t2 wheel "spiking"

Hi, I noticed my car was hard to drive in N2 yesterday so I recalibrated my wheel. The left side seems to move smoothly. As I get the the middle of the wheel, the red arrow on the screen starts to jerk left/right and sort of bounces around! The calibration stops short of the right end of the first bar. Does this sound like a dirty pot or more like a malfunctioning pot? This is the first time I've had any trouble with the wheel portion of my T2 (I've never had to open up the wheel portion of the t2 since I got it as a Christmas present a year and 1/2 ago), pedals are another story! Is there anything in particular I should look for when I open up the wheel to have a look? What type of pot is in the wheel and is it easily found at most stores? Thanks, John

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Sounds like either one. Go to www.thrustmaster.com and look for the support page. You can request the pot's from there. It takes 2-3 weekss for them to send them to you, but they are free... Mike (TEN ID:mpete) http://www.mnworld.com Mike's Nascar World

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>Hi, > I noticed my car was hard to drive in N2 yesterday so I recalibrated >my wheel. The left side seems to move smoothly. As I get the the middle >of the wheel, the red arrow on the screen starts to jerk left/right and >sort of bounces around! The calibration stops short of the right end of >the first bar. Does this sound like a dirty pot or more like a >malfunctioning pot? This is the first time I've had any trouble with the >wheel portion of my T2 (I've never had to open up the wheel portion of >the t2 since I got it as a Christmas present a year and 1/2 ago), pedals >are another story! Is there anything in particular I should look for >when I open up the wheel to have a look? What type of pot is in the >wheel and is it easily found at most stores? >Thanks, >John

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> Sounds like either one. Go to www.thrustmaster.com and look for the support > page. You can request the pot's from there. It takes 2-3 weekss for them to > send them to you, but they are free... > Mike (TEN ID:mpete) > http://www.mnworld.com > Mike's Nascar World > >Hi, > > I noticed my car was hard to drive in N2 yesterday so I recalibrated > >my wheel. The left side seems to move smoothly. As I get the the middle > >of the wheel, the red arrow on the screen starts to jerk left/right and

Hi, Thanks everyone! I cleaned the pot with *** tonight. No more spiking/dancing/jitters, the wheel is perfectly smooth in calibration now. The only thing is I didn't put the pot back in exactly on center (like it was when I took it out). I just made sure the wheel was centered after I finished moving the wheel in calibration and everything seems to work ok! BTW, I bought my new computer yesterday! It's a AMD K6-2 333 with 128 MB RAM, 6.4 GB HD, 32X CDROM, 8MB Matrox G100, 12MB Diamond Monster Voodoo II. Now maybe I'll get to see what all the hype over GPL/3dfx is about! My P120 wasn't GPL material! Thanks again, John

I had a very simular problem. I'd be running nice and smooth down the track, then suddenly, my car would make a very quick jump to the left, usualy slamming me into the outside wall, or another car trying to pass me. I called T.M. and asked them about it. They said it sounded like the steering pot was bad and shipped me a new one right away. I replaced it and the problem was gone. One other thing you may want to look at would be the wires. Make sure they all have a solid connection to the pot. If they do, then chances are, you'll need to replace the pot itself. If you are good with a soldering(sp) iron/gun, you can have it replaced in a matter of a few minutes, just be careful not to melt the wires insulation. Brett (TEN ID - Elrioch) "Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades, this aint either." Ted Musgrave "Only one can win. 40 some odd guys are going to go home losers." Unknown

DoH! Make that "quick jump to the right" not left *smacks self in the head* Brett (TEN ID - Elrioch) "Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades, this aint either." Ted Musgrave "Only one can win. 40 some odd guys are going to go home losers." Unknown

I always run TMscope and check for spiking before driving for the day. Get some 'Contact & Head Cleaner' from Radio Shack ($8.00 CAD). Take off the steering wheel cover and spray a couple shots in the opening in the pot. (Not too hard to miss :) I have drilled a hole in the cover in order to clean the pot without taking the cover off. My T2 is getting close to 2 years old and I have never changed a pot yet; I'll bet yours just needs cleaning. Drive on! Jason.

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> Hi, > I noticed my car was hard to drive in N2 yesterday so I recalibrated > my wheel. The left side seems to move smoothly. As I get the the middle > of the wheel, the red arrow on the screen starts to jerk left/right and > sort of bounces around! The calibration stops short of the right end of > the first bar. Does this sound like a dirty pot or more like a > malfunctioning pot? This is the first time I've had any trouble with the > wheel portion of my T2 (I've never had to open up the wheel portion of > the t2 since I got it as a Christmas present a year and 1/2 ago), pedals > are another story! Is there anything in particular I should look for > when I open up the wheel to have a look? What type of pot is in the > wheel and is it easily found at most stores? > Thanks, > John

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> >then suddenly, my car would make a very quick jump to the left, usualy > >slamming me into the outside wall, or another car trying to pass me. I called > DoH! Make that "quick jump to the right" not left *smacks self in the head* Just to make sure... are you talking N2? If so, have you installed the first patch ONLY and NOT the "patch to the patch"? The first patch caused such behavior... the second patch fixed it. If you need more info... email me. Andre Ming

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> Hi, > I noticed my car was hard to drive in N2 yesterday so I recalibrated > my wheel. The left side seems to move smoothly. As I get the the middle > of the wheel, the red arrow on the screen starts to jerk left/right and > sort of bounces around! The calibration stops short of the right end of > the first bar. Does this sound like a dirty pot or more like a > malfunctioning pot? This is the first time I've had any trouble with the > wheel portion of my T2 (I've never had to open up the wheel portion of > the t2 since I got it as a Christmas present a year and 1/2 ago), pedals > are another story! Is there anything in particular I should look for > when I open up the wheel to have a look? What type of pot is in the > wheel and is it easily found at most stores? > Thanks, > John

John, The spiking is a result of a dirty pot. I had mine for about the same time and this happened to me. Go to the nearest electronics store and pick up some TV tuner cleaner. Using the extention tube shoot it in to the opening where the three contacts come out (turn the T2 upside down so the exess will drain out), let it dry and then hit the track ps. There is no need to buy the most expensive cleaner. Mike Rojas

Anyone know whether the pots in the pedals of the T1 are the same as the T2? The T1's aren't under warranty any longer but I need to get a new brake pot (it will no longer work even after a thorough cleaning) and I'm hoping I can get one of the T2's to replace it. Chris