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Week 4
Jul 5, 2022 3:02:37 GMT
Post by tomlory on Jul 5, 2022 3:02:37 GMT
With my G27 paddle shifters inoperative and the toy-like G27 shifter, the only halfway appealing racing possibilities are Weekend Warriors Formula Vee (which is usually 3rd and 4th gear), paved and dirt oval and the Rookie Pro 2s.
Sadly, none of those qualify for Participation Credit.
I emailed iRacing about the possibility of suspending my membership as I can't make full use of it but I don't expect a favorable response.
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Week 4
Jul 5, 2022 15:06:32 GMT
Post by mikec1 on Jul 5, 2022 15:06:32 GMT
Oh boy, good luck with iracing staff...
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Week 4
Jul 6, 2022 14:33:43 GMT
Post by K Juliot on Jul 6, 2022 14:33:43 GMT
Sorry to hear about your shifters Tom. Have you taken the wheel off and looked at the issue, can you hear the micro switches clicking? I'm not using my original wheel/paddle shifters anymore, I could send you the shifter part.
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Week 4
Jul 6, 2022 18:08:38 GMT
Post by tomlory on Jul 6, 2022 18:08:38 GMT
Thanks for the thoughtful offer, KJ but I am at peace with it. An agreeable direct drive wheel will eventually be available and I expect it to be very satisfyingly enjoyable and worth the wait and expense. In the meantime, I'll arguably be making better use of my time. The paddle shifters switches click normally. I realized that nothing that is attached to the wheel works. I took the hub off and peeked inside. The cable that runs from the base to the hub was extraordinarily twisted / deformed, odd when it unavoidably twists ~450 degrees in one direction then 450 the other way. I'm guessing that the cable shorted out. I realized last night that I had overlooked the Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro ( fanatec.com/us-en/racing-wheels-wheel-bases/wheel-bases/gran-turismo-dd-pro-wheel-base-8-nm ) which IS currently available but I'm not one to buy anything based solely on availability.
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Week 4
Jul 7, 2022 5:34:22 GMT
Post by tomlory on Jul 7, 2022 5:34:22 GMT
I'm back on track with a makeshift conversion of my G27 shifter to a self-centering sequential shifter with a rubber bands looped around the shifter boot ring @ 0 and 180 degrees with each pulling on the shifter.
I disassembled my Logi G27 shifter to see how it works which involved some cursing when it sprang apart, ejected the detent ball and unhooked the expansion spring that holds the bottom halves together and even more bleep-worthy words putting the mousetrap back together.
I could have fabricated internal plates or an external one to keep the shifter in the 3-4 slot but happily the solution to center the shifter between 3 and 4 also keeps it in the 3-4 slot.
My shifter boot was already tattered so removing it and its plastic spacer to make my version of the rubber band mod work wasn't a loss. I could have simply cut the boot spacer off but how to remove the shift knob wasn't obvious to me (maybe a nut under the shift pattern insert?) so I removed the shift lever.
It's going to take some getting used to but it seems like it's going to get me by until the new equipment that I want is readily available. The H shifter has been used less than any of my controls so it should further from failure than any other part of my Logi setup.
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Week 4
Jul 7, 2022 5:57:10 GMT
Post by tomlory on Jul 7, 2022 5:57:10 GMT
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Week 4
Jul 7, 2022 17:49:59 GMT
Post by tomlory on Jul 7, 2022 17:49:59 GMT
Oh boy, good luck with iracing staff... I received a reply at the beginning of the week. There's no function in place that would enable freezing my membership. It was worth a try.
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Week 4
Jul 7, 2022 22:07:29 GMT
Post by mikec1 on Jul 7, 2022 22:07:29 GMT
I stumbled into a faster way to post images Not seeing much... On a side note, the rubber band shifter trick was what I used to race Dirt Rally 2. Great sequential mod.
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Week 4
Jul 7, 2022 22:45:13 GMT
Post by tomlory on Jul 7, 2022 22:45:13 GMT
You don't see am image with the shifter?
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Week 4
Jul 8, 2022 1:29:49 GMT
Post by mikec1 on Jul 8, 2022 1:29:49 GMT
Just a grey do not enter sign.
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Week 4
Jul 8, 2022 21:19:30 GMT
Post by tomlory on Jul 8, 2022 21:19:30 GMT
Thanks, Mike. Same here now. Back to the old way...
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Week 4
Jul 8, 2022 23:56:08 GMT
Post by P Sweeney on Jul 8, 2022 23:56:08 GMT
Oh Boy Tom, was really hoping to see what you conjured up. I was laughing to myself only imagining what you did but none the less, happy to hear you're back in action
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Week 4
Jul 11, 2022 2:39:42 GMT
Post by tomlory on Jul 11, 2022 2:39:42 GMT
Fixed
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Week 4
Jul 11, 2022 23:41:38 GMT
Post by P Sweeney on Jul 11, 2022 23:41:38 GMT
Thanks Tom! Guessing you're doing some shopping now. Good luck. Whatever you end up with I'm sure will help you even more.
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Week 4
Jul 12, 2022 2:59:26 GMT
Post by tomlory on Jul 12, 2022 2:59:26 GMT
I expect to limp along with my Logitech G27 and modified H-shifter till around Christmas 2022.
The (currently "sold out") Fanatec CSL DD has issues with its plastic quick release and the optional, much better Clubsport QR1, which is the $100 fix, is supposed to be replaced with a new, better, QR that was announced about a year ago. Another reason to wait is the Black Friday Sale which sounds like the only opportunity to buy new Fanatec equipment at a discount.
If not for the CSL DD, I might have ordered a Thrustmaster TS-XW or TS-PC with the Sparco Rally Wheel but at this point nothing other than a DD wheel makes sense.
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Week 4
Jul 12, 2022 9:04:17 GMT
Post by mikec1 on Jul 12, 2022 9:04:17 GMT
Check out these wheels/pedals. Looks interesting. I know one guy who has them & he's quite happy. mozaracing.com/
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Week 4
Jul 12, 2022 18:07:27 GMT
Post by tomlory on Jul 12, 2022 18:07:27 GMT
Thanks, Mike.
I was aware of Moza (and some others). I discounted them as a Chinese copy of Fanatec and for questionable longevity. I'm confident that Logitech, Fantatec and Thrustmaster will outlive me, far less comfortable with the opportunist startups.
It's almost impossible to avoid Chinese manufacturing but we can certainly avoid Chinese companies.
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