Fatox T500RS TH8A Unpacking Review & Common Racing Simulator

Reason for purchase

I was originally a steering wheel user of the G27. The G27 was the second game steering wheel that I came in contact with. However, the G27 has always had a BUG that bothers me and forces back the dead zone. After entering 200 yards or more, it is very easy to roll over, with the racing car. After the players in the game group communicated, God told me that this is the BUG that is unique to Logitech gear transmission system. After you upgrade to the belt drive steering wheel, there will be no such problem. So after some research, I decided to purchase. FTOPS T500RS, and in this upgrade I also learned some of the previously unknown knowledge of racing simulators, the original G27 is just an introduction.

Introduction to Common Racing Simulators Introduction -

Car racing is the dream of every man. However, there are few people who can actually get in touch with motorsport. This is a sport of energy and money. However, racing games can satisfy the dreams of ordinary people like us. When talking about most people in racing games, the first contact should be Need for Speed. That's right. This is a very well-known IP, but what we are involved in today is not this kind of thing. In an entertainment racing game, what we are talking about today is a simulated racing game. Representatives include Assetto Corsa, DirtRally, GT Racing, FORZA, rFactor2, LFS, iRacing, etc. The above games are all hard core oriented games. This type of game is usually not playable with the keyboard, you need a set of racing simulation equipment to help you navigate these games.


Steering wheel section

getting Started

Logitech G2X Series

Ancient artifact G25 Logitech steering wheel series fortune, can't buy it.

The Logitech G27 is one of the most famous Steering Wheels in the Logitech steering wheel. Compared to the G25, the Logitech G27 has made improvements in the gear transmission to reduce the unnecessary vibration in the force feedback transmission process. In addition, the G27 has added more buttons to the disk. , Increased the shift prompter (requires game coordination), but unfortunately G27 in order to enhance the feel of the H file neutered the sequence file function of the hand row, G27 has a 900 degree rotation range, dual engine force feedback, with clutch 6+1H file, has invincible compatibility (after all, the fire game manufacturers will do fitting), but G27 also has obvious shortcomings, such as no frontal impact feedback, step on the shoulder no feedback, force feedback vibration and vibration rod similar The plate has 10 degrees of force to return to the dead zone (it is easy to overturn at high speed), and the plate size is smaller about 27cm (it looks like a toy). At present, the G27 can only buy the second-hand goods market at a price of about 1000 yuan, and on Taobao. Can find a lot of magic accessories, such as large-scale disk surface

Logitech G29 and G920, respectively corresponding to the PS4 and XBOX versions are compatible with the PC, the biggest difference between these two plates compared to the G27 is to increase the compatibility of the host, and for a flat bottom steering wheel, and then keep the selling price while shrinking the hand Pai, yes it is right now hand row need to spend money to buy, but because the G27 has been discontinued to buy new goods or to buy these two bars, after all, there is a warranty, the current G29 price is about 2000 yuan

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Advanced

Faros T300RS

T300RS uses an industrial brushless motor with a disk rotation angle of 1080 degrees, belt drive (no tooth feel), Fasto's disk has a quick release system with a peripheral disk can be replaced (the following evaluation T500 will write) T300 is actually the base of the code This plate is available in a variety of configurations, comes standard with two versions, T300RS and T300GTE. These two versions only have two pedal throttles and brakes, do not have a clutch pedal, RS version ordinary rubber disk surface Amoy about 2400, GTE is The price of the rubber Ferrari is about 2500. In addition to the standard version, there are two high version versions. The T300 Alcantara version (top version) and the T300GT special edition are equipped with a 30cm large disk surface and a high-end T3PA pedal with a clutch pedal. The price is about 2900.

The T300's belt drive system has one of the biggest advantages compared to the G29's gear drive is that it has no force to feed back the dead zone, and the belt plus brushless motor combination makes the T300's feedback effort much greater than G29, and the T300 is for frontal crashes and the shoulders of the stampede Can simulate the real car's sense of jitter.

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Fawtos T500RS

There is no difference between T500RS and T300, and T300Alcantara top and T500RS can't be high-end ones, but they have a special emphasis. The T300 uses brushless motors for small force feedback but is more exquisite and supports the host better. The brush motor is less delicate than the T300, but the force returns a large return plate speed, and the T500 has a better cooling performance, T500 price is about 3300

However, Farthor does not have any agent in the country, so any Fargos product has no warranty in China (by relying entirely on character).




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High-end

Fanatec CSL

CSL uses a servo motor plus belt drive layout, compatible with PC and XBOX, with a quick release system on the disk, 1080 degrees of steering, did not play I do not know how to feel the specific, but from the perspective of workmanship and reputation are better than the French Toulouse Products, the players said that this steering wheel for the CSW feedback force shrinking version, in addition to strength other than his home flagship CSW V2 no difference, and feel better than the CSW v1 (flagship original product) price is about 6049

Fanatec owns agent in China and has warranty

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Fanatec CSW V2.5

Fanatec's flagship product is also the top product that can be purchased for mass production simulator. The parameters are extremely powerful and have not played any brains.

