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2DOF compact race / flight with Oculus Rift

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by reko19, Jan 9, 2015.

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  1. insanegr

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    @reko19 if you thread rod is a bit thinner than the motors hole you can wrap the threaded rod with a thin sheet like from a soda can so it will fit tighter . can do the job but don't know if it will last for a long time
    insanegr, Nov 26, 2015
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    thanks, nothing is tighten yet, that could be the reason. worst case I could redo those, not a huge deal. hoping to finish the frame this weekend so i could move it inside
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    long time coming, but the rig is panted, fully assembled and is in the house. four jrks came in last week so commencing wiring. this should go a lot quicker. will circle back with you guys once I make the computer parts selection to make sure I didn't mess anything up

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    Reko, Can i suggest something. The Threaded rods have been known to "bow" under pressure, If anything i would box the rod up with some square tube to ensure its as strong as it can be.
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    Nick Moxley, Feb 7, 2016
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    Nick, thank you for the suggestion. I know exactly what you mean and will keep an eye on it.
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    That it will do the job.

    Personally I prefer a larger SSD as many games store their settings, saves and the like in My Documents and it adds up, in addition to Windows bloatware, but it is nothing that can't be managed on a smaller drive.
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    Thank you, I'll see if I could upgrade the SSD. The video card is good to run Oculus?
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    The bare minimum of cards all be it, But ya that seems like a decent deal on that build.
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    they most certainly are not cheap
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    yeh, but neither am I!
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    I thought Rift couldn't make use of SLI setups......Or is it just a matter of them working on it ?
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    nvidia Gameworks vr sli
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    Just released in December and developers/game engines have to target the GameWorks VR API's, libraries, and features directly. So basic things like driver direct mode are supported without work by game developers, but for everything else like SLI support has to be specifically implemented by the game developers, using driver specific extensions.

    And to complicate matters further from a dev point of view equal consideration must also be given to support of AMDs Liquid VR.

    Quality SLI for VR is coming, but until implementation support is abstracted to make it easy to deploy for different vendor cards the actual use will be limited.

    There will also be greater architecture benefits for SLI in the next gen cards, which are not that far off.

    Personally I am waiting for the next gen cards and SLI implementation to develop past its current embryonic state.
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    well, I need to pull the trigger now so is 980 worth an extra $300 in my case? also, what is going on with the Oculus, i see a pre-order option but nothing is currently available? ​
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    Personally I think the 970 is the best bang for your buck @reko19 and when overclocked does not give much away to the more expensive 980.

    My plan is to stick with the 970 until the next gen graphic cards are out and both hardware and software VR improvements are actually implemented.

    Oculus pre-orders and bundled PC/Rifts through 3rd parties are the only current ordering choices. The CV1 Rift does not include the VR Touch controllers, they will be released later this year at additional cost.

    The Vive is going into pre-orders late this month, but price and distribution details are not yet know.
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    quick question, where do I wire emergency power off EPO?

    power supply-EPO-JRK-motor
    OR
    power supply-JRK-EPO-motor

    thank you
    reko19, Feb 20, 2016
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