Logitech MOMO Force Review
Posted in Game Controller, Peripheral, Review on 11/24/2009 09:07 pm by milkapple
You will find Logitech MOMO Force almost like MOMO Racing when you beginning to view, that is non-silp leather steering wheel and aluminum pedals. These two characteristics also had a preliminary foreshadowed that MOMO Force is designed for PC racing players. The shell of MOMO Force is made of rigid plastic, and there are a pair of stylish stripes which emitting DIY style.

The center that is the intersection of 3 plate body support columns, there is a metal panel includes six customizable function buttons. And two solid metal gear device behind the steering wheel.

The steering wheel connects the power and foot pedals through a jack in the right of the shell. There are four round rubberpad at the bottom of the steering wheel, are used to prevent shell slippage or left scratches on the desktop. Two plastic clamps are responsible for fixing steering wheel on the table. The third optional fixed bolt can be installed into the back of the shell. You need to drill a hole in the desktop if want to install a third fixed bolts. The guidance notes of correct positioning of the fixed holes is in the packaging.


The front fixture is able to cope with 2.25 inches table panels. Even if no third fixed bolts, the two fixture in the front of the shell have been able to fix MOMO Force in one position steadily.

Pedal board like the steering wheel is also made of rigid plastic. A bright aluminum skid plate on the footrest panel make MOMO Force more solid.

Pedal device extended straight from the substrate to maintain a near-horizontal position. However, foot pedal device panels are available rotating in order to maintain leg and foot devices contact close, while ensuring the comfort of feet.


The bottom of the pedal box is equipped with 8 rubber pads to prevent box sliding in the hard texture of the board.

The external of MOMO Force are examined in detail, now let’s open the lid to see what make it moving.
In order to open the shell of the steering wheel box, you must remove the steering wheel first. There are six screws into the steering wheel fixed to the steering column, when put out the screw, you can separate the wires, then remove the steering wheel. Solve the obstacles to the steering wheel, you can apart the screws which connected the two boxes, then you can remove the cover of the shell. The power equipment of MOMO Force exposed in front of us immediately.

Go inside and see the workmanship is indeed very good, one after each component is fixed well. There is a large metal bracket used to support the force feedback devices and two fixed-gear clamps. The steering wheel controls by different locations and potentionmeter in the rear of shaft.

The next step is in-depth view Force Feedback device, you must remove the shaft first in order to understand the structure inside the gear. Just remove several screws and positioning button. It is easy to complete the demolition. At this time, you can see the thick bearings for force feedback devices inside.

When unloading the last several screws, the force feedback gear system are displayed in our eyes. MOMO Force’s force feedback device includes three basic parts – motor, reduction gear and main gear. Plastic reduction gear attached to metal bearing metal bearing column and then set in metal switch to turn the end of the column can be embedded in devices to a fixed roof. Column through the transfer key, and three screws connected with the main gear.

To view the details of the pedal device, just open box at the bottom of several screws. Open the cover, you may see a box fixed to the pedal of plastic grooves on the inside foot plastic arm, there is still electricity-bit device for converting fuel and brake pedal to control. Fuel use than the brake lever is about 1.5 inches long with the arm. In this way, when you need to step on a long refueling point, that can be more precise movement. Foot stretch provided by the compressed spring. Two compression springs on the pedal to different degrees. However, two elastic pedal feel similar to spring compressed to varying degrees, due to differences in the length of arm of force compensation.

Floor contains the location of the slot limit Arm Road, there are two rubber pads to withstand force arm. Two metals on the bottom used to increase the weight of foot devices to reduce the slippage in use of the box.
