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General Category => General Discussions => Topic started by: lsbrodsky on November 20, 2012, 04:01:30 pm

Title: Ignorant Newbie Question about shift lights
Post by: lsbrodsky on November 20, 2012, 04:01:30 pm

Forgive this basic question but I am in the process of installing a Pro-Race display for use in iRacing. I currently drive the Radical, but tinker with some others. Where do I obtain RPM values to put into the configuration for the shift lights and do I have to change that each time I change cars? Thank you
Larry

Title: Re: Ignorant Newbie Question about shift lights
Post by: Cristiano on November 20, 2012, 05:31:20 pm

Hello.

You can create different profiles as I think I explained to you in the email.
But there is another possibility.
Instead of configuring the shift lights using absolute values of ROM, you could use RPM values expressed in %

So you can configure the shift lights to turn on when RPM= 85% of the range. So it doesn't matter what car you drive, shift light  will be on when RPM is at 85% of the max value.

if max RPM is 11.000, shift lights will turn on at 9.350 rpm

if you drive a different car where max RPM is 8.000, shift lights will turn ON at 6.800 rpm.

Please let me know if I didn't explain well.

Cristiano

Title: Re: Ignorant Newbie Question about shift lights
Post by: lsbrodsky on November 20, 2012, 05:37:31 pm

Good explanation! I will do that next time I am in the sim. That will work for me but I would expect different optimal shift points at different percentages if engine types are significantly diffferent.
Larry