"MM54" (mm54mk2)
03/03/2017 at 21:40 • Filed to: Sim Racing
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"MM54" (mm54mk2)
03/03/2017 at 21:40 • Filed to: Sim Racing | 0
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For various reasons, in nearly 2 years I’ve only racked up about 19 hours on the racing sim I built. This evening I sought to change that, since I finally have a computer that can run Assetto Corsa acceptably, a monitor to use, and some semblance of free time (until Sunday at least).
By the second lap of Spa my wheel was 45 degrees to the left; by eau rouge on lap 3 it had slipped 90 degrees. (As it got worse it reminded me of some cars I’ve driven, wheel way off to the side to go straight...)
Some internetting says this is “something that happens after a while” where the encoder wheel is loose or cracked and turns on the shaft, and is something that the G27 does has always done. Much like the MASSIVE dead-spot in the force feedback on-center, this “common” issue somehow eluded me when wheel-shopping or I’d have not even considered spending the price of this wheel/etc for it.
For the cost of one of these wheels new (which mine was purchased new and like I said has under 20 hours on it) how does anyone find it acceptable that these just break? It’s absolutely absurd.
I can’t afford to just go get a different wheel/shifter/pedals setup so I’ll probably be tearing into it to try and anchor the encoder wheel until I can replace it (with something absolutely not made by Logitech).
If you’re in the market for a racing wheel, buy something else (unless you’re prepping for 24h of LeMons, then maybe the drifting alignment would be helpful?).
aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
> MM54
03/03/2017 at 21:45 |
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Sometimes they don’t always break, with mine the screws holding the plate that houses the encoder in on the back of the motor came loose. Also another time the ecoder was just loose on the shaft, a small dab of glue on the shaft and it works fine.
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MM54
> aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
03/03/2017 at 21:53 |
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I’m sure I can hack it back together (if I have time, which probably won’t be this month) but the overall poor quality is just unacceptable to me for what they cost. This is supposed to be a good, simple piece of hardware, and it’s got nearly 2" of slop in the wheel when new and shakes itself apart in under 20 hours.
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> MM54
03/03/2017 at 21:57 |
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My G27 has been going strong for hundreds of hours without issue. The force feedback deadzone is an inherent quality of dual motor geared systems. The other option would be FFB in the center but having the motors constantly jittering and fighting against each other.
sdwarf36
> MM54
03/03/2017 at 22:02 |
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I hope I dont jinx myself-but I’m still on my original G25. And it’s gotten a ton of use over the years.
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MM54
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
03/03/2017 at 22:07 |
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Or use better gearing and a better encoder to knock that deadspot down from 1.5-1.75 inches to, say, .25-.5. I was willing to accept some deadzone for a not-high-end unit but it’s worse than my crown vic with a failing steering shaft was!
Hopefully your G27 holds up! Knowing mine won’t let me do more than one lap at a time has pretty much eliminated my plans for using it until I can try to fix it, and with my work/travel schedule coming up that very well may be after easter.
Echo51
> MM54
03/04/2017 at 02:25 |
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I opened mine and glued it to the shaft, but it still drops 5-10 degrees over a few laps, but then stays there atleast. Same issue, suddenly had it 90 degrees crooked. You can buy a brass encoder wheel that will hold up better
Monkey B
> MM54
03/04/2017 at 11:53 |
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my G27 experience differs, been great for years. And in fact if you find yourself looking to replace yours I have been inactively trying to sell mine for a while as I don’t have a PS3 anymore.