On Wed, 10 Jan 2007, kevin kraly wrote: > Thanks for the clarification. My original thought was that the sensor was > overridden once the wheel hit the detent, but I didn't know why.
I've got one of them here (early 126 type 3 wheel) and it is a PC board with a pot on it and some traces in an arc. The wheel has metal fingers that short out the traces at the two ends of travel. Here's what I can figure out looking at it, it has 7 pin sockets, I'll number them (looking into the sockets) : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The pot is connected so that the "Min" end of the element is on pin 7, the "Max" end on 2 and the wiper on 3. When the wheel is at "Max", it shorts 5 and 6. At "Min" it shorts 1,5 and 7. Anywhere else in its travel, the wheel shorts 4 and 5. HTH (clear as mud right?) (dont have a digicam handy) -j. -- 1985 300D 223k "Gerta" 1991 Jeep Cherokee 149k "the fishbowl" 1999 E300Dt 106k (the creaky one) 1999 E300Dt 140k (the leaky one)
