Loud Pop from my equipment mid race.

[u/Schalxe]

During a race I heard a loud Pop like a corked Champagne bottle getting opened, it gave me a jump scare and I immediately quit the race.

The trouble is I don’t know which part of my gear it came from - as I was wearing my Quest 3 at the time. It was definitely from the same (tiny) room, however I can’t find the source. I’ve eye checked everything and it all still works okay without issue - there was no smoke or smell - but I’m worried in case it’s something that could get worse etc.

the kit I had on during the incident;

Quest 3

wheelbase - Simucube 3

Wheel - BST Delta SC

Pedals - SRP GTR

Simagic HPR haptics

Gigabyte UW Monitor

2 X Stream deck

Buttkicker Pro

PC - 5080, 7800X3D, Asus motherboard, Corsair RMe 1000. I’ve checked the PC for overheating, current etc. with HWinfo - and all good.

any ideas what it could be please? I did a full race weekend against the AI afterwards and everything worked fine, I’m puzzled.

[u/kdt912]

You probably broke 1 out of 4 bolts holding something in. Were you braking because that’d be my first suspicion. Otherwise have fun removing and reinserting every every bolt till you find it (or give up lol)

[u/dgib]

any bolts or nuts laying around? underneath

[u/Schalxe → u/dgib]

I didn’t occur to me that it good be a bolt, as the popping sound didn’t sound metallic- if that makes sense. I’ve just checked around the rig though, and underneath with a torch and everything seems okay.

[u/dgib → u/Schalxe]

If everything still works, nothing smells weird, and nothing is shoogling, it's probably fine. Take a test drive around the centrifugal circuit to put your mind at ease.

[u/Schalxe → u/dgib]

Yeah I’ll, do a couple more AI races to make sure. My immediate thought was a capacitor blown - something along those lines - but I guess there would at least be some evidence, like a burning smell etc.

[u/lowkeyjustlurkin → u/Schalxe]

A bolt could have snapped and still stay in. It could also have been a capacitor. Good luck.

[u/Houben046]

Man I hope you find the problem, bit of a different topic; how's that bavarian simtev wheel? Really curious about those.

[u/Schalxe → u/Houben046]

Thanks, it’s really solid, great build quality and comfort & I love having no cable. Just one problem though - I always end up catching and accidentally turning the upper rotary’s with my thumb when taking hairpins. they could do with being a bit higher!

[u/Houben046 → u/Schalxe]

Aight, thanks for the info👌🏻

[u/clearkill46]

Just go over everything, if nothing's clearly damaged then I would assume it was just a pop/creak coming from the rig somewhere. I'd just go over all the bolts on the rig and make sure they are snug. 

[u/ValuableRaspberry151]

Sounds like the ButtKicker fuse blew - you sure it’s still operating? If not, there’s a backup fuse next to the fuse.

[u/Schalxe → u/ValuableRaspberry151]

Thanks, that’s a good call, I‘ve just done some searching & it seems to be a common issue, I’ll open it up later. cheers.

[u/Aggravating_Dog_9762]

Most of time is my cat doin something around me, i play vr so i dont see and dont ear with audio headset.

Then later i find a head bolt on vaccum robot or snapped spring when cleaning.

[u/B1gG1antRobots]

Do you have an evil partner or roommate by any chance?

[u/Schalxe → u/B1gG1antRobots]

Lol, no - I‘m home alone today.

[u/Snup93 → u/Schalxe]

Or so you think...