Fanatec CSW/CSR Elite Modders Thread *UPDATE February 2014*

[bruzski]

eKretz, I need your advise , could the stock CSW motors also flame out on games titles like euro truck simulator 2 and city car driving i occasionally play AC

 

[eKretz]

What do you mean by "flame out?" If you mean burn up and start shutting the wheel down or start feeling "gritty" I would guess that it could certainly still happen but would probably take a lot longer since with that kind of sim you're probably doing a lot of straight line driving, right? Most of the force/power sent to the motors is when you're fighting the wheel in turns, and racing makes turning the wheel a lot more difficult than just cruising down the street.

 

[bruzski]

hey eKretz, yes by flame out i ment burn up or wearing down, thx for your advise! i know now what to do

 

[eKretz]

What to do is drive your wheel. If they burn up get warranty motors or some Bühler motors. Simple as pie, lol.

 

[bruzski]

If they burn up get warranty motors or some Bühler motors.

hey eKretz, do you have a link so i can buy the buhlers

 

[eKretz]

I can give you a link where you can buy some, but before I do, I want to make sure you're aware that they don't just bolt right in. You need to do some machining, etc. All explained on the first page of this thread and throughout.

 

[bruzski]

I can give you a link where you can buy some, but before I do, I want to make sure you're aware that they don't just bolt right in. You need to do some machining, etc. All explained on the first page of this thread and throughout.

hey eKretz, i read the explaining a couple of days ago and i work as technical engineer so i'll be fine i guess haha ...could you otherwise PM me the link ??

 

[eKretz]

Right, but do you have capability for machining work? I'll PM you the link. PM Blue028 and ask him how it went without a lathe and milling machine? IIRC he had some issues trying to do things with just a drill press and wasn't real happy with how they turned out - he's planning on redoing it I believe he said.

 

[ultimate]

@eKretz i need your opinion
couple days ago i tried for the first time CSW on PC, nothing strange until today, like i said from another thread, FFB felt strange
very strong in the center of wheel (i did not change any settings) and wheel seems to be back to the center as if Drift is enable which it doesnt
and same sort of issue on PS3 aswell
changing settings doesnt affect well
and i noticed huge boost of fan couples times
when i launch Fanatec Property page, i made all test and all worked fine except FFB, nothing...

 

[eKretz]

Hmm, never heard of anything similar before. Try resetting your wheel using the menu button and maybe re-flashing the firmware.

 

[bruzski]

@ultimate

i had similar problems on my elite once , a firmware flash to the latest one was my solution!

 

[bumer]

@eKretzwheel seems to be back to the center as if Drift is enable which it doesnt

SPR(spring) setting returns the wheel to center which you have on. DRI(drift) setting lets you turn the wheel more easily.

 

[eKretz]

Ah that is a good point - the broken English threw me off a bit. SPR will definitely make things a bit stronger around center. No FFB response when doing the test in the driver properties screen is pretty unusual though. And a sudden change in strength (as if SPR has been adjusted up) without changing any settings is also odd.

 

[ultimate]

thanks @bruzski
i gonna try this

@bumer
on PC, SPR doesnt run, its console function and it appeared first on my wheel while i was playing on PC

@eKretz
More than huge resistance to the center, i couldnt turn wheel into corner
i noticed also when i was out of the track which happened always with this issue lol, wheel auto-returned to the center, it was fairly noticeable
the other strange change i have noticed, linearity seems to be increase, i was shaking on the straight line
remember all these settings have been disabled
the only good points its when i lowered FFB from wheel settings, SPR seemed to be off but you lost FFB strength
i will try buzski's recommendation

 

[eKretz]

Lol, bruzski's suggestion was suggested by me before he suggested it. But I digress.

 

[ultimate]

i bought my CSW from the 2nd batch (actually due to the delay from first batch)
maybe reliability isnt perfect for these first versions

 

[ultimate]

Hmm, never heard of anything similar before. Try resetting your wheel using the menu button and maybe re-flashing the firmware.

you mean reset settings? how can i do that?
re-flashing the firmware although i m already on the latest firmware?

 

[ultimate]

i flashed firmware, same issue
i can describe more
actually wheel doesnt allow me to turn more than 45-60 degrees, otherwise it will stuck with resistance from the center of wheel
when i lowered under 70 FFB from wheel settings, it disappeared
opposite settings doesnt work even if i put 10 FFB from in-game and let FF at max from wheel settings

 

[Blue028]

Have you checked to make sure the auto center spring isn't enabled in the fanatec properties page?

 

[ultimate]

i dont see this function?
maybe i found what s wrong
left turn, no issue
right turn, no its stuck at certain rotation, i couldn't up to the stop position of the right turn
70 degrees to be accurate
while on left turn i can up to 200 degrees

 

[Blue028]

It's in the advanced tab I believe we're you find the damper setting and rotation setting. Sounds very odd to me, is the wheel calibrating ok?

 

[ultimate]

i flashed to older firmware, see what is going on
i will give news later

 

[eKretz]

i dont see this function?
maybe i found what s wrong
left turn, no issue
right turn, no its stuck at certain rotation, i couldn't up to the stop position of the right turn
70 degrees to be accurate
while on left turn i can up to 200 degrees

To do the reset you need to hold the tuning menu button down for ~10 seconds.

 

[bruzski]

Lol, bruzski's suggestion was suggested by me before he suggested it. But I digress.

👍

 

[ultimate]

i am done
first, now CSR-E pedals that i need to unplug and plug again, otherwise throttle pedal doesnt seem to work when running fanatec property test
flashed again and reset settings by default
same issue and even worse, when i am turning wheel, it has barely slight effects from game
e.g turning at 200 degrees on the left side, game stuck at 60/70 degrees

there is no auto-spring setting from fanatec clubsport wheel property page...

the really bad thing is how to contact Fanatec and explain my issue and i lost invoice bill from email
just have serial and history order from my account

 

[Cote Dazur]

i am done
first, now CSR-E pedals that i need to unplug and plug again, otherwise throttle pedal doesnt seem to work when running fanatec property test
flashed again and reset settings by default
same issue and even worse, when i am turning wheel, it has barely sight effects from game
e.g turning at 200 degrees on the left side, game stuck at 60/70 degrees

there is no auto-spring setting from fanatec clubsport wheel property page...

the really bad thing is how to contact Fanatec and explain my issue and i lost invoice bill from email
just have serial and history order from my account

The best way is most likely to go on your account page on the fanatec website and provide a video of what is happening, like for any other issue. You do not need the invoice bill, your wheel, like all the other item you bought from Fanatec will be listed on your account page.
It always worked for me, first you get a confirmation email that they have received your email and then they will contact you via email again to let you know what to do next.
They are pretty good and fast usualy. Let us know how it is evolving and good luck.

 

[ultimate]

request done with uploaded videos
expecting for a positive answer from them
i bought everything from them, Fanatec GT3RS, CSP V1, CSR-Elite pedals, CSW, F1-Rim, CSL Seat
Ultimate_Fanatec_customer lol

 

[JogoAsobi]

Great to see this evolve like it has.

 

[eKretz]

Anybody looking for CSW parts or a cheap wheel to stuff Bühler motors into should check this out:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321349183101?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

 

[Blue028]

I bought a couple of spare bits from the same guy, seems he has a lot of fanatec spare parts...