FIRST Friday of the month Mt. Nebo/Glorious run

phoe · Postby **phoe** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:56 pm

mattyredlocks wrote:So what's everyone's excuse this time?

Got none.

mattyredlocks · Postby **mattyredlocks** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:01 pm

phoe wrote:
mattyredlocks wrote:So what's everyone's excuse this time?

Got none.

Excellent.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:18 pm

Dodgy tyres, broken chassis-rail, over-boosting turbo, sticky clutch pedal .... I'm there

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 6:44 pm

Might pop over to c my old yellow Na, but won,t b going for run.

Novice1

MattR · Postby **MattR** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:05 pm

Can't make it, plod doesn't have much of a sense of humour if the numbers in his talky machine go up over 0.05 and I have had a couple of bevvies.....

corners · Postby **corners** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:05 pm

MattR wrote:Can't make it, plod doesn't have much of a sense of humour if the numbers in his talky machine go up over 0.05 and I have had a couple of bevvies.....

Tisk tisk! :beer:

I can give your car a run if you like :lol:

cookie · Postby **cookie** » Sat Nov 08, 2014 2:38 am

Nice to say yellow to you all tonight. Had a good run down with tien. Thanks! Had an even more fun time with 10+ ae86s. They were first hesitant to see me butting in, bit after leading the pack I'd won most of them over. Mind you I had better tyres and more power than them in a newer chassis. Not really fair is it! Hope everyone made it home safe.

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:24 pm

Yes it was a good run down for sure

Good to see everyone again along with some new faces

Hopefully I'll be there next month as well

Also to those who I was having a chat in regards to steer by wire (sorry I don't recall names apart from Andrew lol)
Here's a few links to read
http://www.caradvice.com.au/241975/infi ... -detailed/
http://www.caradvice.com.au/305002/infi ... 37-report/

corners · Postby **corners** » Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:30 pm

Yeah I had read about that before. Not a fan

Vat · Postby **Vat** » Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:15 pm

It's close to the final step in self driving cars.

mattyredlocks · Postby **mattyredlocks** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:14 pm

TieNN89 wrote:Yes it was a good run down for sure

Good to see everyone again along with some new faces

Hopefully I'll be there next month as well

Also to those who I was having a chat in regards to steer by wire (sorry I don't recall names apart from Andrew lol)
Here's a few links to read
http://www.caradvice.com.au/241975/infi ... -detailed/
http://www.caradvice.com.au/305002/infi ... 37-report/

Ah yes, that was I!

I think I read an article about the same car - though it didn't have a fancy dissection of it. Looks like there is still a mechanical link to the wheels? Or I am not looking at that right...

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:09 pm

mattyredlocks wrote:I think I read an article about the same car - though it didn't have a fancy dissection of it. Looks like there is still a mechanical link to the wheels? Or I am not looking at that right...

Good spotting umm now I'm confused

I read another article and they said "...there's no mechanical connection between the wheel in your hands and the wheels on the street. Just electric signals." http://www.wired.com/2014/06/infiniti-q ... r-by-wire/

Now I'm confused because like you just pointed out it looks to have some form of connection

mattyredlocks · Postby **mattyredlocks** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:37 pm

TieNN89 wrote:Now I'm confused because like you just pointed out it looks to have some form of connection

Looks like a few u-joints? I honestly have no idea (anyone with proper mechanical engineering training, please jump in now), but perhaps it's for the "oh sh*t electrics failed" moment (doesn't look big enough?), or it's just for feedback from the wheels - so it feels more natural when steering?

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 6:08 am

I didn't think the laws on steer and brake by wire had changed.

Last I looked at it these were considered critical safety systems and had to function at a basic level on pure mechanics.

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tbro · Postby **tbro** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 11:01 pm

Nissan is recalling 23 of its 2014 Infiniti Q50 luxury sedans because the steer-by-wire system could fail if the temperature in the engine compartment drops below freezing, according to a recall report filed with NHTSA. (This is a preventative measure by Nissan—the failure has not happened in the real world.) The system, which uses software and electronics to steer the car's front wheels rather than a traditional mechanical link between the steering wheel and steering rack, can reengage the mechanical connection if a failure is detected. But according to the release, the failure could also delay this backup system, potentially rendering the Q50 a 3500-pound, undriveable projectile.

Considering Infiniti's direct adaptive steering is the first of its kind in a passenger vehicle and hasn't been on the roads for long, this is more than a little unfortunate.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/ne ... m-16276674

Ummmmmm, me thinks its still a bit early yet