Heusinkveld Sim Handbrake

When rallying or drifting, you want full control. The Handbrake is designed to offer a firm feel with adjustable resistance, simulating the behavior of a real handbrake. The solid construction ensures it stays stable and reliable during simracing. Enjoy rallying or drifting with a next level of precision.

FEATURES

Find Your Perfect Feel
The adjustable dual stage spring system provides a realistic progressive handbrake feel. Customize spring travel & preload and choose from 3 different force curves.

Work It Like a Pro
Our Handbrake is force sensitive, which means you may have to give it some stick to get around those hairpin corners. Apply up to 22kg of actual force on the 120kg load cell for a serious rally experience.

A Strong, Compact and Highly Adjustable Handbrake
Change the lever from horizontal to vertical or change the brake feeling using the included elastomers.

These and all other adjustment options ensure it perfectly suits your driving style or the specific car you’re simulating. Perfect if you are looking for a realistic and high-performance handbrake solution.

Attack Every Corner with Unmatched Performance & Control 
Adding the Handbrake to your set-up is a great way to achieve more control and immersion. The load cell technology ensures precise force measurement of your inputs.

With adjustable resistance and customizable travel, the Handbrake provides a realistic and responsive feel, allowing you to simulate the handbrake feel just like in real-world racing.

Mount it Your Way
Mount the handbrake horizontal or vertical. And choose from a horizontal or vertical lever position. Four adjustment holes for fine-tuning the lever angle. Adjust the yaw of the entire unit with the included adapter plate.

Shape Your Output
Our SmartControl software allows for super-easy adjustment of required force, deadzones and the shape of the output curve. A soft handbrake response on gravel or super sensitive on tarmac? No problem.

All Adjustments at a Glance
Feel
Choose from 3 progressive force curves using the included elastomers. Set the preload by turning the adjustment nut.

Ergonomics
Choose a horizontal or vertical lever. Fine-tune the lever angle with 5 additional adjustment holes.
Mount the base horizontally or vertically. Set the yaw rotation with the included adapter plate.

Force
Set the required force using SmartControl. Complete freedom to configure non-linear output curves.

ABOUT THE HANDBRAKE

Engineering
Heusinkveld Handbrake offers performance and control. Using a force sensitive 120kg load cell the Handbrake is strong and can handle high forces.

Built with high-quality materials, the Handbrake is designed to withstand rigorous use, offering long-lasting durability even under intense simracing conditions. Its solid construction ensures it remains stable and reliable during long simracing sessions. The design is compact, making it easy to mount it on your simulator.

Adjustment Options
The Heusinkveld Handbrake features a wide range of mechanical adjustments. All adjustments enable you to fine-tune the handbrake to suit your driving style or the specific car you’re simulating. Perfect for those simracerg seeking a competitive edge.

The Handbrake features:

• A 2-stage spring system provides resistance when pulling the lever
• An initial metal coil spring simulates the pad-to-disc gap and/or slack on the handbrake cable
• Elastomers, providing a unprecedented progressive brake feel
  

The main loading on the brake is simulated by compressing the elastomers. These elastomers give an incredible brake feel. A total of 3 elastomers are provided inside the package. These 3 elastomers enable you to set a soft, medium or stiff handbrake feeling. Making sure you discover the brake feel you like the most to attack every corner.

To change the position of the Handbrake, you can choose to change the lever. The lever can be set in a horizontal or vertical position. Per position there is a fine-tune adjustment up to 26 degrees to set the exact position of the lever.

If you use the included optional adapter plate, you have up to 22,5 degrees of freedom to set the yaw of the handbrake. This can greatly enhance the ergonomics of your simulator, allowing you to pull the handbrake straight towards you from a multitude of mounting positions. For all the details regarding this adapter plate, check our manual.

Mounting
Heusinkveld Handbrake can be mounted in 2 different ways:

• The first option is to use the 4 mounting holes on the base itself (2 on each side), which allow you to mount the handbrake to a flat surface
• The second option is to use the included optional adapter plate. This allows you to easily mount the handbrake to aluminium profiles (aluminium profiles not included). An added advantage is the yaw adjustment, allowing you to offset the yaw of the handbrake base up to 22,5 degrees. Making sure it fits ergonomically correct on your simulator.

Electronics
The electronics of the handbrake are integrated inside the handbrake base. The system as a whole has passed EMC compliance testing, guaranteeing a stable output signal. A USB cable is supplied with every handbrake in order to connect it to your PC.

The lever uses a 120kg load cell, resulting in up to 22kg of actual force measured at the lever. The measurement of the handbrake force is linear. Using Heusinkveld SmartControl software, you have complete freedom to set custom non-linear output curves.

SPECIFICATIONS

WARRANTY

Heusinkveld gives a 24-month warranty starting from the date of delivery. Repairs and/or replacement deliveries do not create an extension of the warranty period. The warranty means that defects will be remedied free of charge within a reasonable period of time, either by repairing or replacing the products and/or parts in question. The products and/or parts replaced become the property of Heusinkveld. The warranty does not include any further right to compensation from Heusinkveld. The warranty does not cover defects resulting from:

• a. incorrect setup and/or installation;
• b. non-compliance with the (safety) regulations stated in the manual;
• c. inappropriate use;
• d. inappropriate operation;
• e. external influences, such as transport damage and impact damage;
• f. repairs and modifications not carried out by Heusinkveld;
• g. use of non-original parts. Heusinkveld does not warrant that the products are suitable for the purpose for which the Buyer wishes to use them. Under no circumstances are the products suitable for use other than in a simulator.

The products are not suitable for use on (public) roads, on a test track, or as (part of) an electric vehicle.