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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: edizzle on July 05, 2013, 03:35:31 pm

Title: Battle Gear 2 Force Feedback questions
Post by: edizzle on July 05, 2013, 03:35:31 pm

Hello all,

I have a Battle Gear 2 dual sitdown game that I bought probably over a year now.

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7045 (http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7045)

One side does not have any force feedback at all.  I can't seem to find much documentation on this particular game so I'm not sure how the force feedback is achieved.  My guess is a feedback motor attached to the steering wheel via a belt.  before I start looking into the feedback board, I'd like to see (1) if it is in actuality using a belt, and (2) if it is broken.  I think this would be the easiest fix of all the possibilities for no force feedback.

First problem I ran into is, I don't know how to take the steering assembly of the cabinet apart to get to where this supposed belt is.  I have the steering assembly out of the cabinet and can see the feedback motor, but the shaft area is enclosed and I think the only way to be able to separate that enclosure would be to remove a large piece of metal on the other side of the assembly, where the steering wheel connected to.  I know this doesn't make a lot of sense...I should just take a picture of it but i am not at home right now.

Sorry for the rambling...so really my question is, is anyone familiar with Battle Gear 2 and can verify if the force feedback uses a belt?  And does anyone know how to get to the belt?

Thank you!

Title: Re: Battle Gear 2 Force Feedback questions
Post by: edizzle on July 21, 2013, 08:12:07 pm

Hello,

I finally got around to snapping some pictures so hopefully my gibberish will make some sense with the aid of these pictures:

(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r556/ehodizzle/DSC_0482.jpg) (http://s1171.photobucket.com/user/ehodizzle/media/DSC_0482.jpg.html)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r556/ehodizzle/DSC_0483.jpg) (http://s1171.photobucket.com/user/ehodizzle/media/DSC_0483.jpg.html)
This is what I'm not sure how to remove.  This is what is behind the steering wheel after it has been removed.

(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r556/ehodizzle/DSC_0484.jpg) (http://s1171.photobucket.com/user/ehodizzle/media/DSC_0484.jpg.html)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r556/ehodizzle/DSC_0485.jpg) (http://s1171.photobucket.com/user/ehodizzle/media/DSC_0485.jpg.html)

this is what is on the other side of the "dash board".  here you can see the gear connected to the shaft of the steering wheel, the steering pot, a second set of gears to achieve a gear ratio, I suppose, and the feedback motor.  You can see it better in the second picture, a space between the gears and the front of the dash, (where the steering wheel would be), that is enclosed by a metal box.  That box is held down by 8 or 10 nuts.  I can remove those but without moving that front piece, I can't access where I believe the connection between the feedback motor and steering wheel would be.

Any help is greatly appreciated.  Any suggestions on if I should start a new post in the driving and racing section?  Should I make a new post in that section and link to this one or is there a way to move it entirely?

Thanks again.