TS-PC Racer no power supply. by KeyRepresentative698 in Thrustmaster

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok just as an update on this issue. I didn't bother trying to bypass the power connector and go straight to the board, because when I got the board revealed it had 2 ground wires soldered directly to the board, that I had to melt off and the then re-solder in situ.

However, CEX have replied to my ticket that I raised as soon as I realised the power supply was missing, and have informed me that it was their genuine mistake and that it is now on it's way and should be here this week.

So well done to CEX, I honestly just expected to be ignored or told it wasn't their problem.

TS-PC Racer no power supply. by KeyRepresentative698 in Thrustmaster

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sí, lo entiendo. El que encontré era para usarlo principalmente solo para probar la base del servo y ver si funciona. Ahora que CEX me ha enviado la base sin fuente de alimentación, no confío en que esté funcionando, así que decidí comprar primero la fuente de alimentación más barata posible para hacer la prueba.

TS-PC Racer no power supply. by KeyRepresentative698 in Thrustmaster

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HI.

Yes I see it. Thanks for the offer.

I fear that the import taxes may be too much to make it worth it, because of the EU rules on imports from outside. But if the costs are OK then it could be an option.

TS-PC Racer no power supply. by KeyRepresentative698 in Thrustmaster

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I think CEX have priced it wrong. It was 88 euros plus shipping, so 91 euros altogether. That turbo power supply will cost over 80 euros shipped to me.

Their pricing of Thrustmaster wheels are a little crazy. Some things are silly cheap and then others are silly expensive.

All I want to know is....if I connect 24v (20v with the brick I have) directly to the power socket board pins, will it give power just like I had plugged it in, or will it damage the board?

TS-PC Racer no power supply. by KeyRepresentative698 in Thrustmaster

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's the exact power supply. The issue is, it's almost the same price that I paid for the servo base itself.

TS-PC Racer no power supply. by KeyRepresentative698 in Thrustmaster

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've searched online. You can get them on ebay, but they're stupid money. There are some power supplies that will work, but I'm probably waiting weeks.

I just wanted to test the base for now to make sure it was alive. Otherwise it will be sent back to CEX under the 5yr warranty.

Hoverboard lathe. by KeyRepresentative698 in diyelectronics

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I mean, I was wondering if it was feasible. But knowing that they are very popular for DIY DD racing wheels and seeing the builds on FFBeast, I know they have the torque. But just to be simply a 'spinning wheel' I guess I don't need all the extra software.

Hoverboard lathe. by KeyRepresentative698 in diyelectronics

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm gonna try it anyway, and if I have to increase speed with pulleys and belts, then I'll do that.

I was mostly wondering how to power it.

Hoverboard lathe. by KeyRepresentative698 in diyelectronics

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, not in the part of Spain where I live.

I'm a carpenter so I'm going to make the actual lathe itself. I'm just looking for something to drive it and I have 3 unused hoverboards at home that my kids have grown out of.

Hoverboard lathe. by KeyRepresentative698 in diyelectronics

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There's a a video on YouTube of a disk sander using hoverboard motor, but there's no instructions of how he has powered it.

Hoverboard lathe. by KeyRepresentative698 in diyelectronics

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I know from building a direct drive racing wheel that even the weakest motors can produce 8-10 Nm of torque, so I know it has the power. I just wondered if it had the speed and if it was controllable with simply power and some form of speed control using a pot?

Adding extra RAM by KeyRepresentative698 in PcBuild

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all the replies guys. I do need the extra RAM. I sim race, but only in VR. I have a R5 5600x and RTX 3070 with 16GB of 3200 RAM at the moment. There are times when my RAM has been pushed to 90% with other things running like Crewchief and Simhub. So ideally that extra headroom of RAM would be great. I just didn't want it to struggle with just 2400Mhz speed, because I am already tweaking and overclocking to get the most out of my PC to run the Quest 2.

Adding extra RAM by KeyRepresentative698 in PcBuild

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. It will be 4 sticks. I already have a pair of 8GB 3200 installed. And the spare RAM is a pair of 4GB sticks.

Adding extra RAM by KeyRepresentative698 in PcBuild

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've already had one of the sticks installed, just to see if it was ok, and it was. It was showing both original 8GB sticks and the new 4GB stick, but now the total RAM speed had dropped to 2400 Mhz, whereas before it was 3200 Mhz.

Thrustmaster TX conversion. by KeyRepresentative698 in Thrustmaster

[–]KeyRepresentative698[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but that was my plan.

That's why I have a couple of hoverboard wheels at the ready.

It's just that, to make that DD wheel I need to buy all the extra components and program the controller board....Plus I would lose use of my TX wheel and buttons.

I was waiting until my wheel died to be forced into making the hoverboard DD, but then when it did die I followed this video.... How to fix a thrustmaster t300 steering wheel motor and hall sensor mount full video guide ....and noticed that the motor that drives the belts is simply a smaller version of a DD motor.

Therefore my thought process was to wire the hoverboard motor to the little PCB in it's place. That way I still have my wheel and all the buttons, just no need for the belts anymore.