CH Products

[Alpo]

Well... my X45 trigger is the issue after several years (not making continuous contact when pulled).  I've become quite used to the silly rudder rocker and actually prefer it to twisty sticks.

My question... can you use the X45 system for throttle and rudder, while using the CH Fighterstick for the rest of the inputs?

[Lusche]

Originally posted by Alpo
Well... my X45 trigger is the issue after several years (not making continuous contact when pulled).  I've become quite used to the silly rudder rocker and actually prefer it to twisty sticks.

My question... can you use the X45 system for throttle and rudder, while using the CH Fighterstick for the rest of the inputs?

Should be no problem at all. As long as your controllers are recognized by AH2, you should be able to configure them any way you want. I use my X45 for thottle only and for the rest of inputs a different joystick & pedals
(Wanna have fun? Try such things in other sims )

[Alpo]

Originally posted by Lusche
Should be no problem at all. As long as your controllers are recognized by AH2, you should be able to configure them any way you want. I use my X45 for thottle only and for the rest of inputs a different joystick & pedals

Sounds great... I've read many places that the CH stuff is so much more accurate with it's input.  Just one question...

Originally posted by Lusche
Try such things in other sims )

what are these things called "other sims"??

[Lye-El]

Originally posted by Schatzi
The problem with the X45 is that the springs are really stiff and the movement of plastic on plastic sometimes "sticks" a bit. Makes very fine inputs difficult at times. Im having trouble myself sometimes, but i generally like the springs a lot stiffer then Schutt does anyway.

I used about ten wire ties to collapse some turns on the spring and candle wax on the cup base. Not perfect but a lot better than it was.

[ViZeen]

dang good idea, think I will give that a try when I get some time allocated to engineering

[Brenjen]

Just be sure to test the peds well & keep an eye on them for a few weeks after purchase. CH's quality control is either slipping or they have a problem with some hardware they put or are putting into the peds. Myself & a few other people (one in my squad) have had problems with recently purchased CH pro peds; my squaddies problem was nearly identical to mine.

 I complained in a rather stern way to CH cust. sup.  about having to pay RMA shipping to send them back to Newegg for a refund/replacement & CH had a "That's too bad" attitude at first; but after a few email exchanges they sent me a new set that works great so far & had the UPS guy pick up my bum set, all at no cost to me.

 CH took care of me 100%, but they didn't act like they wanted to at first. And there is or was a problem with a percentage of the peds that is more than the normal DOA rate. They may have gotten it sorted, may have been a bad batch of pots or something, I don't know; It's just a heads up.

[Schatzi]

Originally posted by Lye-El
I used about ten wire ties to collapse some turns on the spring and candle wax on the cup base. Not perfect but a lot better than it was.

You say candle wax.... how did you get it on the cup base?

[Lye-El]

Originally posted by Schatzi
You say candle wax.... how did you get it on the cup base?

I should have said the ring that the cup rides on and what I could rub on the bottom of the cup when the joystick is pushed over. At first I had to rub wax on it quit often but over time it's became less and less. I assume that the wax has built up a thin film over time.

I shaved one of my wifes potpurri.....err.......smelly candles to a shape that was more condusive to the purpose. It also smells purdy when I rub it on the plastic.

[531 Ghost]

You can get (in Germany) your CH Products here

Here are the diffrences: FighterStick

CombatStick

You don't  need large hands as I only have a medium set.

[Schatzi]

Originally posted by Lye-El
I should have said the ring that the cup rides on and what I could rub on the bottom of the cup when the joystick is pushed over. At first I had to rub wax on it quit often but over time it's became less and less. I assume that the wax has built up a thin film over time.

I shaved one of my wifes potpurri.....err.......smelly candles to a shape that was more condusive to the purpose. It also smells purdy when I rub it on the plastic.

Worked great so far! Thanks for the tip LyeEl.

[Max]

Schutt ~ A suggestion for you:

If you've become adept at using the rocker switch on your X45 for rudder input, you may wish to combine the X45 throttle with a CH stick. That would save you the cost of a CH throttle and peds. Just a thought.

Dunno how that would work with the CH Control Manager software but you'd still have the AH joystick programming option available to you.

[Schatzi]

Hes bought himself pedals....

[Brenjen]

I use my X-52 throttle in combination with my fighterstick for those reasons & it worked out great for me.

[Rolex]

Originally posted by Schatzi
Hes bought himself pedals....

He's just like your other patients. He's such an animal.

[Alpo]

Originally posted by Brenjen
I use my X-52 throttle in combination with my fighterstick for those reasons & it worked out great for me.

Well... I guess I'm glad to hear this    Unfortunately, it means I'm being ignorant in my setup steps.

I Purchased a Combatstick this weekend and I can't seem to get everything working how I think it really should.  The stick is great and I can get the X45 rocker to work the rudder, but the throttle is insisting on being on the CH stick.

Add to the fact the Saitek profiler no longer recognizes the X45 being attached means any programming I had for the throttle side is not functioning.