Sim Racing H-shifter

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I wanted a sturdy but simple Sim Racing H-pattern shifter compatible with my Fanatec CSL Elite wheel. All DIY variants of sim shifters are not very sturdy and usually not very simple in the construction. My shifter is simple in the mechanical construction, and it contains relatively few parts. The electronics is simple, at least for most of the diy-people. The shifter uses hall effect switches and position sensors that will never wear out. I have simplified the electronics so that few components are needed. There are not many tools needed either. Shifter is very sturdy and the surfaces that wear is in metal where needed. X- and Y-axis joints have small ball bearings that are press fitted to the plastic parts. The shifter uses two spring loaded ball screws that give the shifter three distinct positions in the Y-direction. The X-direction is a continuous motion. X-position is centered by two, very commonly used 3D-printer hotbed springs 8mm diameter and 20mm long. There are only three 3D-printed parts. The 4th part is a drill jigg for drilling the hole in the central extension nut. The 5th part is a drill jig for creating the mounting pattern for the shifter if needed. There are more build instructions here, https://foogadgets.blogspot.com/2021/10/sim-racing-h-shifter.html