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Offline Mogi

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How sturdy are CH Pros?
« on: November 27, 2001, 11:52:00 AM »
Still considering buying some, how sturdy are they?  Will they put up with size 9's pushing on them all the time?

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« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2001, 11:55:00 AM »
My size 12s have been pushing my pro pedals for nearly 2 years.. no probs.

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« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2001, 11:58:00 AM »
Hi there,

I don't know about the rudder pedals but I have had 2 CH PRO joysticks in the last 5 years. The first was my primary stick for over 3 years. My son uses it now for his games and it works fine. The springs are a bit sloppy but the pots are fine. My second joystick is working great after about a year +. It does have a 3 year warrantee as well. CH told me there woyuld be no problem getting parts if I wanted to rebuild my old stick. I figure the rudder pedals are going to be just as sturdy.

 
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« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2001, 03:57:00 PM »
U can buy them , no worries . Trust me , I am a big enough to break them if they were cheap . hehe .
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« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2001, 05:21:00 PM »
The only mechanical troubles I've had with CH stuff is worn out hat switches.  I've replaced a couple of pots over the years too.  And I had one keyboard connector that got a little too loose after being pulled out/plugged in a few hundred times.  But the stick and rudder and throttle mechanisms have been no problem.

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« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2001, 09:34:00 PM »
I've had a set of CH Pro Pedals I bought when they first released them. Still working fine.
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« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2001, 10:09:00 PM »
been using ch pro pedals for about a year now.  Absolutely no problems with my size 12 combat boots pushing on em.  ;)

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« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2001, 11:13:00 PM »
i've had mine 3 1/2 years, no problems from me stomping on them at all

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« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2001, 03:18:00 AM »
I've had mine for 3 1/2 years also. Changed pots early last year. I use them as foot rests while not flying, they're sturdy buggers!

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« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2001, 07:58:00 AM »
Size 13 1/2  shoe at the end of thi 6ft 5", 290lb luxury liner sized guy here and my CH Por peds are still working fine after three plus years.  :)

 I don't pound on them either anyway. I have them sitting on a rubber matt to keep them from sliding around. And I find gentle rudder inputs work best - with an occasional hard push.

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« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2001, 11:13:00 AM »
CH pedals are sturdy, but don't depend on getting parts.  Their customer service isn't what it used to be.
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Offline Mogi

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« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2001, 07:50:00 PM »
Thanks very much guys, bought them tonite, they work great, and do seem extremely sturdy.

Thanks you all for your advice!

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« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2001, 10:18:00 AM »
I am new to AH, I purchased a CH porducts USB F16 and Pro peddles I use XP. My question; will XP detect the hardware and install the correct drivers or does someone know where I can get USB drivers? I looked at CH's site but they do not support W2K or XP.  Thank you in advance.   :)

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« Reply #13 on: November 30, 2001, 10:57:00 AM »
CH doesn't have any 2k/xp drivers out yet. Last I heard they were suppose to have somethign this month.

I havn't tried it, but I beleive XP should see your sticks as joysticks, and you should be able to use them as such, but you might loose buttons and special features without actual drivers.