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Grade fever

Servo Direct Drive System

The trays of this type of system are basically DIY products, there is no transmission system, all are industrial servo motors directly connected to the steering wheel, this kind of thing needs a certain circuit basis in order to have fun, a lot of things need their own debugging, adjustment is a good artifact The poor adjustment is not as good as the finished steering wheel. At present, there is OSW that can be purchased and technically supported in the country. There are other programs. I don’t understand or dare to talk about it myself.

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Here are some fragmented servo direct drives, and I haven't played it before.

The following two diagrams are made by the gods in China, and all the panel supports are designed by CNC.

Accessories section

Handbrake selection

At present, handbrake is divided into linear handbrake and non-linear handbrake, linear handbrake can directly buy three, FRC, DLP, Fanatec

FRC Handbrake, this handbrake is a domestic DIY product, priced at 599, the Hall element provides linear support, the spring provides force support, looks rough, the handle is relatively short, but this is the cheapest you can buy Linear handbrake

DLP handbrake, can buy the most cost-effective handbrake, price 1099, can adjust the installation, you can adjust the intensity

Fanatec handbrake, the price is less than 1200, can adjust the installation method upright or horizontal installation, because it can not adjust the strength so the cost is lower than the DLP

However, both DLP and FRC are DIY products, and Fanatec is a commercial product, so fanatec has an advantage in after-sales.

T500RS out of the box

Hai Tao, ah, was taxed more than 200, the current price is about 3500, and the game peripheral tax is 15%.

A T3PA PRO pedal is seen right out of the box. This pedal can provide two modes, and the package is in the hanging mode.

The box is super large and the GT6 written above looks like a special version of this game

After opening the box, it is the power supply and fixture. And a 1.5cm thickness manual

Below is the steering wheel and pedal

Take out the real thing, the pedal default to the floor mode, but also the mode I am accustomed to

on board

Huge body size and the plate is very harmonious, Logitech's body is significantly smaller than the disk surface, the side shows that this plate is very overbearing strength, T500 return plate speed is very impressive, drift at 1080 degrees this ultra-high return plate speed This simplifies the operation directly. If the return tray is not fast enough, you may need to sell to quickly adjust the tire orientation. If you use the T500, you do not need to do this.

Return speed test

The disk is a rubber material, it is not leather disappointment, function key display support for Sony PS4 plate is a positive circle for drift and a large red back logo, diameter of 30cm is similar to the size of a real car, rotation angle of 1080 degrees, belt drive, T500 The details of force feedback are very good. After the frontal collision, the steering wheel will shake up and down. If the direction of the tire is not right after the landing, you will obviously feel the squeaking and the shoulder will shake.

I slowed down the jitter details and processed the video as follows

Plate with quick release system, interface for PS2 keyboard interface

The benefits of quick-disassembly are obvious. Different disks can be replaced to achieve different pleasures when the base is not changed. For example, F1 disk

Quick release system for plastic connection, I have little doubt on the strength

FTOP's F1 board

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The T3PA pro pedal is one of the core selling points of the T500RS. I use the floor mode here, the throttle is 2.5 kilograms, and the braking force is 10 to 25 kilograms. (Advantage bonus item, I think the brakes are harder and harder to open if there is no ABS assistance), the clutch is 10 kilograms.

Futuo Shi TH8A hand row

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The biggest advantage of this hand row is that it has more body position. First of all, he has 8 gears and 7 forward gears and one R gear.

Second, the fixture can be rotated to ensure maximum convenience


Finally speaking, the front four screws can be loosened to rotate the gear


After the four screws are completely unscrewed, the face can be changed to switch directly between the H position and the sequence.

The following figure shows the sequence file mode

There is a screw on the side to adjust the sense of inhalation under the H level, which simulates the inhalation feeling of the real car's gear, and the feel is more realistic.

However, the lever of this hand is plastic plating, not all-metal, and I have noticeable peeling after 2 months of use, which affects the appearance.

Handbrake part I chose domestic FRC linear handbrake

This handbrake is basically a must-have. The structure is simple, the Hall element's non-contact guarantees his skin resistance.

In the end I took a video of the dust rally to show the status of the T500rs in actual operation.

The video below is the full version of the above track playback

to sum up

In general, I was quite satisfied with this upgrade of the T500RS. The detailed simulation in the game has been greatly improved than that of the G27, and it has also solved the problem of force feedback dead zones that have been plaguing me. If Fotherstone officially enters the country , This plate has a warranty after it must be a very worthwhile purchase of products, hope that the domestic game simulation game more and more players, more players have hope!

Quietly say, Dirt4 is going to market now is a good time to buy a plate!


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