Peter's fault - chatgpt view

since a while my crazy postings cause this phrase - people tell it to their wife's to excuse on no needed purchases - after some time it went international - hence "Peter ist schuld" became "Peter's fault"

why a dedicated post - many thanks @RCHeliguy - you had the discussion with chatgpt and asked about Peter's Fault - do not ask me why - its just funny and i need to share :) - and i love it

In a realm where wheels turn and engines roar,
Where virtual tracks span miles galore,
Every racing enthusiast dreams to soar,
But now, we’ve a new folklore to explore.

“Oh, why this need,” many would ask,
“To sit in a rig, perform the task?
To speed on circuits, in glory bask,
With gear that’s high-end, a luxurious flask?”

The answer, they say, lies not in the thrill,
Or chasing the apex, or mastering the hill.
It’s not about being first or chasing the bill,
It's about one man's influence, an indomitable will.

Peter, oh Peter, with a passion so true,
You spoke of sim rigs, the skies so blue.
Your tales of adrenaline, as the engine grew,
Made us yearn for the gear, our interests you drew.

It was Peter’s ardor, his infectious glee,
That had everyone saying, “I want to be free!”
To race in the sims, feel the wind, the spree,
With a wheel and pedals, as real as can be.

So, when you see racers, with gear pristine,
Remember Peter, the unseen vaccine.
He spread the fever, the sim racing gene,
Blame it on him, for this racing machine.

Now every time a wallet feels light,
As another buys gear, shining and bright,
We chuckle and think, with sheer delight,
“That’s another one caught by Peter’s invite.”
 
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some new rig pictues

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@Peter Winkler Very nice rig!
I have a simulair buttonbox like your Cosworth RSP. But it is starting to show its age with buttons failing (not the best designed pcb as solder points are breaking of). Time to design a new one. I'm curious what kind of buttons or switches you used on yours. I have seen a few designs (also on Turn discord) but the buttons are never as bright and fully lit like yours.
 
ouch - i bought them on ali - unfort they are no longer available
but search for pcb based switches with RGB inputs - and a clear plastic cap
i think on one of my accounts - either insta or fcb - people added some links already
maybe you screen my diy pages
 
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ouch - i bought them on ali - unfort they are no longer available
but search for pcb based switches with RGB inputs - and a clear plastic cap
i think on one of my accounts - either insta or fcb - people added some links already
maybe you screen my diy pages

I found these buttons that look like yours, but they are not ws2812b ones to work with SimHub.

 
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Hello
on your stream deck how do you turn the buttons on or off and that this is directly related to the state of the function concerned in the game ?

ex:
engine off=button off
engine on=button on
 
my streamdeck is not using this function
this active stream deck buttons is explained in this post

i think you mean my rubber switch panel
here you see all functions

to make this happen you need RGB LED buttons and those need to get simhub formulas - took me some time to get this working :)
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some formulas:
[EngineIgnitionOn]
for the first effect - panel get illuminated
[EngineStarted]
some colours change
 
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Helmet Cam

got some questions on my camera setup - whats the line we see in the videos - that's easy, its the visor.

I spent (wasted) some time with my GoPro. OK, the video quality is great - but if i compare to other helmet cams - quality is not what i am looking for. My DIY heart told me i need to build a integrated solution, but i am not yet convinced that its good for my irl driving. I do not plan to crash, but in case i am not sure if my DIY solution will be save enough. SO i decided to make another pwistudio hack - just designed 2 items fitting my race helmets - so i can easily remove them when i am at track.

Camera is from amazon - ELP 1080p usb 2.0

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another cool project

got a call - Peter, can you help me fixing my steering wheel, i have big issues during wet races. If you get those calls from simracers i am not concerned. Either i have time to help or i tell them, please use assign a different button - unfort in this case my approach is not working out :)

the rubber button membrane of this beautiful GT3 Cup steering wheel is broken and it seems to be that there are no spare parts. I do not comment on how this is being produced - i just focus on a nice DIY fix.

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as i already fixed some real racing stuff, i decided to get my DIY stuff into this steering wheel.

I need to admit - i am very proud - my DIY solution is looking outstanding - and my friend is able to activate his wipers. He decided to take a thinner button cap - as he dislikes the std Porsche buttons - as soon other will break - we will add my thinner ones ;)

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BST-1 & BST-300ex mounted

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i am very happy about the performance
now its time to test and decide

BST are adding great spectrum and presenting themselves as a possible low budget alternative to my TST429

this is the current setup

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BST-1 & BST-300ex mounted

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i am very happy about the performance
now its time to test and decide

BST are adding great spectrum and presenting themselves as a possible low budget alternative to my TST429

this is the current setup

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Do you think the one bst-300ex would better than two bst-1/aura assuming proper isolation?

This would be for the following locations (I have no tactile installed yet):

Under Heel Plate
Under Seat
Back of Seat

Shifter will have 1 aura
Pedals will have HSEF or VBDS

I think I want left/right effects so I'm leaning towards 2 aura instead of the bst-300ex for each location.
 
i did not test a lot - the 300 is different to the bst-1
i see certain benefits combining them

i stopped having left/right effects - it does not give me any benefit
in my setup left/right is just to have more seat vibration coverage

one 300 is definitely the same if not more power than 2 BST-1
but again - in combination they are really great

for the seat i would think of 1 300 plus 2 BST
for the pedals - 1 300

such setup you can run with one 4 channel amp - eg the epq304 or the tracks amp
 

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