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

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Originally Posted by eugenebrooks View Post
It is important that you do not connect the ground on the 100K
pots wired to the OI. Follow IFI's instructions for the wiring.
If you actually get the wiper connected to the ground the OI
will send 127 and not 0 to the RC. This "feature" is a safety
measure to keep robots from running wild when a connection
is lost. If you can actually turn the pot far enough to get it
connected to ground the robot will suddenly stop instead of
doing what was intended.
Thanks for the explanation!

We'll work on getting the right resistance pots on the controller for the new robot, and only connect them to power.