The online racing simulator
LFS is too realistic
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#26 - AJS
Quote from bbman :I think this is a fairy tale... I raced much in LfS the last weak and when today I drove my car (which has no power steering), I was really surprised the wheel turned that light... Of course, downforced and broad-tired racing car can have a different feeling, I have no experiences to be able to tell...

Ha Ha then try our B3 VW Passat. The steering is so heavy its not normal. I went karting and after that i started to go to the gym. Karting is cool now but the Passat still is heavy ! Especially when parking.

Did you try 200% in windows plus 200% in LFS maybe or windows still 100% ?
Heey is that my car over there ?!

Found a new wheel yet or going to wait for a report of company if you get a new one or so ?
i always found playing with 200% FFB was just too much, it knackered me out quite quickly and made me sweat like hell!!!!

also not sure how long the momo racing would last with FFB maxed out

i play safely with 60% in lfs and 100 in control panel...


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Quote from Kajojek(PL) :200% ??? LOL

Don't you guys drive in real life??????????????? I mean 200% is hard but damn it isn't like you have to be a god to handle it.....I have a momo too...
Good news
My wheel is working again

I've just opened it to check what's broken and thankfully only the cogwheel of the FF motor had slipped down the axle. So I put it back on and now it's all fine.


I also took some pics from the inside of the DFP. It's really interesting, for example they put a special sensor just to check when the wheel is centered to avoid the decalibration problems of the previous Logitech wheels.

Pic 1: The opened wheel. Circuit board with USB, power and pedal connectors on the left. The FF motor with the optical sensor on the right.
Pic 2: The optical sensor. It's identical with the ones used in traditional ball mice, technically nothing special. Why can't they use such a sensor in the pedals too? It isn't that expensive.
Pic 3: The circuit board with the microcontroller in the middle.
Pic 4: The steering axle with ball bearing. The cograil is just for turning limitation. Coming out of the steering axle is the wire for the wheel buttons and two lights. On the far left is the "centered"-sensor.
Attached images
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opticalsensor.jpg
circuit.jpg
bearing.jpg
The FFB motor is a stepper motor and as such will have a positional feedback mechanism (in this case the optical wheel) Your pedals don't have that as they don't implement FFB would be nice if they did though
Quote from B2B@300 :The FFB motor is a stepper motor and as such will have a positional feedback mechanism (in this case the optical wheel) Your pedals don't have that as they don't implement FFB would be nice if they did though

I doubt that this is a stepper motor. The optical sensor has nothing todo with the motor itself. What I meant is, that the optical sensor should replace the potentiometers in the pedals, because they are more precise and don't wear.
Quote from theblackrabbi :Don't you guys drive in real life??????????????? I mean 200% is hard but damn it isn't like you have to be a god to handle it.....I have a momo too...

I do. I barely get to drive big trucks, though.
Wheel is fine. Managed to wear a set of repaired pedals out again though. Gonna have to invest in some metal pedals once my second set die.

To the topic, it's not quite there yet baby. But it's so close the inconsistencies are really annoying.
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LFS is too realistic
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