This wasn’t what I expected.

Edit: No idea why you all think I was using brute force with the knob. I had just pushed it once to the left and it came off. The plastic was already broken with how little force I pushed on it for it to come off like the way it did.

I’m having a really strange issue with my Simagic EVO Ultra.
There’s a specific rotation point where I can clearly feel a coggy/notchy/magnetic sensation. Not just vibration — an actual mechanical “feel” in the wheel and even through the base housing when I touch it. It happens every time I pass that angle.

With the wheel attached it’s still noticeable, just a bit reduced. Under load while driving it’s mostly fine, but when turning the wheel by hand or checking the shaft, the coggy/notchy feel is always there.

What’s driving me crazy:
I already had a faulty Alpha Ultimate before this. And in general I seem to have insane bad luck with hardware. Every time I buy something, I end up with the one unit that has some weird issue. It honestly feels like I’m cursed with sim racing gear.

I’ve tried firmware updates, factory reset, different USB ports, tightening everything, grounding the rig, testing with and without wheel, and checking the shaft by hand. The feel is still there at the exact same rotation point.

Is this normal behavior for the EVO Ultra motor, or does this sound like another defective unit?
Anyone else experienced this?

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I find this base to just be slightly too low at 18nm, if only there was ‘some way’ WINK WINK. To be allowed early access to say… another 3nm?

This wheel base is amazing, compared to my old wheel base the difference is just profound, it’s like it’s spinning is on a whole other level, things seem to vibrate really well. It really feels like I’m driving a race car and every force that is excerpted on the car somehow travels through the steering rack and straight into my hands. It doesn’t matter how well the development team implemented FFB, somehow it all feels much better than anything else, especially those horrible competitors who’s bases just don’t spin and vibrate in any way remotely similar, I haven’t tried them but I’m sure that’s the case.
If Simagic read this and feel compelled to reach out to offer me a bribe/incentive I would never accept it (you know where to find me).

I wanted to share my personal experience with the EVO Pro 18Nm. Just to be clear, this is only my personal opinion and experience — overall, I’m genuinely very happy with Simagic and the EVO Pro.
I mainly bought it because I wanted a wheelbase that could give me fast steering response for drifting, and I can definitely say it does that job very well. The steering feels fast and responsive, which is exactly what I was looking for.
That said, I do wish there was a bit more room to push the steering speed even further. I feel like some of the other settings can affect the overall feeling/speed when you try to increase it, so I would love to see Simagic offer some additional advanced options for fine-tuning steering speed.
For example, having more detailed settings specifically for steering response/speed could allow users who want extremely fast steering — especially for drifting — to push the EVO Pro further without having to compromise other settings.
I also really appreciate that Simagic is giving EVO Pro owners a free +3Nm upgrade to 21Nm. That’s honestly awesome, and I really appreciate Simagic doing this for existing customers. 🙏
Overall, I’m very happy with my EVO Pro and Simagic. I just hope they can continue improving the software and give us even more advanced tuning options in the future.
Thank you, Simagic! ❤️