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2dof rig project

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by Paddy1970, Sep 20, 2017.

  1. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Check your spam folder, as I had a look and it was sent Date / Time: 2017-10-31 12:04:55.

    Also see my PM.
  2. Paddy1970

    Paddy1970 New Member

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    Many thanks for that, I got the email with the licence key in it now, I am doing something wrong though, I activated it and it confirms I now have a valid DIY version however I cannot see any other game listed other than Need for speed in the drop down menu.... not sure what i'm doing wrong?
  3. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    @Paddy1970 - Did you space the JRKs above the heat sink? Pulling the heat out through the bottom of the boards has worked like a champ for me but I used electrically-insulating thermally-conductive pads to connect them to my heat sinks since there is active circuitry on the bottoms and if it touches that heat sink it could be expensive.

    Nice sim!
  5. Paddy1970

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  6. Paddy1970

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    Hi Zed, I think it was your idea that inspired me to do it that way, I used spacers to keep the Jrks away from the heatsink and also used the same pads to transfer the heat, I carried out a full continuity test between the heatsink and boards to make sure no part of the Jrks was grounding out, so yes they're fully isolated.
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