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Title: CH Flightstick Problems
Post by: Warspawn on October 15, 2009, 12:33:21 PM

Hey hey!

Bought a CH joystick (fighterstick USB) to replace my Saitek X52.  Used it for about a year, and then it started spiking in pitch.  I could pitch downward no problem, but pulling back on the joystick caused a spike where the elevator would go to max nose pitch up.

Is there something you can do at home to correct this?  Tried calibrating in windows, with the CH program, and in game, no results.

Thanks!

Title: Re: CH Flightstick Problems
Post by: CRYPTIC on October 15, 2009, 02:01:01 PM

Did you hit the wheel on the side by chance. Make sure that it is centered.

Title: Re: CH Flightstick Problems
Post by: Warspawn on October 15, 2009, 02:13:30 PM

Yeah, I centered both wheels on the base.

Title: Re: CH Flightstick Problems
Post by: ColTomb on October 15, 2009, 04:27:46 PM

I had  a similar problem with my Fighterstick. I use to have 0 (zero) deadband. I added just a very little bit of deadband in AH
advanced settings. Fixed my problem..

Title: Re: CH Flightstick Problems
Post by: Warspawn on October 15, 2009, 06:16:12 PM

I have set it for a deadband as well as some dampening.  Still spikes as soon as I pull back on the stick  :frown:

Title: Re: CH Flightstick Problems
Post by: Auger on October 15, 2009, 07:31:52 PM

If it's only a year old it is still under warranty.  Call CH and explain the problem.  You should be able to RMA it.

If it's past the warranty, or you don't want to be down during the repair time, you can buy spare parts from CH.  It's pretty easy to change out a pot, which sounds like what it needs.

Title: Re: CH Flightstick Problems
Post by: Ack-Ack on October 16, 2009, 02:15:46 PM

Quote from: Warspawn on October 15, 2009, 12:33:21 PM

Hey hey!

Bought a CH joystick (fighterstick USB) to replace my Saitek X52.  Used it for about a year, and then it started spiking in pitch.  I could pitch downward no problem, but pulling back on the joystick caused a spike where the elevator would go to max nose pitch up.

Is there something you can do at home to correct this?  Tried calibrating in windows, with the CH program, and in game, no results.

Thanks!

you have a bad X axis potentiometer in your stick.  Depending on what they charge now for a replacement pot, it might be less expensive and less down time to order a replacement pot rather than having to RMA it and send it in.


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Title: Re: CH Flightstick Problems
Post by: Messiah on October 16, 2009, 02:20:15 PM

Quote from: Ack-Ack on October 16, 2009, 02:15:46 PM

you have a bad X axis potentiometer in your stick.  Depending on what they charge now for a replacement pot, it might be less expensive and less down time to order a replacement pot rather than having to RMA it and send it in.


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Wouldn't it be Y axis?

Title: Re: CH Flightstick Problems
Post by: Ack-Ack on October 16, 2009, 02:46:18 PM

Quote from: Messiah on October 16, 2009, 02:20:15 PM

Wouldn't it be Y axis?

yeah, I always get X and Y mixed up.  It would be the Y since that's the vertical axis.


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