goin on over at T.E. I think that you are comparing the price of a pot with a pot with a wiring harness and plugs attached, making for easy installation. That is the way that the extra pots that came with my TSW Formula are. BTW, I have had mine for about 5 months with no pot problem. Bill Yowell Remove "NOSPAM" to reply

Oh yeah, forgot about the wiring being included. >> Hmmm, I just checked DigiKey's web page and they sell their pots for $2.24

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>> each or 10 for $18.65!!! >> Yet Thomas Enterprises offers them on their web page for TWELVE dollars >> apiece or 3 for $35. >> Me senses a rip-off goin on over at T.E. >I think that you are comparing the price of a pot with a pot with a >wiring harness and plugs attached, making for easy installation. That is >the way that the extra pots that came with my TSW Formula are. BTW, I >have had mine for about 5 months with no pot problem. >Bill Yowell >Remove "NOSPAM" to reply

GEEZ! Go figure! A company in business to make money! How dare they!

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> Hmmm, I just checked DigiKey's web page and they sell their pots for $2.24 > each or 10 for $18.65!!! > Yet Thomas Enterprises offers them on their web page for TWELVE dollars > apiece or 3 for $35. > Me senses a rip-off goin on over at T.E. > >Whoa, hold on there. > >When the TSW2 was introduced, they did have a pot problem. Mine went bad > >pretty quickly, but Trevor Thomas kept sending me new ones till it was

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> >right. I since discovered the Digikey Pots, and mine has been working > >flawlessly ever since. > >Try not to judge a wheel by a 5.00 part that will go bad sooner or later, > >the TSW2 or TSW with decent pots is an excellent choice. > >Btw, I understand Thomas Enterprises is now shipping the TSW2 with the > >Digikey pots, > >-- > >Don Burnette > >Palmetto Racing > >Dburn on Ten > >>>I got my TSW wheel about a year ago and the pots did wear out in about > >>>a month, > >>OK, that's what I figured. For $225 it should include high-quality

pots. > >>Not pots that last ONE MONTH. That is totally ridiculous. I'll shop > >around > >>for another wheel. Thanks for the input.

The pots used in the TSW are model #RV4N104C-ND. They're $5.62 a piece or $50.76 for 10. Also, Did anybody try to used Conductive Plastic Pots like the SPEC one in the TSW Formula '99. Digi-Key has a conductive plactic pot that has all the same specifications has the one above and sells for $8.04. BTW, the part number is #RV4N104-ND. Anybody try these pots... My TSW still has those old RS pots and the brake pedal one is and need of replacement, I would want to go to conductive plastic has they're the best (according to Thomas Enterprise). *Remove nospam from address to contact me directly. >> Hmmm, I just checked DigiKey's web page and they sell their pots for $2.24 >> each or 10 for $18.65!!! >> Yet Thomas Enterprises offers them on their web page for TWELVE dollars >> apiece or 3 for $35. >> Me senses a rip-off goin on over at T.E.