Dear Simracing friends,
Introduction
After many hours of work I finished the build instructions for my belt tensioner that requires only standard tools for its assemly.
The goal was to design a compact belt tensioner capable of pulling shoulder and waist belts simultaneously by using 3D printed and off-the-shelf parts. Since I received massive help from the simracing community, I would like to share these build instructions with all of you.
What is a belt tensioner?
A belt tensioner uses telemetry data provided by the simulation software of your choice to translate those into movements of belts from a harness. Simply speaking, if you brake the belts will pull you back to simulate the feeling of being pressed into the racing harness under breaking.
Costs
The build will set you back roughly 420€ if you already possess a controller (Arduino Leonardo or Thanos) and a harness.
Software
Similar to the SFX100, you can run the belt tensioner with all common motion simulation softwares e.g. SimFeedback, SRS, FlyPT and more. The system can be fine-tuned to everyones liking.
Where are the instructions?
Follow this link to find the most current version 1.3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zObA9j1YTS1SuNJGmorgw5Okn7C-JL-q/view?usp=drive_link
Do you have other questions? Let me know.
Best,
Hoernle
Introduction
After many hours of work I finished the build instructions for my belt tensioner that requires only standard tools for its assemly.
The goal was to design a compact belt tensioner capable of pulling shoulder and waist belts simultaneously by using 3D printed and off-the-shelf parts. Since I received massive help from the simracing community, I would like to share these build instructions with all of you.
What is a belt tensioner?
A belt tensioner uses telemetry data provided by the simulation software of your choice to translate those into movements of belts from a harness. Simply speaking, if you brake the belts will pull you back to simulate the feeling of being pressed into the racing harness under breaking.
Costs
The build will set you back roughly 420€ if you already possess a controller (Arduino Leonardo or Thanos) and a harness.
Software
Similar to the SFX100, you can run the belt tensioner with all common motion simulation softwares e.g. SimFeedback, SRS, FlyPT and more. The system can be fine-tuned to everyones liking.
Where are the instructions?
Follow this link to find the most current version 1.3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zObA9j1YTS1SuNJGmorgw5Okn7C-JL-q/view?usp=drive_link
Do you have other questions? Let me know.
Best,
Hoernle
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