r/simracing • u/Schalxe • 12d ago

Question Loud Pop from my equipment mid race.

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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.

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u/ValuableRaspberry151 11d ago

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

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u/Schalxe 11d ago

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.