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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Vulcan on February 13, 2001, 10:36:00 PM

Title: Need help with my Joystick :-)
Post by: Vulcan on February 13, 2001, 10:36:00 PM

Currently I have a CH Flightstick Pro/Throttle/Pro pedals setup. My Flightstick is getting a bit old, I recently scored a MS Sidewinder FF Pro.

The question I have is there anyway to keep using my throttle/pedals with the FF Pro?

Title: Need help with my Joystick :-)
Post by: TheWobble on February 13, 2001, 10:45:00 PM

You should be able to, I use 2 completely different sticks at the same time.

Title: Need help with my Joystick :-)
Post by: Vulcan on February 14, 2001, 12:03:00 AM

yup but when the FF pro is on the pass through from the throttle it stops working.

Title: Need help with my Joystick :-)
Post by: SKurj on February 14, 2001, 10:25:00 AM

MS stick USB?

if it is u should have no probs...

SKurj

Title: Need help with my Joystick :-)
Post by: Vulcan on February 14, 2001, 01:12:00 PM

Not USB.

So far I've figured out the FF Pro uses the secondary channel for midi signals to control the FF, apparently theres a midi-serial cable for it, so I might give that a try.

Title: Need help with my Joystick :-)
Post by: airspro on February 14, 2001, 03:11:00 PM

The only way to get that setup to work is if you have two input game card . If you would have had a USB FFB stick then as SKurj said NP but !!!! Don't hook both throttle and that stick together , only asking for problems . One's digtal the others analog .

Buy ya a cheap USB Pre Pro if you have to that works , I use it for my back up setup . Better yet buy ya a Saitek x36 and use your ch peds with it .  

cheers spro

Title: Need help with my Joystick :-)
Post by: Vulcan on February 17, 2001, 02:25:00 AM

Well in the end I stripped my FS Pro down and swapped the builtin throttle POT with the roll POT... worked a treat! Not as accurate as the FF Pro though but I'm happy.