Thrustmaster T300RS Problems

[Xority]

Hey,

i´ve got my T300RS a week ago and it was pretty fun to drive in Assetto Corsa Competitione.

I´ve played with the standard settings drivers & game, from the beginning the Wheel smells like hot electronics/plasitc even if the case was not warm at all. So to be safe i turned on the forced cooling mode...

Now a week with plenty of hours driving i am unhappy with the power of FFB it feels less than the first days... i tried out some other settings like 100% in the drivers and 80% gain ingame but i dont know... i´am not happy with it.

If i use the 'Test Forces' inside the driver settings it feels much stronger


Is my wheel damaged or is this a game problem ?
I have already reinstalled the windows wheel drivers and resetted the ACC settings.
Another strange thing is that i have to restart the game after tweaking the settings, if not i have 0 FFB and its all super smooth


A friend of mine own a Logitech G29 and tells me that he has pretty strong FFB on the same Tracks. The T300RS should have more torque than the G29 or am i wrong ?
Unless i lose grip and throw the car off the track it feels like i can drive with one hand even if the FFB diagram is at high values.


Maybe someone can help me.
I don´t know if i should send the wheel back... the next step to Fanatec is a bit expencive
Unfortunately i have no other games to test it there.


greetings
Xority

 

[asteroulis]

Another question to the T300:

If i keep it plugged in and turn of the computer there is something like a 'coil whine' is that normal ?
Its a slight high-pitched sound, but i can hear it when nothing else is turned on in the room. (don´t call me crazy lol)
At first i was thinking its the cooler but its not
I have to unplug usb to stop that sound... its still in the power socket.

My Idea was to keep the usb connection so the wheel is not calibrating each day, cuz it hits the end positions strongly at this process.


At the moment the other things get better, so i think i will keep the wheel.

It is the transformer. I have seen many psu's doing this and while I do not consider it to be a problem , I find it annoying indeed. I Do also suppose you don't have fan always on (you absolutely should) , because it would continue turning if usb port gives 5V when PC is off.

 

[Dan Costa]

Used to have the fan always on in the 1st year, but its been on auto the last 3 years. No issues so far

 

[Xority]

Okay thanks for all your comments.

After the last days with high temps and playing some hours with windows opened i think the smell become less intense.. but today windows closed i´ve noticed that its still there
it´s day 10 and that bothers me some way...

The FFB is okay if i choose the right car the feeling is okay.

I´ve got an email from amazon that my t300rs gt what i´ve ordered on 13.07.20 will probably arrive at 19.08.20 so i am thinking of sending this one back and hoping the next will be better.. mhhh

thats 30€ more for a 3. pedal that i will not use without shifter but maybe its better, maybe even worse

taking decisions is not my best skill lol

 

[giulio0079]

I got my t300 rs just today , i have set everithing at hardware and driver level (firmware forced fan mode etc) , so far so good but I have a question since this thread is mentioning the power plug : usually with my tmx i play for a couple of hours , then leave the pc on for let say 30 min and then i shut down the pc and unplug only the tmx from the wall (well pushing a button on the outlet that is). Question is , will the fan on the t300 stays on even after unplugging the power cord ? Do i.have to unpug the usb aswell ? Opinions on correct behaviour are very welcome since im a bit paranoid hearing the failure rate of these units ... Thank you in advance

 

[AmazingReflex]

I fully disconnect the USB and switch off from mains. Some PC's supply power out of USB ports even when powered down I think. I'm not entirely sure but I can't be bothered to find out so I disconnect to be safe.

 

[Dan Costa]

With the fan in auto-mode, it turns itself off when the temperature cools down. No need to unplug it.

 

[maelstrom]

Used to have the fan always on in the 1st year, but its been on auto the last 3 years. No issues so far

My understanding is that when the temp rises enough to trigger the fan, the maximum FFB is reduced until the temp drops. This is why I have the fan on all the time to prevent this happening.

Thrustmaster - Technical support website

support.thrustmaster.com

 

[giulio0079]

My understanding is that when the temp rises enough to trigger the fan, the maximum FFB is reduced until the temp drops. This is why I have the fan on all the time to prevent this happening.

Thrustmaster - Technical support website

support.thrustmaster.com

Good piece of info , didnt find out that part of thrustmaster site yet , thank you very much

 

[asteroulis]

Guys , please always have the fan in forced cooling mode and save yourself from potential problems..

 

[stigs2cousin]

I try to avoid all these questions by cutting off power to the rig completely.

All devices (PC, Monitors, seat electrics, soundsystem and wheelbase) are connected to switchable plug,
so when everything is powered down i disconnect it from the grid.

MFG Carsten

 

[Lord Haw-Haw]

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[giulio0079]

Quick update from the last couple of days : my new t300 seem to work as intended , fan always on as suggested , and if I unplug it from the wall , even with the pc still plugged , the fan will stop (no need to unplug the usb). So the ritual is this : couple hours in use , then stop driving , then wait 20 30 minutes before shutting down the pc , then unplug the wheel power cord. Seems to work (i had a little bit of plastic/electric smell the first couple of days, but it seems to fade off now .... I think it s just that new motor/glue/plastic warming smell .... At least I hope)