Derek Speare Designs - Button Boxes - Shifters - Great Gear

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Nice job, Derek! They are awesome! :bowdown: The black max II is classy! :cool: Makes me almost regret to have bought one earlyer this year! :banghead: :lol:
 
HI Derek,
you should consider to find out a mounting solution integrated to the shifter, it would help lots of users and probably you will sell more shifters, if you manage to stay within current prices.
just a thought
 
Antonio Costa
Hello! I made my order on 14 December and i dont get my button box. Have you some information about?
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Send all pertinent details to support@derekspearedesigns.com - posting here only delays any meaningful information you can receive.

See this page from the DSD Site:

http://www.derekspearedesigns.com/shipping-info.html

Allow a minimum of 10 to 15 working days for all international orders to be delivered. All shipping updates are found on the customer's paypal account history for the transaction made with us. Your paypal account has the details you're wanting.

Thank you for choosing DSD components. :gtpflag:
 
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Hi derek orderd a csw button panel friday cant wait to try it looks fantastic in all the pics ive seen!!!! and at a good price point too
Keep up the good work ;)
 
Hello!
My button box arrive today and now i will do my order for a sequencial shifter
What is the modification on the shifter?
thank you very much.
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Hi Derek. Aer you going to do any more runs of the short shifter plates for the TH8 RS?
 
Antonio Costa
Hello!
My button box arrive today and now i will do my order for a sequencial shifter
What is the modification on the shifter?
thank you very much.
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Thank you, Antonio - Enjoy your Black Max! DSD Shifters are offered as shown on our site. :gtpflag:

LostRacer
Hi Derek. Aer you going to do any more runs of the short shifter plates for the TH8 RS?
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This is an active component set, but it's not high priority because of the demand. We'll do more and the DSD site will be updated when we have them to offer again. Thank you :)
 
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I have sent my DSD sequential shifter to be repaired and to switch it to the short throw new version and I can tell you that I did the best thing! the new version is much better than the old one and it gives a better shifting feeling!
Every one should make this upgrade!:cheers:👍:)
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PS: DSD by Derek has one of the best client service...simply perfect:tup::gtpflag:
 
LostRacer
Hi Derek. Aer you going to do any more runs of the short shifter plates for the TH8 RS?
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wajdi1977
I have sent my DSD sequential shifter to be repaired and to switch it to the short throw new version and I can tell you that I did the best thing! the new version is much better than the old one and it gives a better shifting feeling!
Every one should make this upgrade!:cheers:👍:)
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PS: DSD by Derek has one of the best client service...simply perfect:tup::gtpflag:
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Thank you, Wajdi :) The STP version is well liked ;) Cool blue knob on yours 👍
 
Hey Derek,

I wanted to let you know I got my "Black Max ll" button box a few days ago (Monday 01-13-2014) and I've been trying to get it and my "Track Boss" all in the mount together and setup correctly in my console/arm rest and I've got it fairly close to being done. Just a few more little details left.👍 When I get it all finished I'll post some pic's for you here and in your Website. I've only got to try a few buttons and one of the re-a-stat switch (I can't think:confused: ((Brain Dead)) :dunce:right now the real name of it) so far, and it seem's sooooo sweet:lol: I know I'll love it as I do the rest of the products I've ordered from your company.

Thanks so much for your help on this special project you did for me:bowdown:

Take Care and God Bless

stone
 
I'm trying to wrap my head around how the two-way rotary encoders work. It's behaves like a left/right switch. Or up/down switch. Right? You don't actually keep turning them 360 degrees like a dial, do you? It's you turn and then they return to center? Or is this wrong? If they don't return to center, what functions can you actually apply to them in a sim? Seems like it'd be of very limited use if it doesn't return to center.
 
Paul33993
I'm trying to wrap my head around how the two-way rotary encoders work. It's behaves like a left/right switch. Or up/down switch. Right? You don't actually keep turning them 360 degrees like a dial, do you? It's you turn and then they return to center? Or is this wrong? If they don't return to center, what functions can you actually apply to them in a sim? Seems like it'd be of very limited use if it doesn't return to center.
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I'll have a go at answering this from how I use encoders (Derek or somebody else with better knowledge can clarify my simplistic answer):

There is no return mechanism of stop on an encoder.

A rotary encoder send information on which way it is being turned and for how long it is being turned, so it works mechanically like and endless screw. You use it to control something like brake bias and it ends up functioning like a brake bias knob in a race car: as long as you turn it in that direction, you will keep winding the brakes to that end of the car. The difference with encoder is that you can turn it "past the stop" in that you can keep going after the computer says the adjustment has hit it's limit. But the great bit is that the first motion in the opposite direction will start moving the other way.

Another thing with the encoder, depending on the software, it can be speed sensitive. If you turn it fast you can get coarser adjustments. I don't know any sim that can benefit from this, but it theoretically possible.
 
Hi all,

Well, after two years and many, many thousands of dollars and hours of effort, I have two pedal options to bring the Racing Sim Community. These photos are "spy shots" of one of the configurations of what's planned.

Note - the test mule in the photo is a working prototype and has been in testing for 4 months. The production version is more refined and better photos are coming.

This version is a load cell based setup and should be offered at the sub eight hundred dollar range plus shipping, and shooting for 795. Throttle and clutch use million life cycle pots and the brake uses a 100kg load cell element. There is another version and more on that soonest.

Ordering will be made from the DSD site and I'll make the announcement when that opens up. There will be no lists or anything and orders will be guaranteed to ship in no more than 21 days from when the order is placed, and many thousands of DSD customers know we don't miss shipping dates.

These are built from Wilwood Racing pedals - what's used in real world race cars. The pedals will be offered ready to use out of the box and on their own anti-static, rigid plastic baseplate.

Since DSD is vertically integrated we don't need to rely on others for circuit boards and each set will be fitted with the DSD 12bit controller w/ integrated load cell amp.

The silver parts and other parts attached to the rack are proprietary DSD engineered parts. You can literally take off the DSD parts and mount the Wilwood rack into your real race car if you wanted. I don't think it makes sense to use anything else!

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Thanks for looking :) Yes, I know the photos could be better :D
 
Hi All,

Let's give away a Track Boss! DSD FTW!

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The winner's name will be announced Monday, January 27th at 6pm Eastern Time US. To get your name into the mix, click my signature banner and go from there...I think everyone knows by now where to go after that :)

If you enter, good luck and bump up the thread to keep it alive :)

GLA!

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PS - if you submit your information via the form on the DSD site, your name will be entered. It may take time to receive the autoreply emial, but your name will be in the mix.
 
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