DIY Handbrake

[boblikepie]

I've been wanting to make a handbrake for my g25 setup. The only thing is the game I want it for is gt5. Anyone wire a handbrake to a ps3 yet? Heres my approach...

Imagine a home made handbrake lever, out of whatever material, fixed to the side of my seat. Near the bottom of the handbrake, before the hinge, there would be a mildly heavy spring to pull the lever back down as well as a braking cable. The sheath/cover of the cable would be connected securely to the piece of wood/metal to which the handbrake is built onto, and the inner thin cable will be attached to the bottom of the handbrake, providing a small pull on the cable. The other end of the cable would be attached to a braket bolted (removable) to the button panel on the g25 shifter part. The cable, which is being pulled about an inch when handbrake is applied, will be applied to a sort of sea-saw rig with the oppisite end directly on the handbrake button of the g25 (whatever button I want it to be, was thinking the top left black button.) Now this might sound complicated just by reading without a diagram, but wilth the tools and materials I have available I find it to be a decently simple and effective way to implement handbrake into ps3 gt5.
Any thoughts?

That could work but I think your making it a lot more complicated then it has to be. If you have an old sixaxis that you're no longer using you could use that. All you'd need to do is take the controller apart solder 2 wires to the button or buttons you want to use and then pretty much use a switch attached to the lever that your using for your handbrake. If gt5 is anything like previous instalments you should be able to use the wheel and controller at the same time with no issues. Then just run a miniusb to it to power the controller and you'd be good. I was thinking of doing this to my setup. Except adding a few more then just the handbrake. I was also thinking about adding a NOS button and activation switch and probably also a button for a horn. If you use a common ground on the ps3 controller you'd only need one wire for that and just solder onto the buttons. Won't be able to try this till after my exams and when I get enough money to buy a soldering iron. Also I would stay away from L1, L2, R1, R2 as that could potentially effect your paddle shifts and button on the wheel if you use them for various things like change gears and other quick access things.

 

[k3nta]

Here's a Handbrake tutorial i just found from chilicoke on the DFP if you scroll down alittle on the page

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=419278&st=25

edit: a more detailed explenation would be grateful since im a total nub in electrics..