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trekking95:

Great idea, sounds like something I will try!  ;D

RandyT:


--- Quote from: PL1 on May 12, 2012, 03:11:23 pm ---I have a TT2, the black rubber knob, and the removable steering wheel.

After swapping the wheel for the knob one time, I didn't tighten the setscrew quite as solidly as needed.

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This does depend a lot on the knob being used.  The black rubber knob has a small, flathead screw to fix the knob to the shaft.  As the knob material itself is plastic, this prevents over torque of the screw, and damage to the knob.  The aluminum and stainless knobs have hex set screws, and once properly tightened, absolutely will not budge.

kiwasabi:  If you are looking for a spinner to go on location, we have made a few mods for a large gaming company to make the TT2 design even more bulletproof for this type of application, and at least one of them has already been standardized into the TT2 design.  There are other things we can do for this type of application, so an email to discuss them would be a good first step.  Also, the same company has already put the TT2 through a number of grueling tests, including accelerated use in a commercial environment equaling over 2 years, 20kv ESD, and a dust chamber that would make your skin crawl.  It passed all with flying colors ;).

RandyT

PL1:


--- Quote from: RandyT on May 15, 2012, 02:06:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: PL1 on May 12, 2012, 03:11:23 pm ---I have a TT2, the black rubber knob, and the removable steering wheel.

After swapping the wheel for the knob one time, I didn't tighten the setscrew quite as solidly as needed.

--- End quote ---

This does depend a lot on the knob being used.  The black rubber knob has a small, flathead screw to fix the knob to the shaft.  As the knob material itself is plastic, this prevents over torque of the screw, and damage to the knob.  The aluminum and stainless knobs have hex set screws, and once properly tightened, absolutely will not budge.

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Randy--

No negative reflection intended on the TT2 or knobs.

Thought it was clear that I made the error of not tightening the screw enough that one time. (Operator error.)


Scott

RandyT:


--- Quote from: PL1 on May 15, 2012, 02:32:27 pm ---No negative reflection intended on the TT2 or knobs.

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None taken.  Just wanted to point out the design differences in the knobs, and negate the idea that any kind of spacer might be required. The only requirement is the right knob for the application :)

RandyT

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