Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 Wheel component replacement.

Mike Swannick · Jun 30, 2020

Hi. I have a Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 add on wheel for the T500 and the latest thing to go wrong with it is that one of the thumb wheel rotary encoders has broken. I have removed it from the wheel pending replacement but a third party component supplier cannot assist me with an alternate component because there are no specification printed on the encoder itself. Thrustmaster replacement components aren't competitively priced IMHO and I was going to take the opportunity to replace it with something with better build quality, BUT.... I don't know the specs to pass onto the component supplier to buy the correct replacement.

Can anyone help? I have pictures of the damaged encoder. BTW, the unit is out of warranty.

Cheers, Mike.

nlh92 · Apr 7, 2022

Did you ever find the right parts for this as I now need to replace mine. Any old links I find people have given no longer work

Mike Swannick · Apr 7, 2022

nlh92 said:
Did you ever find the right parts for this as I now need to replace mine. Any old links I find people have given no longer work

No I didn't. I ended up having to remove some of the plastic to enable a resolder of the connections. It works but looks pikey. I've been saving up and a whole new rig is on the horizon so I have just accepted that it's now a disposable item, which is a bit sad really.

nlh92 · Apr 7, 2022

Mike Swannick said:
No I didn't. I ended up having to remove some of the plastic to enable a resolder of the connections. It works but looks pikey. I've been saving up and a whole new rig is on the horizon so I have just accepted that it's now a disposable item, which is a bit sad really.

How do you get the black plastic dial off the end of the encoder?

Mike Swannick · Apr 8, 2022

nlh92 said:
How do you get the black plastic dial off the end of the encoder?

I didn't have to. My issue was with the internal connections. I'm sure that the rotary thumb wheel pulled off if I recall, but it was a while ago

SauroHD · Jun 6, 2022

maybe this???

Rotary Encoder CTS288 : Leo Bodnar Electronics

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short shaft version

Rotary Encoder CTS288 - Short : Leo Bodnar Electronics

Leo Bodnar Electronics Rotary Encoder CTS288 - Short - What is an encoder? Click here to find out Short shaft version of regular CTS288 Features - Shaft Length: 10.5mm - 16 detents per revolution - 1 pulse per detent - 1:1 mode in our encoder config software - Shaft diameter: 1/4" Components...

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