Pots for a Thrustmaster

Hi! I own a Thrustmaster Grand Prix I for over 2 years: yes, I have changed my pots several times, but every time using the world-reknown costumer service of Thrustmaster (BTW, this is not the point of my post, ok?) Problem is: now, thrustmaster is being sold to Gillemot... And my steering wheel is not under warranty (it is now too old...)They don't even support those 'old' wheel such as the Grand Prix I, T-1 and T-2, etc... So where can I find those pots? I know any 100Kohms pot could do the job, but the pot itself is not bolted in the unit, it just holds on a plastic bit: I would have to find a pot that fits that hole, and so far, I didn't find one... So is there any place we can find those 'TM-shaped' pots? Yes, all that text for that small question... txs Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

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> Hi! > > I own a Thrustmaster Grand Prix I for over 2 years: yes, I have changed > my pots several times, but every time using the world-reknown costumer > service of Thrustmaster (BTW, this is not the point of my post, ok?) > > Problem is: now, thrustmaster is being sold to Gillemot... And my > steering wheel is not under warranty (it is now too old...)They don't > even support those 'old' wheel such as the Grand Prix I, T-1 and T-2, > etc... > > So where can I find those pots? I know any 100Kohms pot could do the > job, but the pot itself is not bolted in the unit, it just holds on a > plastic bit: I would have to find a pot that fits that hole, and so > far, I didn't find one... > > So is there any place we can find those 'TM-shaped' pots? Yes, all that > text for that small question... > > txs > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

I remember reading somewhere (maybe in RAS), that Guillemot will sell spare parts for Thrustmaster products, which are out of warranty. Try to contact them, the pots can't be too expensive and they'll fit. (If they still have parts for the T2, that is) Peter Vienna, Austria <[email hidden]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: 7u3ueh$2gs$[email hidden]...

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> Hi! > > I own a Thrustmaster Grand Prix I for over 2 years: yes, I have changed > my pots several times, but every time using the world-reknown costumer > service of Thrustmaster (BTW, this is not the point of my post, ok?) > > Problem is: now, thrustmaster is being sold to Gillemot... And my > steering wheel is not under warranty (it is now too old...)They don't > even support those 'old' wheel such as the Grand Prix I, T-1 and T-2, > etc... > > So where can I find those pots? I know any 100Kohms pot could do the > job, but the pot itself is not bolted in the unit, it just holds on a > plastic bit: I would have to find a pot that fits that hole, and so > far, I didn't find one... > > So is there any place we can find those 'TM-shaped' pots? Yes, all that > text for that small question... > > txs > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

Here is the response I got a month ago(9/15/99): Dear Customer, You should be able to find those at RadioShack or similar. You need a 250K ohms potentiometer. Regards [[Please reply with FULL correspondence]], Philippe Delisle Guillemot Technical Support North America Video/Accessories Division Specialist Email: [email hidden] WWW: http://www.guillemot.com/northamerica Tel #: 1-877-GUILLEMOT [1-877-484-5536] [[Toll Free]] What did Radio Shack say? 100k ohm is the closest they had. I'm still searching. Peter Prochazka wrote in message ...

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>I remember reading somewhere (maybe in RAS), that Guillemot will sell spare >parts for Thrustmaster products, which are out of warranty. Try to contact >them, the pots can't be too expensive and they'll fit. (If they still have >parts for the T2, that is) > >Peter >Vienna, Austria > ><[email hidden]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: >7u3ueh$2gs$[email hidden]...

Send an e-mail to [email hidden] They will send you new pots (and other parts for your GP1, T1 or T2 for that matter) but you'll have to pay for it. --- Joeri J. Cox Thrustmaster T2 Upgrade Page - http://huizen.dds.nl/~jjcox - REMOVE NOSPAM FROM E-MAIL ADDRESS TO REPLY - [email hidden] heeft geschreven in bericht <7u3ueh$2gs$[email hidden]>...

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>Hi! > >I own a Thrustmaster Grand Prix I for over 2 years: yes, I have changed >my pots several times, but every time using the world-reknown costumer >service of Thrustmaster (BTW, this is not the point of my post, ok?) > >Problem is: now, thrustmaster is being sold to Gillemot... And my >steering wheel is not under warranty (it is now too old...)They don't >even support those 'old' wheel such as the Grand Prix I, T-1 and T-2, >etc... > >So where can I find those pots? I know any 100Kohms pot could do the >job, but the pot itself is not bolted in the unit, it just holds on a >plastic bit: I would have to find a pot that fits that hole, and so >far, I didn't find one... > >So is there any place we can find those 'TM-shaped' pots? Yes, all that >text for that small question... > >txs > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy.

Bad news, that they send you to RadioShack. But I don't think you need a 250K pot, it should work with 100K also. Different pedals/wheels use different pots (for example my TM F1 (Nascar Pro) pedals use 100K pots). That's what calibrating is for. The main problem with non-original pots is, if they fit in regard to housing dimension, shaft size etc., so you can mount them without too much messing around. If the 100K's fit, try them. Peter Vienna, Austria PAUL J NEUBERGER <[email hidden]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: 7u6cmt$2qas$[email hidden]...

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> Here is the response I got a month ago(9/15/99): > > Dear Customer, > > You should be able to find those at RadioShack or similar. You need a > 250K ohms potentiometer. > > Regards [[Please reply with FULL correspondence]], > > Philippe Delisle > > Guillemot Technical Support North America > > Video/Accessories Division Specialist > > Email: [email hidden] > > WWW: http://www.guillemot.com/northamerica > > Tel #: 1-877-GUILLEMOT [1-877-484-5536] [[Toll Free]] > > What did Radio Shack say? 100k ohm is the closest they had. > I'm still searching. > > > Peter Prochazka wrote in message ... > >I remember reading somewhere (maybe in RAS), that Guillemot will sell

spare > >parts for Thrustmaster products, which are out of warranty. Try tocontact > >them, the pots can't be too expensive and they'll fit. (If they stillhave

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> >parts for the T2, that is) > > > >Peter > >Vienna, Austria > > > ><[email hidden]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: > >7u3ueh$2gs$[email hidden]... > > >

Didn't someone here post a message recently that Thrustmaster is defunct? I don't want to start nothin'. I'm just trying to find out the facts :) -Larry > They will send you new pots (and other parts for your GP1, T1 or T2 for that

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> matter) but you'll have to pay for it. > --- > Joeri J. Cox > Thrustmaster T2 Upgrade Page - http://huizen.dds.nl/~jjcox > - REMOVE NOSPAM FROM E-MAIL ADDRESS TO REPLY - > >Hi! > >I own a Thrustmaster Grand Prix I for over 2 years: yes, I have changed > >my pots several times, but every time using the world-reknown costumer > >service of Thrustmaster (BTW, this is not the point of my post, ok?) > >Problem is: now, thrustmaster is being sold to Gillemot... And my > >steering wheel is not under warranty (it is now too old...)They don't > >even support those 'old' wheel such as the Grand Prix I, T-1 and T-2, > >etc... > >So where can I find those pots? I know any 100Kohms pot could do the > >job, but the pot itself is not bolted in the unit, it just holds on a > >plastic bit: I would have to find a pot that fits that hole, and so > >far, I didn't find one... > >So is there any place we can find those 'TM-shaped' pots? Yes, all that > >text for that small question... > >txs > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > >Before you buy.