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Re: Anyone have any leads on the steering wheel controller that uses a 15 pin connect

A PS2 controller is NOT a direct fit to the OI. We bought a PS2 steering wheel the other day, and what we did is:
Take the steering wheel apart.
Tear out the motherboard
Find the potentiometer connected to the steering mechanism
Solder on 3 longer wires
Connect it to a gameport plug
Plugged it into the OI.
And finally... programmed the robot to work with it.

Refer to the OI section on ifirobotics.com on how to wire it to the gameport.
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