CH pedals

[mensa180]

Some time ago my right toe brake stopped working.  The left is fine, but the right shows itself at a constant 2559 or so, and does not register any input.

Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?

[Lye-El]

The really thin wire for your toe brake is broken. You will have to take it apart and splice it back together. CH pedals are prone to this. They are kind of a pain to take apart.

[bongaroo]

Same exact thing happened to mine mensa!  I've just been making extremely awkward looking landings for the past couple months.  I'm thinking of cracking it open and figuring it out today.  I'll try and take some photos in case they will help.

[HomeBoy]

You can see the insides here:  http://snomhf.exofire.net/gameportPedals.html

[Getback]

Well that explains the landings photo'd by Guppy.

[bongaroo]

Mine appear to be fixed. 

[Kermit de frog]

Mine appear to be fixed. 

I've had the same problem for awhile.

I may fix it today. 

[HomeBoy]

The wires in these pedals are very light gauge.  Since there is movement around them they can break (usually right at the connector).  Anytime I open a set of pedals for any reason, I always replace those wires with heavier gauge.

Opening the pedals can be a bit of a shock if one of the springs slips off it's posts.  If you study the pictures carefully, you can determine where those springs are and open that part first and assure the springs stay intact.  With that, it's not that big a deal to open these things up.  Also, I always squirt a big gob of hot glue around where those springs attach so I can relax while putting the thing back together.

[bongaroo]

The wires in these pedals are very light gauge.  Since there is movement around them they can break (usually right at the connector).  Anytime I open a set of pedals for any reason, I always replace those wires with heavier gauge.

Opening the pedals can be a bit of a shock if one of the springs slips off it's posts.  If you study the pictures carefully, you can determine where those springs are and open that part first and assure the springs stay intact.  With that, it's not that big a deal to open these things up.  Also, I always squirt a big gob of hot glue around where those springs attach so I can relax while putting the thing back together.

Although a slight pain I pulled the springs off to work on everything.  The hard part was they were the last thing I was putting back together during reassembly.  I used a small hook tool to pull it over the post as I was closing the plastic shell back up.

I calibrated in windows and in AH and everything seems great.  I'll be able to taxi normal again!  Woo woo!

[HomeBoy]

Although a slight pain I pulled the springs off to work on everything.  The hard part was they were the last thing I was putting back together during reassembly.  I used a small hook tool to pull it over the post as I was closing the plastic shell back up.

I calibrated in windows and in AH and everything seems great.  I'll be able to taxi normal again!  Woo woo!

Wonderful!   

Glad things went well for you.

[Kermit de frog]

Although a slight pain I pulled the springs off to work on everything.  The hard part was they were the last thing I was putting back together during reassembly.  I used a small hook tool to pull it over the post as I was closing the plastic shell back up.

I calibrated in windows and in AH and everything seems great.  I'll be able to taxi normal again!  Woo woo!

Nice one Ace.

[Lye-El]

Hope it lasts for you. Mine broke a second time. Decided it wasn't worth messing with a second time. I don't taxi around that much. My pedals also were getting flaky a while back and thought I would have to order a new pot from CH. I removed the pot and sprayed it out with Blue Shower (electronics cleaner). I got a lot of black residue out of it. Put it back in and it has been working great since.

Next time I open them up I am going to get some test lead wire and replace the toe brake wires with that.

[HomeBoy]

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Next time I open them up I am going to get some test lead wire and replace the toe brake wires with that.

If you have an old gameport joystick laying around, you can cut the cord off of it and strip out the wires from it.  These wires are usually pretty good quality since they have to withstand the cord being moved around a lot.  I get all the wires I use for projects this way.  Once you put those wires in, you'll have a set of pedals that will outlive you!

[bongaroo]

Thanks for the inspiration to go ahead and crack it open and fix it.  Took less than half an hour and most of that was trying to get everything back together without crushing a wire and hooking the springs back up.

Homeboy, your in Raleigh?  Want to grab a pint at the flying saucer or mitch's or something?

[HomeBoy]

Thanks for the inspiration to go ahead and crack it open and fix it.  Took less than half an hour and most of that was trying to get everything back together without crushing a wire and hooking the springs back up.

Homeboy, your in Raleigh?  Want to grab a pint at the flying saucer or mitch's or something?

Absolutely!

I enjoy the flying saucer (though you typically can't hear yourself think in that place) from time to time.  Haven't been to Mitch's since I was in school across the street somewhere around 1979.  I remember being amused that the guys walked out the back door of that place in the movie Bull Durham and DIDN'T fall ten feet to the ground since it's on the second floor in real life!   

Send me an email (see my sig) and we'll hook up sometime.