Saitek X52

[turt21]

Well I thought Id try to set up my older Saitek stick and rudder again after a couple years. MAybe get back into a scenario or 2. Controls are very jumpy and not instantaneous during flight. I reinstalled drivers, calibrated in Win 10 again in the game . Does this eqpt go bad sitting in the closet? Do they like a diff usb connection?

[Bizman]

Potentiometers may corrode when unused, usually some wiggling and some electronics cleaner spray will help.

Different USB connections can help. That said, if two similar looking connectors are side by side they're most likely just a single connector split in two. But if one has a black tongue and the other has a blue one they're separated and don't share the same resources.

[Animl-AW]

Well I thought Id try to set up my older Saitek stick and rudder again after a couple years. MAybe get back into a scenario or 2. Controls are very jumpy and not instantaneous during flight. I reinstalled drivers, calibrated in Win 10 again in the game . Does this eqpt go bad sitting in the closet? Do they like a diff usb connection?

Stored my x52 for yrs, was not the same stick when I used it again. Even took it apart and cleaned it. Very spiky.

I recklessly assume the plastics breaking down, the gases released ruin sensors. Just assuming because I had no exact answer.

On my page, the link in my sig, has a page on my stick settings for that old x52 to combat degrading. It might help. I did update the rudder settings at 40% straight across on scaling. But didn’t update the page.

Eventually I just replaced it with a VKB NXT and am in bliss with it