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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Banshee7 on April 13, 2008, 05:04:52 PM
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Having a problem with my Z Rotation (twisty) on my X52. It won't seem to calinrate in Aces High. When i try to apply a little left rudder it hops straight to 0 (full left deflection). When i try to apply a little right rudder is goes straight to 65535 (full right deflection). Help anyone? B/c right now im using the thumb dial on the throttle as rudder. :salute
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Banshee7
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You told me the night you got it that "you had it under control".
:uhoh
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Mine has started doing this as well. Even calibrating doesn't help. I removed the SSI software and have it on a powered USB, no help. It will work for a few sorties after logging on, but then kaput.
It also loses auto pilot and when sitting still it spikes like crazy in map controllers. It has on occasion set 1 or 2 sliders and sometimes all sliders to default. When I first got it it was super-sensative in roll etc, now it feels like rolling in cement (if that makes any sense at all).
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You told me the night you got it that "you had it under control".
:uhoh
i didnt know the rudder was fubar the 1st night
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did you calibrate in windows before you calibrated in AH?
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Pull out the little gray tab at the bottom and buy some rudder pedals.
Fixed the problem for me :aok
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The X/Y sensors are much more durable hall effect sensors. The rudder is an old crappy-style potentiometer...it dies. Luckily a nice man on the BBS hooked me up with the stick portion of his, since he was only using the throttle, when mine died.
*sigh* I'd love a set of rudder pedals, but I'd be in tears of pain by the time I finished flying for a night. Thanky-you to hereditary problems. Whee.
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Wow, I wore out the potentiometer in 4 months? Cool, I didn't think I used rudder enough. While I appreciate the suggestion to buy rudder pedals, I don't think it helps answer the question, but I am more than happy to accept yours, pm me for my mailing address, Sir.
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Go to the Saitek site and search, I think this is a known problem. The fix is a registry entry delete and reboot if I remember right.
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Oh yes! I forgot about that.
And you can wear it out in a few months even without use...voltage oddness.
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Oh yes! I forgot about that.
And you can wear it out in a few months even without use...voltage oddness.
Cool, good to know, how can I test it directly?
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The X/Y sensors are much more durable hall effect sensors. The rudder is an old crappy-style potentiometer...it dies. Luckily a nice man on the BBS hooked me up with the stick portion of his, since he was only using the throttle, when mine died.
*sigh* I'd love a set of rudder pedals, but I'd be in tears of pain by the time I finished flying for a night. Thanky-you to hereditary problems. Whee.
Mine goes the other way, but not hereditary. I broke my radius & ulna, right above the wrist
I have a 6" S.S. plate in my stick arm, held in by 7 screws. It killed me to use the twisty. Pedals were a great relief.
But, Halo you can PM me with an address. I just blew up another X52, and I disassembled it to harvest some parts for a stick I'm trying to make. I don't think the twisty pot was even used on this one. I can cut the wires, close to the board, and just send the assembly, spring and all.
I would say there IS some patience involved when repairing these things.
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I must have gotten lucky. My X52 doubles as a toy for our 2 year old and it's still going fine. :D
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Mine goes the other way, but not hereditary. I broke my radius & ulna, right above the wrist
I have a 6" S.S. plate in my stick arm, held in by 7 screws. It killed me to use the twisty. Pedals were a great relief.
But, Halo you can PM me with an address. I just blew up another X52, and I disassembled it to harvest some parts for a stick I'm trying to make. I don't think the twisty pot was even used on this one. I can cut the wires, close to the board, and just send the assembly, spring and all.
I would say there IS some patience involved when repairing these things.
Right on. :aok :salute
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I have given up on Saitek, I too am having serious rudder problems, Just ordered the full course of CH products. I am sending the Saitek back for repairs though. However I just don't think it's going to work long. This was my 3rd set, In order, I have the x45 (sold at Garage sale), x52 and x52 pro. All went bad in short order. The x52 pro didn't last 6 mos.
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I'd go CH in a heartbeat if I could come close to affording it. Wouldn't have an X52 if it hadn't been a gift.