THE ONLY WAY MINE WILL BECOME UNCALIBRATED IS IF I REPLUG THE CORD WHEN THE STICK IS OFF CENTER
First off, upper case was not necessary here
Secondly, my problem was that the cord was only just out of its socket, so that it would alternate between being plugged in and not being plugged in. When manoeuvring (i.e. when the stick isn't centred), as you can imagine this is rather problematic.
Yossarian, can u post a picture of what you did, i have the same issue, loose wire from Hotas to stick
TY sir
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Mbailey
If this description doesn't work (it should though!
), I'll post a picture or two - let me know.
Firstly, unplug the cable from your X-52. You'll see that each end has several metal pins, with a circular ring (or wall) of metal surrounding it. This 'wall' is what you need to deform slightly. All I did was take a small pair of pliers, and
very gently squeeze the sides of that wall until it doesn't look quite like a perfect circle anymore. Plug this back into your X-52, and check that it's a decent fit. If it isn't wiggling too much, then do it to the other end, but if it is, just repeat the process very gently. Please note that for me, the cord still wiggles about a bit when it's plugged in, but I actually have to take it out before any of the lights go off.
EDIT: Here's a quick paint diagram to clear up what I mean:
