Hi all
I good friend and me, race once a weeke at my track. The last two weeks there have been some strange behavior in SSDC, when using ThrottlePro with knobs.
About a month ago i bought a couple of Truspeed controllers - I like them ! - both connected to my ThrottelPro's - worked perfectly.
Last week when we were racing, 20 min. endurance races - where we reach approx 100 laps in a race and having to load fuel after approx 12-15 laps - suddenly I wasnt able to load fuel.
We cancelled the race and changed the battery in the throttle pro, and it was working again. At that time i suspected the Truspeed controller to be the problem.
Last night were going to race again - and it was a nightmare.
After a few laps of testing my friends new F1, we were going to race. When I had to make my first pit stop for fuel, I wasnt able to load fuel. Race cancelled - changed battery - tested - and things worked for a while. ( also sprayed my truspeed with some WD40 - as this was still my suscpect !! )
After a couple of races things got worse - suddenly lane changers operated, and send me to lane, i didn't want to go to. Not just one lane chaner but at least 4 different LC's. I were able to load fuel when needed, until it also stopped functioning.
Checking in SSDC the yellow light did turn on, every time i pushed the lc button, as well as the brake button turned on the red light, so it seems like SSDC does have contact with with the truspeed controller, and the buttons works.
I then connected the truspeed controller directly to port 2 on the powerbase, to see if i got rid of the problems, suspecting that perhaps the ThrottlePro was the faulty piece.
The truspeed wasnt behaving perfect, directly connected to 7042. Speed wasnt constant, and I was getting more and more frustrated.
Then my friends controller disconnected from SSDC. We put in a new battery, and all seemed ok again - for a short while. Then he wasnt able to add fuel. Cancelled race again.
We then went back to standard scaley controllers connected directly to 7042, had a race and everything was working perfect.
When we race, we have a penalty system, where we have to enter the double pitlane, and make a stop and go, which needs to be operated like adding fuel. We need to press the lc-button when stopped, and race imidiately, in order to get a lap counted, at not to get to much advntage of loading extra fuel. This works.
I havent done any calibrating on the truspeed controllers, as I am sure that SSDC + throttle pro are self-calibrating.
What can be wrong with ssdc + throttle pro + truspeed - the lights are working in SSDC when trying to load fuel.
What can be wrong with the truspeed when connected directly to 7042 - the missing calibration ??
Actually I can remember one night approx 2 months ago where i was having simular problems with my throtte pro - using standard scaley controllers. Then i gave all the controllers a clean up, and the day after my truspeed controllers arrived.
Is it "just" a software problem ? - I think so !
I measured the voltage on my track and it reads 15 v all over the place - and everything was fine, using standard controllers, connected directly to 7042.
My temper was not to shut all down - put on the tower - calibrate truspeed controllers - shut down - put on the computter - turn everything on - and test !! - WE WANTED TO RACE !!
Any ideas and, have others had same experience ?
Best regards
Ivan K.
I good friend and me, race once a weeke at my track. The last two weeks there have been some strange behavior in SSDC, when using ThrottlePro with knobs.
About a month ago i bought a couple of Truspeed controllers - I like them ! - both connected to my ThrottelPro's - worked perfectly.
Last week when we were racing, 20 min. endurance races - where we reach approx 100 laps in a race and having to load fuel after approx 12-15 laps - suddenly I wasnt able to load fuel.
We cancelled the race and changed the battery in the throttle pro, and it was working again. At that time i suspected the Truspeed controller to be the problem.
Last night were going to race again - and it was a nightmare.
After a few laps of testing my friends new F1, we were going to race. When I had to make my first pit stop for fuel, I wasnt able to load fuel. Race cancelled - changed battery - tested - and things worked for a while. ( also sprayed my truspeed with some WD40 - as this was still my suscpect !! )
After a couple of races things got worse - suddenly lane changers operated, and send me to lane, i didn't want to go to. Not just one lane chaner but at least 4 different LC's. I were able to load fuel when needed, until it also stopped functioning.
Checking in SSDC the yellow light did turn on, every time i pushed the lc button, as well as the brake button turned on the red light, so it seems like SSDC does have contact with with the truspeed controller, and the buttons works.
I then connected the truspeed controller directly to port 2 on the powerbase, to see if i got rid of the problems, suspecting that perhaps the ThrottlePro was the faulty piece.
The truspeed wasnt behaving perfect, directly connected to 7042. Speed wasnt constant, and I was getting more and more frustrated.
Then my friends controller disconnected from SSDC. We put in a new battery, and all seemed ok again - for a short while. Then he wasnt able to add fuel. Cancelled race again.
We then went back to standard scaley controllers connected directly to 7042, had a race and everything was working perfect.
When we race, we have a penalty system, where we have to enter the double pitlane, and make a stop and go, which needs to be operated like adding fuel. We need to press the lc-button when stopped, and race imidiately, in order to get a lap counted, at not to get to much advntage of loading extra fuel. This works.
I havent done any calibrating on the truspeed controllers, as I am sure that SSDC + throttle pro are self-calibrating.
What can be wrong with ssdc + throttle pro + truspeed - the lights are working in SSDC when trying to load fuel.
What can be wrong with the truspeed when connected directly to 7042 - the missing calibration ??
Actually I can remember one night approx 2 months ago where i was having simular problems with my throtte pro - using standard scaley controllers. Then i gave all the controllers a clean up, and the day after my truspeed controllers arrived.
Is it "just" a software problem ? - I think so !
I measured the voltage on my track and it reads 15 v all over the place - and everything was fine, using standard controllers, connected directly to 7042.
My temper was not to shut all down - put on the tower - calibrate truspeed controllers - shut down - put on the computter - turn everything on - and test !! - WE WANTED TO RACE !!
Any ideas and, have others had same experience ?
Best regards
Ivan K.
