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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2013 14:05:51 GMT -8
Hey guys,
If you own a T500RS, and have a spare moment, I’d like to ask for your feedback.
I’m interested in buying a T500RS, but I would like to know if it suffers from “FFB fade.” I’ve read plenty of reviews that state that the FFB on the T500 is very strong, which is what I’m looking for. But, in your experience, does the FFB strength diminish during your racing session? If so, how long does it take before it happens? What sim are you running when it happens? Does it only happen in one sim, or many? What FFB strength do you use? Anything else you think I should know?
I recently purchased a high end racing wheel, but it suffered from really bad “FFB fade.” I didn’t know what that was before, but when I would use the wheel for 15 minutes, the FFB motor would heat up, and power to the motor would be reduced. The wheel would start out very strong, but after 15-20 minutes, it would be weaker than my DFGT. None of the reviews I read, or video reviews I watched mentioned anything about FFB fade, so I didn’t know it existed. So, I’ve read and watched plenty of reviews on the T500RS, but before I buy this wheel, I’d like to get a little community feedback on it.
In order to get a wide sample, I’m posting this question on many of the sim-racing forums I frequent, so you may see this elsewhere. Please try to refrain from voting on more than one site if you can, so as not to skew the results. But, of course, feel free to comment on all of them.
Thanks you for your time.
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Post by zero7159 on Jun 20, 2013 6:28:20 GMT -8
I have a T500 and do not recall ever having FFB fade. I also have a Fanatec CSW and the FFB will weaken at times, but its hardly noticeable.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2013 13:46:54 GMT -8
Well, the results have stopped trickling in, and they all look in favor of the T500 It looks like just under 5% of the combined sample experience “FFB fade” with the T500. Those are reassuring odds. I will be ordering one soon.
As I mentioned before, I posted this on several forums, so I’ll give the results per each forum.
Thank you all for your participation and feedback. I’m glad that the sim-racing community is so full of helpful people.
[voters with “FFB fade”] / [total voters]
iRacing 4/45
GTPlanet 1/15
Inside Sim Racing 0/20
Race Department 0/11
rFactor forums 0/10
Gone Broke Racing 0/1
Total 5/102, so roughly 5% of the combined sample
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