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Post by ksheppard on May 22, 2010 4:00:06 GMT 2
Well I broke my pedals the other day, well just the brake pedal. So I had to go out an buy a cheap set to pair to my wheel and I got thinking I can build one myself.
I'm in the planning stages now and I want to re-create the feel of real driving. As you guys know, the problem with the sim rigs is that the pedals hinge at the bottom while real ones hinge at the top. I've picked up some rheostats to use and I plan on using flat bar angles for the framing and a set of pedals from an automotive supplier. I just need to work out some dimensions & connection details, plans & pics will follow.
What I need to know now is; 1) How should I connect the pedals to the arm (I assume this will be obvious when I get into it but I'd like to have a clear idea before I dive in) 2) I'll get springs (either compression or tension based on the design I work out) to connect the arms to the framework - what are typical acc. / brake / clutch resistance values & travel distances? 3) What would be an acceptable dimenson from pivot point to pedal be?
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Post by Cholerix on May 22, 2010 16:07:26 GMT 2
um... something braking on the pedal unit is probably the most common failure with the usual consumer market wheel sets. And an old problem, which is why there's more than just a handful manufactorers out there providing handcrafted, durable, full-steel, new pedal units Sure you could build yourself a set of pedals. I don't think that would be THAT hard to do. Electronics on pedals should be rather straight-forward, and there's nice prebuild electronic boards available (for example here: www.leobodnar.com/But if you ask about how to set up geometry of a pedal unit... how about checking out how ECCI pedals are done ? ( www.ecci.net/ ) So far as I know, these are about the best pedals you can get out there - and they have the geometry you asked for. So far as I recall CBonsall has a set of ECCIs - and my good old friend Wolfgang aka Coyote has some. He has retired from simracing in 2004 and the pedals are wasting away since then, though they are as good as new. If you are interested, I could ask him about these
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Post by ksheppard on May 23, 2010 14:19:51 GMT 2
oh I know what broke - I'm just not to bright sometimes and have been pushing my pedals forward to the desk panel for stability and the wire has a short in it...NBD to clip the wire and reattach to the pot really but I thought to take the opportunity to come up with a design project. Besides I think I can build for a reasonable price. If you could get some dimensions from Coyote that would be huge. How much did he pay for them - I need a target price to try to undercut i don't plan on needing a board, just build a pedal arm / pivot rig, add a pot connection and reattach the usb from the old pedals.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2010 16:13:51 GMT 2
Id go digital if your going to build. I have pots and they always become unsynced and I have to clean them out and tighten springs etc or theyll drag the brakes.
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