Aces High Bulletin Board

General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: fbWldcat on June 26, 2011, 03:39:21 PM

Title: Calibration
Post by: fbWldcat on June 26, 2011, 03:39:21 PM: I have a Saitek ST290 Pro. When I calibrate in windows, the Z axis goes all the way from 50% to 0%. It will only go to 90%, though. Is there a way to remedy this?
Title: Re: Calibration
Post by: Blagard on June 26, 2011, 03:53:53 PM: Have you checked if you have got the latest drivers for your version of Windows (What ever that may be!).

You are absolutely right to make sure it is working 100% in Windows before going into AH.

UK site is http://www.saitek.com/uk/down/drivers.php (http://www.saitek.com/uk/down/drivers.php) No idea where you need to look, perhaps the equivalent USA site?
Title: Re: Calibration
Post by: fbWldcat on June 26, 2011, 04:20:47 PM: Thanks, I'll look into that. <S>
Title: Re: Calibration
Post by: fbWldcat on June 26, 2011, 04:27:42 PM: Microsoft page only takes me to the UK site. Aka 404 site not found :frown:

Guess I'll have to work with 9/10 capability.
Title: Re: Calibration
Post by: Blagard on June 26, 2011, 04:31:42 PM: Quote from: fbWldcat on June 26, 2011, 04:27:42 PM
Microsoft page only takes me to the UK site. Aka 404 site not found :frown:

Do a google for your stick "Saitek ST290 Pro drivers" Don't rely on microsoft to be up todate use the Saitek site if you find it.
Title: Re: Calibration
Post by: fbWldcat on June 26, 2011, 04:37:49 PM: Microsoft directed me to the saitek site, but I'll try google.
Title: Re: Calibration
Post by: gyrene81 on June 26, 2011, 05:30:15 PM: Quote from: fbWldcat on June 26, 2011, 04:37:49 PM
Microsoft directed me to the saitek site, but I'll try google.
saitek has drivers for that stick in the software section of their site including vista/win7 32 and 64 bit.

http://www.saitek.com/uk/down/drivers.php (http://www.saitek.com/uk/down/drivers.php)
Title: Re: Calibration
Post by: Blagard on June 27, 2011, 04:18:36 PM: The thought has just occurred to me that if the stick is old, the "Pot" might be your problem. Potentiometer's do wear out and start to give perculiar feedback over the travel. You have not indicated that it ever used to be OK, so I assumed (dangerously!) that you were trying to set it up new.
Also, if it is old, consider some mechanical issues such as a slipping pot shaft, again assuming it is a rotary pot.
Title: Re: Calibration
Post by: fbWldcat on June 27, 2011, 04:23:26 PM: I want a new joy stick. This one is at least 3 years old and yes, it did used to go from 0-100 easy. It only recently started being "off."