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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: RTSigma on August 03, 2005, 01:24:37 PM
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Well, my nirvana has come!
I work as an Editor-in-Chief for a gaming site and since E3 I've met some great PR people from Saitek and CH. Now it has paid off.
Currently Saitek has sent me an X52 brand new and I used it a lot. Now they sent me an Evo, ST290, and ST90. CH will be sending me their HOTAS as well.
I'm a great reviewer, I know where quality is and where it isn't, what gamers want and all.
I hope that when I'm done reviewing these sticks, I will post them so that any new pilots that need advice on them, they can clearly see it!
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Originally posted by RTSigma
Well, my nirvana has come!
I work as an Editor-in-Chief for a gaming site and since E3 I've met some great PR people from Saitek and CH. Now it has paid off.
Currently Saitek has sent me an X52 brand new and I used it a lot. Now they sent me an Evo, ST290, and ST90. CH will be sending me their HOTAS as well.
I'm a great reviewer, I know where quality is and where it isn't, what gamers want and all.
I hope that when I'm done reviewing these sticks, I will post them so that any new pilots that need advice on them, they can clearly see it!
Your job is better than mine.
Woof
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Originally posted by RTSigma
Well, my nirvana has come!
I work as an Editor-in-Chief for a gaming site and since E3 I've met some great PR people from Saitek and CH. Now it has paid off.
Currently Saitek has sent me an X52 brand new and I used it a lot. Now they sent me an Evo, ST290, and ST90. CH will be sending me their HOTAS as well.
I'm a great reviewer, I know where quality is and where it isn't, what gamers want and all.
I hope that when I'm done reviewing these sticks, I will post them so that any new pilots that need advice on them, they can clearly see it!
st90 is crap................
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tell saitek to put the X45 spring on the X52 and give the x52 throttle rotors like those on the x45
tell them not all of us have 11 year old girl wrist and forearm strength .. thanks
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Originally posted by Eagler
tell them not all of us have 11 year old girl wrist and forearm strength .. thanks
I like the feel of the spring on my X45 except that it feels sticky and creaks. Is there some way to loosen the tension on the stick? The throttle has a tension adjuster but I see nothing on the stick :(
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zip ties, and silicone grease is a saiteks best friend.
the st290 pro isnt a bad stick for a cheapy,
nose bounce is at min ... but it fires too rapidly .. and if you hit /use the center button for sec fire .. the buttons beside it activate also ... had to unmap my flaps it was so bad .
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Originally posted by Alky
I like the feel of the spring on my X45 except that it feels sticky and creaks. Is there some way to loosen the tension on the stick? The throttle has a tension adjuster but I see nothing on the stick :(
found wax paper cut to fit around bottom of cup (btwn cup bottom and top of base) to work the best
also try turning the spring, sometimes helps me
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filing down the top of the spring where it is cut at the factory stopped the creeking and made for a more smooth rudder action on the X52 . That lip on the top of the spring actually digs into the plastic of the base of the stick ..
38
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Originally posted by several people
"assorted Saitek fixes"
Or.....
Buy a CH, plug it in, and forget about it.
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Originally posted by Grits
Or.....
Buy a CH, plug it in, and forget about it.
Period.
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Only.... CH = $150.00 for stick and throttle (or $200 if you're gouged), and then another $150.00 to $200.00 (depending where you buy) for rudder pedals.
That's $300.00 to $400.00 for basic flight input. If I had it I'd love it. but I'm stuck with an gameport MS Precision Pro for now. $20.00 off e-bay.
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So buy a gameport CH rig and spend less than $100 for the same thing. They are still out there.
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Still too expensive, considering I splurged a li'l to order some upgrade parts for my P3 650MHz
EDIT: I've heard there are some issues with the center point on CH pedals that use gameport (instead of USB) -- and as I type this I just remembered I only have 1 gameport and my stick's in that (can't use a gameport to USB adapter, I tried :( )
I guess I have crap luck with hardware lol!
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You should be able to run the peds to the USB port with an adapter and there is software at CH for doing it.
BUT the analog peds should have a pass through on em for the analog stick?????
Thinkin you will lose some of the buttons on the stick if you use XP??????
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Originally posted by wrag
You should be able to run the peds to the USB port with an adapter and there is software at CH for doing it.
I had a set of old CH Pro pedals and used an adapter, you don't need software. XP recognizes the adapter/pedals and I forget what it calls it but will supply the driver. You can calibrate it in AH like any other controller. My pots were gimped from sitting in the closet for years, took the pedals apart and couldn't put em back together :(
Chucked the scrambled mess in the dumpster.
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Yes brand new CH Pro USB stuff is expensive, I paid just over $300 for the whole setup two years ago, but over the years I have gotten to the point that I will NOT[/b] mess around with cheap stuff (Logicrap), or modifying expensive stuff (Cougar).
Back in the old days when the TM stuff first came out, I got one of the first FCS/WCS/RCS setups they had (think it was '92ish). TM is all I used for about five years, I had it all FLCS16 etc. It was cool, but the quality was garbage, pots were chitty and spiked even when brand new.
Now, I will (and did) pay extra for something I can use immediately, and for years to come with no issues. Buying cheaper stuff is false economy, you think you are saving money, but in the long run you are not.
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I gotta agree with Grits!
And CH takes care of you!
I know this because I've had some minor stuff and Mike at CH has seen to it that my probblems were takin care of and even personally test it before it was returned.
SO IMHO you can't go wrong with CH gear. Worth the expense in the long run, and IMHO in the short run too.
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Perhaps so, Grits, and I see your logic, but it involves having the capital in advance, anyways. And for people with lots of bills, and stockpiling of money for CH gear will undoubtedly be used on bills before there's enough for CH gear.
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Originally posted by Eagler
tell them not all of us have 11 year old girl wrist and forearm strength .. thanks
Not to mention hand size
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I used a mini torch on the X45 spring, just barely touching the side of the spring. After about 5 treatments the spring was much better.
Just tried the wax paper trick from the previous post and that really helped too!
maque