HotNess Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 HELLO.. YOU PEOPLE!!!! ..(that was my christoper walken impression) http://www.free-track.net/english/ anyways...anybody use it or tried it or have it..lalala...,im waitig for my trackit4..but when got here was broke..so had to send it back and while i wait i was gunna try this,but you have to make the bits yourself...i have infared diods and a solder iron n thats it...lol...is it worth me tryng to build this thing,and any off you have advice on what the hell im supposed to do with the bits...lol xx vanessa xx Quote
+MigBuster Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 no comment never used it - get a TrackIR 4 - they are great, mine has never broken...ever :) Quote
HotNess Posted January 8, 2009 Author Posted January 8, 2009 no comment never used it - get a TrackIR 4 - they are great, mine has never broken...ever :) then give me yours.... xx v xx Quote
+MigBuster Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 typical! I can go one better and show you how to plug yours in if you like lol Quote
malibu43 Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 HELLO.. YOU PEOPLE!!!! ..(that was my christoper walken impression) http://www.free-track.net/english/ anyways...anybody use it or tried it or have it..lalala...,im waitig for my trackit4..but when got here was broke..so had to send it back and while i wait i was gunna try this,but you have to make the bits yourself...i have infared diods and a solder iron n thats it...lol...is it worth me tryng to build this thing,and any off you have advice on what the hell im supposed to do with the bits...lol xx vanessa xx Yes, I have it and use it. I spent a few hours with a friend soldiering up the hat and getting it to work. I am 100% glad that I went the $25-$30 route and did not spend a ton of money on track IR. Of course, I can't compare the two, but I can't see how track IR is $150 better. There is a support forum at the free-track website and there is a whole section on hardware/software setup. I'm sure you could find all the info you need to get up and running. Quote
+JediMaster Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 LOL, well for some of us a few hours IS worth $150. Quote
Nathan Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 HHHmmmmm Jedi Master all depends on what your paying $150 an hour for , you care to enlighten us hmmmmm lol Quote
HotNess Posted January 9, 2009 Author Posted January 9, 2009 (edited) HHHmmmmm Jedi Master all depends on what your paying $150 an hour for , you care to enlighten us hmmmmm lol im only £75 per hour....im bargin basement type..lol Edited January 9, 2009 by racindriver1 Quote
+JediMaster Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 I mean I'd rather pay $150 than spend several of my precious few "free" hours soldering crap together. Quote
kesegy Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 no offense, but the folks i've seen around on the net wearing those strange homemade duct-taped freetracks, look kinda lame - even more than a typical sim gamer does i don't know, somehow it just made me sad, really Quote
Icarus999 Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 im only £75 per hour....im bargin basement type..lol Nice Quote
HotNess Posted January 10, 2009 Author Posted January 10, 2009 HOOOOO KAYYYYY.....i bought bits...i tried,i burnt my kitchen top with solder iron and after 8 mins i gave up n cant be arsed with it...stupid building stuff....guess ill have to wait for trackir to come again..i have no patience.. xx v xx Quote
+FastCargo Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 Or buy a used TrackIR for $40 bucks...works fine. FC Quote
+SkippyBing Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) I'm confused by the spoon in that picture..... Edited January 11, 2009 by SkippyBing Quote
HotNess Posted January 11, 2009 Author Posted January 11, 2009 I'm confused by the spoon in that picture..... what can i say...i like spoons.!...its a multi purpose tool. in that filmage thing..."field of dreams"...that man kept hearing.."if you build it,he will come".....WELL I BUILT IT N FU*K ALL CAME...do not belive that movie folks..its a con... xx v xx Quote
+SkippyBing Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 LOL. Is a nine volt battery not slight overkill for three diodes? I did almost try building one yesterday but the local Maplins was out of IR diodes so I ended up buying a new keyboard instead. Quote
HotNess Posted January 11, 2009 Author Posted January 11, 2009 LOL. Is a nine volt battery not slight overkill for three diodes? I did almost try building one yesterday but the local Maplins was out of IR diodes so I ended up buying a new keyboard instead. Right..this is what you WILL DO..!!...you will go back to maplins..(same place i got my stuff),you will get the bits,and you will then build it and make it work....I will then either come round and steal yours by stepping on you in high heels,or you will tell me step by step what you did....you dont have a choice in this...... xx v xxx Quote
+MigBuster Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 HOOOOO KAYYYYY.....i bought bits...i tried,i burnt my kitchen top with solder iron and after 8 mins i gave up n cant be arsed with it...stupid building stuff....guess ill have to wait for trackir to come again..i have no patience.. xx v xx You could try plugging in the soldering Iron?? just a thought Quote
HotNess Posted January 11, 2009 Author Posted January 11, 2009 You could try plugging in the soldering Iron?? just a thought OH trust you to be hanging around somewhere...get out my kitchen..!!!!!..... xx v xx Quote
+MigBuster Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Just popped by to remove the knives That one on the table looks to close for comfort lol Quote
HotNess Posted January 11, 2009 Author Posted January 11, 2009 Just popped by to remove the knives That one on the table looks to close for comfort lol See,i do think of you...i was think about you when i bought the knife,and everytime i used it to slice things.....LOL xx v xx Quote
+MigBuster Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 See,i do think of you...i was think about you when i bought the knife,and everytime i used it to slice things.....LOL xx v xx Well hope you dont cut off your own finger while your day dreaming about me lol Quote
ONETINSOLDIER Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Whoa! Hold everything! You meen I can build me one of these thingamajigs? I got WAY too many electronics parts around here and some new tips for my weller soldering iron. Looks like I gotz me a project!! Heh, you think the guys with the duct tape look funny. Wait'll ya get a load of me! Quote
HotNess Posted January 11, 2009 Author Posted January 11, 2009 see...gwar is nice,he will build one then tell me how to do it....oohh show me what ya can do with your duck tape and bits....lol as for you miggy....YOU,ME...ducktape,solder iron and kinfe...and your screams of agony....thats a beautiful dream to me baby... xx v xx Quote
+SkippyBing Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Right, couldn't be bothered trying to find IR LEDs so I'm using some red ones, however the wiring is the same. If you look at the picture below black is for negative and red positive, proving that for once I can follow convention. For the LEDs the black leads go to the short leg and the red leads got to the long leg, this is basically the only bit you can get wrong but if you do it won't work. You'll also see I didn't bother with any of the current limiting resistors that the Freetrack guide recommends using, if you want to use them they go between the red lead and the long leg of the LED. Basically they'll prolong component life, there might be a safety aspect as well vis overheating but it's a risk I'm willing/drunk enough to take. This is with power applied, I'm only using two 1.5v AA batteries as that's more than enough for the LEDs I'm using as they only need about 1.6v. I'm only using an 8 cell holder because it was lying around. You wouldn't believe the crap I have lying around I found a DVD player I didn't know I had the other day and I've a sneaky suspicion I could build two more computers with the parts I've got in the back of my wardroom, it's like Narnia in there just with more motherboards and less fawns.... I suppose I should see if I can get it to work with the Freetrack software now... Quote
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