Using the Progressive Brake Adjuster
The progressive brake tension adjuster uses a conical
rubber on an adjuster screw to give your brake ring a
progressive feel. This is designed to give you more of
a “sweet” spot feel where the brakes are coming in.
The use and adjustment is entirely your preference,
but I generally prefer to set it so that it starts getting
stiff just before threshold braking, and quite stiff
when the brakes lock.
Since this “sweet” spot varies widely between
simulators and cars, we’ve made it adjustable on the
fly. Just turn the adjuster screw in to enable the
progressive rubber sooner, or out to reduce or
disable the effect.
Note: You must be able to depress the brake 100% at
least once after the wheel turns on for calibration. If
you run the rubber so stiff that you cannot reach
100% you may need to back it off a bit.
The overall effectiveness, how quickly the brake gets
stiffer, can also be adjusted by moving the adjuster
assembly closer or further from the ring mount shaft.
See the section “Reversing Throttle and Brake Rings”
for instructions on how to move the adjuster
assembly between rings.
