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Here's a short video of what I created for a Hand brake, E-brake, Parking brake. What ever you want to call it...without voiding my Logitech warrantee.
After reading post after post about people deystroying there shifter boards, and voiding brand new warrantees attempting to wire up a button operated brake. I convinced my self there had to be another way.
I purchased a universal choke cable at my local auto parts store, cut up some scrap metal, and the rest was history.
This is what I came up with:
There is another video link below, Its really dark and hard to see but it has some better angles.
You will notice even when the hand brake is fully engaged it does not put excess pressure on the "o" buttton. The travel of the cable is stopped when the bolt under the button arm hits the collar on top of the bracket. You can't see the collar because its under some Duct tape to reduce the metal on metal contact noise. The collar for the cable is held in place by a locking nut. The button arm is held in place by two locking nuts that are threaded onto the black plastic top.
Video link: http://s271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/Alex_Grooms/?action=view¤t=VID00014-20110310-1526.mp4
Link to similar universal choke cables: (Google "universal choke cable")
http://farmallparts.com/products/?view=product&product_id=25452
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140501397585+&viewitem=
The actuall pad that depresses the "o" button I found hanging around my room. The face of the pad is concaved and fits the curvature of the logitech button.
I put duct tape on the bracket to keep the metal edges from scratching the shifter. The duct tape over the cable collar is to reduce the metal on metal noise when the hand brake is fully engaged.
Photos:
Post some of your own handbrake solutions!
After reading post after post about people deystroying there shifter boards, and voiding brand new warrantees attempting to wire up a button operated brake. I convinced my self there had to be another way.
I purchased a universal choke cable at my local auto parts store, cut up some scrap metal, and the rest was history.
This is what I came up with:
There is another video link below, Its really dark and hard to see but it has some better angles.
You will notice even when the hand brake is fully engaged it does not put excess pressure on the "o" buttton. The travel of the cable is stopped when the bolt under the button arm hits the collar on top of the bracket. You can't see the collar because its under some Duct tape to reduce the metal on metal contact noise. The collar for the cable is held in place by a locking nut. The button arm is held in place by two locking nuts that are threaded onto the black plastic top.
Video link: http://s271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/Alex_Grooms/?action=view¤t=VID00014-20110310-1526.mp4
Link to similar universal choke cables: (Google "universal choke cable")
http://farmallparts.com/products/?view=product&product_id=25452
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140501397585+&viewitem=
The actuall pad that depresses the "o" button I found hanging around my room. The face of the pad is concaved and fits the curvature of the logitech button.
I put duct tape on the bracket to keep the metal edges from scratching the shifter. The duct tape over the cable collar is to reduce the metal on metal noise when the hand brake is fully engaged.
Photos:
Post some of your own handbrake solutions!
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remeber it have to be C nr1 and assign the keys
